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Politicos: Jurnal Politik Dan Pemerintahan
Published by Universitas Warmadewa
ISSN : 27768036     EISSN : 27768023     DOI : 10.22225/politicos
Core Subject : Social,
Politicos: Jurnal Politik Dan Pemerintahan adalah jurnal ilmiah yang menerbitkan artikel orisinal berdasarkan pengetahuan, penelitian, dan penelitian terapan terkini serta perkembangan ilmiah terkini di bidang politik, pemerintahan, politik internasional, kebijakan, pemilu, partai politik, konflik, masyarakat sipil, dan terbuka untuk semua pendekatan metodologis dan penggunaan teoretis. Jurnal ini terbuka untuk akademisi, mahasiswa pascasarjana, praktisi, dan individu yang memiliki minat pada isu-isu sosial politik. Jurnal ini diterbitkan 2 kali dalam satu tahun pada bulan Maret dan September, naskah yang diajukan dan siap diterbitkan akan diterbitkan secara online secara bertahap dan versi cetak akan dirilis pada akhir periode penerbitan.
Articles 68 Documents
The Role of Civil Society in the Overthrow of Omar Bashir’s Military Regime in Sudan Miftahuddin
Politicos: Jurnal Politik Dan Pemerintahan 152-163
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22225/politicos.5.2.2025.152-163

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President Bashir’s military government has secured him to sit in the power for more than three decades since 1989. His strategy has allowed him to survive during many protest cycles. However, the 2018-19 protest has proved a different thing. In less than four months, the participation of Sudanese civil has successfully overthrown him from the power. What remains is that how this democratisation has succeeded and why? Who is behind the mobilisation of Sudanese civil power and how they mobilise people? This paper analyses the role of Sudanese Professional Association (SPA) in the process of Bashir’s fall during December 2018 and April 2019. Using Putnam’s social capital theory and descriptive qualitative analysis methods, this study suggests that the movement of SPA has succeeded in mobilising opposition parties, forcing Bashir’s security apparatus to announce the ending of his power. , confirming the trust as Putnam’s social capital suggested. Moreover, the Force of Freedom and Change (FFC) Alliance was also formed by the initiative of SPA, utilising their networking to mobilize people against Bashir.
OHCHR Policy on the Fulfillment of Aboriginal Rights in Australia Muhammad Fadhlan
Politicos: Jurnal Politik Dan Pemerintahan 1-18
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22225/politicos.6.1.2026.1-18

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This study aims to objectively describe human rights violations experienced by the Aboriginal people in Australia and to analyze the role and efforts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in fulfilling their rights. The analysis in this study uses Galtung peace theory, focusing on OHCHR policies. These policies are then categorized and analyzed based on Galtung three stages of peace: peacebuilding, peacekeeping, and peacemaking. In addition, the concept of positive peace Galtung and Fischer is used to assess the outcomes of OHCHR’s implemented policies. This study uses a qualitative method through a literature study based on secondary data, including books, scholarly journals, reports, and other relevant sources, which are analyzed using data reduction techniques. The findings show that OHCHR has made various efforts to monitor and investigate human rights violations against the Aboriginal people. OHCHR acts based on policy principles to fulfill the rights of the Aboriginal community and to create conditions conducive to humanitarian assistance. One example is through the management of contribution funds from various countries via the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples, where OHCHR serves as the fund's secretariat and supports the implementation of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). Although violations still occur, OHCHR is considered to have been fairly successful in carrying out its mandate as a UN body in addressing indigenous rights issues and in supporting the realization of positive peace through its various policies.  
When Courts Redesign Democracy: The Politics of Constitutional Adjudication in Indonesia’s Regional Election System Sahrin Hamid
Politicos: Jurnal Politik Dan Pemerintahan 19-31
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22225/politicos.6.1.2026.19-31

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In many developing democracies, constitutional courts (Mahkamah Konstitusi: MK) have evolved beyond their traditional role as guardians of legality to become active agents in shaping the design of democratic institutions. Indonesia's Constitutional Court is increasingly exercising this transformative capacity, particularly through its interventions in the regional election system. In Indonesia, the MK is increasingly exercising this transformative capacity, particularly through its intervention in the regional election system. This article investigates how the 2024 MK ruling (Decision No. 60/PUU-XXII/2024), which removed the electoral threshold for regional head candidacy, has recalibrated the interaction between political parties and state institutions in Indonesian democracy. Using a framework of political jurisprudence combined with concepts from institutional change theory, this study places the MK's decision within a broader debate on judicial activism, party system adaptation, and constitutional politics in electoral design. This analysis suggests that the MK’s intervention not only liberalized the selection of local candidates but also reshaped coalition incentives, as interpreted through an analysis of judicial reasoning and post-decision party strategies. By conceptualizing constitutional adjudication as a mode of redesigning democracy, this study advances a nuanced understanding of how judicial institutions in democracies act as de facto architects of political reform. It contributes theoretically to comparative discussions on judicial power and institutional evolution, and empirically to studies on the ongoing consolidation of democracy in Indonesia.  
Australia’s Foreign Policy Shift Towards China: An Examination of Domestic Politics in the Scott Morrison Administration Arti, Ida Ayu Bulan Utami
Politicos: Jurnal Politik Dan Pemerintahan 32-46
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22225/politicos.6.1.2026.32-46

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This study examines the development in Australia-China diplomatic relations, which changed dramatically during Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s term (2018-2022). Previously, the two countries had appeared to be very harmonious and bound by complementary economic relations through the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement in 2015. When Scott Morrison was successfully inaugurated as Prime Minister, Australia dared to shifts its foreign policy towards China in a confrontational and anti-China direction. Australia's confrontational and anti-China foreign policy is evaluated through three offensive decisions, including the prohibition investment and trade links with China, the restriction Chinese foreign students in Australia, and Australia's attacks on China at the multilateral level. Therefore, this study tries to analyze the elements driving changes in Australia's foreign policy towards China. This study aims to fill the analytical gap left by prior studies, focusing on domestic political considerations as a significant variable in driving changes in Australia's foreign policy towards China. This study takes a qualitative approach, with descriptive and comparative analysis methodologies used in the data processing process. By referring to and using Type III Neoclassical Realism Theory, this study found that the domestic factors influencing these changes were: 1) Scott Morrison’s policy perception and leadership outlook; 2) Australia’s strategic culture as a lens of policy imagination; 3) Australian public opinion and its constraining effect on policy choices; and 4) the Liberal-National Coalition party’s ideology and its role in shaping policy decisions.  
Digital Public Diplomacy Narratives: Content Analysis of Indonesian Embassy’s Engagement in the U.S. via @IndonesiainDC Intentilia, Anak Agung Mia
Politicos: Jurnal Politik Dan Pemerintahan 47-64
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22225/politicos.6.1.2026.47-64

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This study examines digital public diplomacy narratives of Indonesian Embassy abroad through a case study of the Instagram account @IndonesiainDC, managed by the Embassy of Indonesia in Washington, D.C, the United States of America (U.S.). Using a descriptive qualitative approach with content analysis, the research analyzes posts published between 19 September 2025 and 31 December 2025, a period marked by the appointment of Ambassador Dwisuryo Indroyono Soesilo after a two?year vacancy. The study applies Cull's (2009) taxonomy of public diplomacy (listening, advocacy, cultural diplomacy, exchange diplomacy, and international broadcasting) to assess how the Embassy projects Indonesia’s identity, communicates policy priorities, and engages with foreign publics. Findings reveal that @IndonesiainDC actively employs all five functions of Cull’s taxonomy. Listening is reflected in diaspora engagement and informal community events; advocacy appears in posts promoting Indonesia’s positions on critical minerals, palm oil sustainability, and gender equality; cultural diplomacy is evident in language programs, performing arts, gastrodiplomacy, and museum collaborations; exchange diplomacy emerges through symbolic gestures such as university visits and structured initiatives like Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) and free Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) courses; and international broadcasting is demonstrated in Ambassadorial announcements, Embassy closures, and diplomatic milestones. Beyond Cull’s framework, this account also engages in hybrid practices such as webinars for Indonesian producers, knowledge diplomacy through academic collaboration, and ceremonial protocol functions, highlighting the evolving nature of digital diplomacy. This case contributes to the broader understanding of soft power and digital diplomacy in the field of International Relations, showing how Embassy adapts traditional functions to contemporary digital narratives.  
Rethinking the Social Foundations of Environmental Politics: Evidence from Bali, Indonesia Kadek Dwita Apriani; Metera, Gde Dwitya Arief
Politicos: Jurnal Politik Dan Pemerintahan 65-76
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22225/politicos.6.1.2026.65-76

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What constitutes the social foundation of environmental politics in the Global South? Existing scholarship advances two influential accounts. One, derived largely from research in advanced industrial democracies, characterizes environmental concern as a post-materialist phenomenon concentrated among affluent and highly educated middle classes. The other, grounded in case studies from developing contexts, emphasizes precarious movements among economically vulnerable communities. Whether these frameworks adequately capture environmental dynamics in middle-income societies, however, remains an open question. This article examines the case of Bali, Indonesia, a province that has experienced intensifying environmental pressures alongside growing public engagement with ecological issues. Drawing on an original representative survey of 1,893 respondents across nine districts (multistage random sampling; margin of error 2.8 per cent at 95 per cent confidence), the study analyses the distribution of pro-environmental behavior across socio-economic and educational strata. The findings indicate that pro-environmental behavior in Bali is not confined to either affluent, highly educated constituencies or economically marginal groups. Rather, environmentally aligned practices are observable across social strata. While differences in degree remain, the overall pattern suggests a more socially dispersed foundation than either the post-materialist or the environmentalism of the poor framework would predict. The article contributes to comparative debates by inviting a reconsideration of the North–South binary as an organizing framework for the study of environmental politics.  
The Bitter Side of Tourism: Political Ecology of Port Ownership Dispute and Identity Politics in Nusa Penida, Bali Pramestisari, Nyoman Ayu Sukma
Politicos: Jurnal Politik Dan Pemerintahan 77-89
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Tourism expansion has increasingly become a dominant development strategy in many coastal and island regions of Indonesia. While tourism-led development is often associated with economic growth and infrastructure improvement, recent studies highlight its socio-ecological consequences, particularly the emergence of resource conflicts and uneven distribution of benefits. However, existing studies largely focus on vertical conflicts between local communities, investors, and the state, while limited attention has been given to the ways tourism development can generate horizontal conflicts among local communities themselves. This article addresses this gap by examining the ownership dispute over Nyuh Kukuh Port in Nusa Penida, Bali. This research employs a qualitative case study approach to investigate how tourism-driven economic transformation reshapes local resource relations and triggers inter-community conflict. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, field observations, and document analysis involving community members, local leaders, and relevant stakeholders. The findings show that the rapid growth of tourism since the early 2010s has transformed coastal livelihoods from seaweed farming and fisheries toward tourism-related services. The increasing economic value of port infrastructure generated new forms of competition over access and control of coastal resources. Unequal distribution of financial contributions from tourism transportation operators intensified tensions between Ped Village and Kampung Toya Pakeh Village, leading to competing claims over port ownership. The dispute further evolved through identity mobilization and local elite contestation. This study contributes to political ecology scholarship by demonstrating how tourism development can reconfigure local power relations and transform environmental resource disputes into horizontal conflicts mediated by identity politics.  
Rooftop Solar Development in Bali’s Energy Transition: Policy Implementation and Governance Challenges Putri, Carolina Augi Widya; Anak Agung Gede Oka Wisnumurti; Anak Agung Ayu Dewi Larantika
Politicos: Jurnal Politik Dan Pemerintahan 90-103
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22225/politicos.6.1.2026.90-103

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Bali, as a major tourist destination, has experienced a significant increase in energy consumption due to the growth of the tourism industry, leading to increased energy demand. Consequently, Bali needs to achieve energy self-sufficiency, as energy self-sufficiency not only contributes to environmental sustainability but is also a pillar of sustainable development. Bali Governor Regulation No. 45 of 2019 on Bali Energi Bersih (BEB) is a policy aimed at strengthening Bali’s energy supply through the promotion of renewable energy development, including rooftop solar power plants. However, the expansion of rooftop solar systems in Bali remains limited. Previous studies have mainly focused on technical and economic aspects, while limited attention has been given to the gap between policy ambition and implementation outcomes. This study aims to analyze the development of rooftop solar power plants before and after the Bali Clean Energy policy, and to identify the driving and inhibiting factors affecting their role in achieving energy self-sufficient in Bali Province. This study employs a qualitative descriptive research method. The data collection methods used include observation, interviews, and documentation. The findings show that the policy has increased awareness and encouraged initial rooftop solar adoption. However, implementation has not yet been optimal. The main barriers include high upfront investment costs, limited financing access, shortages of competent installation personnel, and regulatory uncertainty caused by changes in central government policies. These challenges have reduced public confidence and slowed adoption rates. This study fills the gap in local level policy implementation of energy transition by showing that renewable energy transition depends not only on technological readiness, but also on regulatory consistency, institutional capacity, and effective coordination between provincial and central governments.