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Journal of Indonesian Scholars for Social Research
ISSN : -     EISSN : 28071468     DOI : -
Journal of Indonesian Scholars for Social Research (E-ISSN: 2807-1468) is open access and peer-reviewed journal. The purpose of this journal is to accommodate the ideas of Indonesian intellectuals in the form of current, original, and problem-solving articles to be published and disseminated as a reference in enriching knowledge. JISSR enables a space for questions, concepts, and findings of formative influence in social science studies. The journal accepts article submissions online.
Articles 133 Documents
Poverty Alleviation in Indonesia: Evaluating Social Protection, Targeting Reform, and Rural–Urban Disparities Using Secondary Data Yusriadi Yusriadi
Journal of Indonesian Scholars for Social Research Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): JISSR
Publisher : Cendekiawan Indonesia Timur

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59065/jissr.v6i2.311

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Poverty alleviation remains a central public-policy priority in Indonesia even as the official poverty rate continues to decline. This study evaluates recent poverty-alleviation progress and policy architecture using secondary data and documentary analysis. The analysis combines official poverty statistics from BPS-Statistics Indonesia for March 2025, September 2025, and March 2026 with national planning documents, presidential instructions on poverty reduction and the National Socioeconomic Single Data (DTSEN), social-welfare regulations, World Bank assessments, and selected empirical studies of Indonesian social protection. The evaluation focuses on four dimensions: poverty trends, rural–urban disparities, targeting and data integration, and the balance between social assistance and economic empowerment. Results show that the national poverty rate declined from 8.47 percent in March 2025 to 8.07 percent in March 2026, while the number of poor people fell from 23.85 million to 22.93 million. However, rural poverty remained substantially higher than urban poverty, reaching 10.67 percent compared with 6.34 percent in March 2026. At the same time, the Gini ratio increased from 0.363 in September 2025 to 0.368 in March 2026, indicating that poverty reduction and distributional improvement do not necessarily move together. The policy framework has strengthened through the RPJMN 2025–2029, Presidential Instruction No. 8 of 2025, and DTSEN-based targeting reform. Nevertheless, evidence from prior studies shows persistent risks of inclusion and exclusion errors and heterogeneous program effects across regions and socioeconomic groups. The study concludes that effective poverty alleviation requires not only continued social protection, but also accurate targeting, productive inclusion, territorial strategies, and transparent outcome monitoring.
Evaluating Minimum Service Standards in Maritime Education and Training Delivery Units: A Secondary Data Analysis Claudy Ananda Ginola; Abdul Sahid; Ambo Masse
Journal of Indonesian Scholars for Social Research Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): JISSR
Publisher : Cendekiawan Indonesia Timur

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59065/jissr.v6i2.312

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Minimum Service Standards (Standar Pelayanan Minimal, SPM) provide an administrative and operational benchmark for ensuring that public service organizations deliver services with defined levels of quality, timeliness, accessibility, accountability, and user orientation. In maritime education and training, these standards have additional significance because service quality is directly connected to seafarer competence and maritime safety. This study evaluates the SPM framework applied to maritime education and training delivery units in Indonesia using secondary data and documentary analysis. The analysis draws on national public service legislation, Ministry of Transportation regulations, institutional service-standard documents, and the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). The documents were coded into six evaluation dimensions: service accessibility, learning-process reliability, instructor competence, facilities and training infrastructure, assessment and certification, and accountability and user satisfaction. The findings indicate that the Indonesian regulatory framework provides a relatively comprehensive normative foundation, particularly through service standards covering admission, instructional processes, facilities, competency assessment, service time, costs, and complaint handling. However, the framework is stronger in specifying procedural and input requirements than in demonstrating outcome-based performance. The study therefore identifies the need for measurable service targets, periodic disclosure of performance results, stronger user-feedback mechanisms, and closer integration between public-service standards and STCW-based competency assurance. SPM effectiveness should be assessed not only by formal compliance but also by whether service standards consistently produce competent graduates, timely certification, transparent costs, and reliable user experiences.
From Climate Early Warning to Government Action: Anticipatory Governance during Indonesia's 2026 Extreme El Niño Yusriadi Yusriadi
Journal of Indonesian Scholars for Social Research Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): JISSR
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59065/jissr.v6i2.313

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Extreme El Niño events are often treated as meteorological or agricultural problems, yet their consequences also test the anticipatory capacity of public administration. This study examines how climate early-warning information was translated into government action during Indonesia's 2026 extreme El Niño episode. Using qualitative secondary-data analysis, the study synthesizes official documents and updates issued by the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), the Ministry of Agriculture, and other public institutions up to 2 September 2026, together with scholarly and OECD literature on anticipatory governance. The analysis uses six dimensions: foresight and signal detection, policy translation, inter-agency coordination, preventive resource mobilization, local implementation, and monitoring and adaptive learning. The findings show a strong forecasting and warning capacity. BMKG progressively escalated its alerts from a high probability of strong El Niño to confirmed very strong conditions, while government agencies-initiated weather modification, drought preparedness, water distribution, pumping, irrigation optimization, and cross-sector coordination. However, public evidence is substantially stronger for activities and inputs than for integrated outcome measurement. Significant drought and wildfire impacts continued to be reported, and publicly available documents provide limited evidence linking specific warnings, pre-agreed administrative triggers, interventions, and avoided losses. The article therefore identifies a warning-to-action accountability gap: Indonesia demonstrates substantial anticipatory activity, but the institutionalization and public measurement of the full warning-to-action chain remain incomplete. Strengthening trigger-based protocols, interoperable risk data, pre-arranged financing, local implementation indicators, and post-event learning would improve anticipatory governance for future climate extremes.