Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik
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<![CDATA[Disrupsi Digital dan Transformasi Kolektivitas Pedesaan: Media Sosial, Identitas Kaum Muda, dan Pergeseran Komunal di Angar, Maluku ]]>
<![CDATA[Walima, Nurjani]]>;
<![CDATA[Rosdawiyah, Rosdawiyah]]>
<![CDATA[ Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Vol 17 No 1 (2022): November 2022 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30598/populis.17.1.35-51
<![CDATA[This article analyzes how digital disruption through social media reshapes forms of social collectivity in Angar Village, Maluku, highlighting the central role of rural youth in this transformation. Employing a qualitative approach, the study uses digital ethnography and participant observation, complemented by in-depth interviews with local youth and community figures. Findings reveal that social media not only enables new modes of individual identity expression but also accelerates a shift from traditional, value-based mechanical solidarity to a pattern of networked individualism. This disruption fosters fluid, temporary, and algorithm-driven interactions, yet remains emotionally entangled with local communal ties. Theoretically, the study contributes to the renewal of Durkheimian solidarity theory within the context of digital societies and broadens the scope of rural sociology in Indonesia’s peripheral regions. The novelty of this research lies in its contextualized examination of how youth in digitally connected yet geographically isolated communities negotiate identity and solidarity. It calls for a more adaptive sociological framework to grasp the evolving social dynamics of rural youth in the era of global connectivity, while also encouraging locally grounded digital sociology.]]>
<![CDATA[Intimasi Digital dan Keterbukaan Diri pada Dewasa Awal: Perspektif Sosiokultural dari Pengguna Litmatch di Kota Ambon ]]>
<![CDATA[Pattihua, Mariyam]]>;
<![CDATA[Manuputty, Feky]]>
<![CDATA[ Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Vol 17 No 1 (2022): November 2022 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30598/populis.17.1.52-68
<![CDATA[This study examines the dynamics of self-disclosure and the formation of digital intimacy among emerging adults—young people aged 19–22—who use the Litmatch social application in Ambon, Indonesia. As a region rarely highlighted in digital sociology, Ambon presents a distinctive sociocultural landscape shaped by strong kinship values, religiosity, and social decorum. Using a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews and digital participant observation, the study reveals how Litmatch—as a semi-anonymous interaction space—enables users to explore identity and build intimacy online, free from the social expectations present in offline life. Findings indicate that practices of self-disclosure on this platform are shaped by tensions between traditional values and individual aspirations for expressive freedom. This research offers novelty by integrating the perspectives of identity sociology, media sociology, and youth studies within a culturally specific context that remains underexplored. The study concludes by emphasizing the importance of viewing digital spaces as complex arenas for identity negotiation and calls for a more contextualized and culturally sensitive development of digital sociology in Indonesia.]]>
<![CDATA[Ekowisata Berbasis Komunitas dan Keberlanjutan Budaya: Peran Strategis Pemuda dan Perempuan dalam Gerakan Lingkungan di Pantai Liang, Maluku ]]>
<![CDATA[Sunarti, Sunarti]]>;
<![CDATA[Murwani, Prapti]]>
<![CDATA[ Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Vol 17 No 1 (2022): November 2022 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30598/populis.17.1.69-86
<![CDATA[This article examines the strategic role of youth and women in the development of community-based ecotourism at Liang Beach, Maluku, as a form of grassroots social mobilization that integrates environmental advocacy and local cultural preservation. Employing a qualitative approach through participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and analysis of local documents, the study explores the dynamic social roles of local actors in ecotourism practices. Findings reveal that youth and women are not merely facilitators of tourism activities but act as change agents who construct ecotourism spaces grounded in cultural values and community ecology. Their involvement reflects resistance to the dominance of external actors and signals the emergence of a new collective identity rooted in social solidarity and environmental sustainability. The novelty of this study lies in positioning Eastern Indonesia as a peripheral yet significant locus of social knowledge production, and in reframing ecotourism as a locally driven social practice rather than solely an economic or institutional project. It advances sociological perspectives on environment, gender, and community by offering a contextual and participatory approach to understanding shifting power relations, symbolic resistance, and cultural identity reconstruction through ecotourism. These findings contribute to developing socially and ecologically just tourism models within broader social and political discourses.]]>
<![CDATA[Menegosiasikan Aspirasi Global dan Keterikatan Lokal: Analisis Sosiologis tentang K-Pop, Ikatan Emosional, dan Performativitas Identitas Remaja di Ambon ]]>
<![CDATA[Matayane, Gadrimon]]>;
<![CDATA[Rahawarin, Yunus]]>
<![CDATA[ Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Vol 17 No 1 (2022): November 2022 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30598/populis.17.1.87-104
<![CDATA[This study explores how adolescents in Ambon construct self-identity through the internalization of Korean popular culture (K-Pop) while maintaining ties to their local social context. Employing a qualitative approach—including participant observation, in-depth interviews, and digital ethnography—this research investigates how global aspirations, manifested through K-Pop fandom, changes in appearance, and participation in fan communities, are transformed into meaningful emotional and social expressions in everyday life. The findings reveal that youth identity performance is not passive imitation but a conscious negotiation of global cultural values with local religious, communal, and social norms. The study’s novelty lies in its geographic focus on Eastern Indonesia—an underrepresented site in popular culture studies—and its integration of affective sociology and youth cultural agency to frame glocalization as both an emotional and performative process. This research offers a significant contribution to cultural and emotional sociology by illuminating the active role of youth in reshaping identity through global media flows, while also providing conceptual grounding for more inclusive educational and cultural policy that reflects the complex dynamics of youth expression in a globalized era.]]>
<![CDATA[Aspirasi Afektif dan Hasrat yang Dimediasi: Peran Media Sosial dan Drama Korea dalam Membentuk Idealisme Romantis Kalangan Mahasiswa di Ambon ]]>
<![CDATA[Hukunala, Melkianus]]>;
<![CDATA[Angkotasan, Sulaiman]]>;
<![CDATA[Mahulauw, Syaifulrijal]]>
<![CDATA[ Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Vol 17 No 1 (2022): November 2022 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30598/populis.17.1.105-120
<![CDATA[This study investigates how digital media—particularly TikTok and Korean dramas (K-Dramas)—shape affective aspirations and romantic desires among university students at Pattimura University in Ambon. The focus lies in exploring how young adults imagine and idealize romantic partners through media representations they routinely consume, and how these representations are mediated by local cultural contexts. Employing a qualitative interpretative approach, the research draws on in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and light netnographic observation of media interactions in Ambon. Data analysis uses thematic analysis to examine meaning-making processes, affective dynamics, and gender representations within popular culture. Findings reveal that romantic portrayals in K-Dramas and TikTok function not merely as entertainment, but as symbolic frameworks shaping relational aspirations and emotional values among youth. The study highlights ongoing negotiations between global romantic ideals and local identities in the postcolonial social setting of Eastern Indonesia. Its novelty lies in integrating theories of affective sociology and mediatization within an underexplored peripheral context, while introducing “affective aspirations” and “mediated desires” as conceptual tools for analyzing contemporary intimacy. This research contributes to cultural and affective sociology by demonstrating that love and intimacy are not purely personal experiences, but socially constructed through the symbolic economy of digital media and global cultural flows.]]>
<![CDATA[Dari Bermain ke Praktik Sosial: Pembelajaran Role Play dan Pembentukan Kompetensi Komunikasi di Komunitas Pinggiran Indonesia ]]>
<![CDATA[Pattiasina, Jefri Natanael]]>;
<![CDATA[Afdhal, Afdhal]]>
<![CDATA[ Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Vol 17 No 1 (2022): November 2022 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30598/populis.17.1.121-137
<![CDATA[This study examines the contribution of role play learning methods to the development of interpersonal communication competence among early childhood learners in peripheral regions of Indonesia, focusing on TK Ilwiaru Watumera Wakarleli in Southwest Maluku. Framed within participatory pedagogy, symbolic interactionism, and social reproduction theory, the study positions role play not merely as a learning activity but as a form of social practice that shapes children’s communicative habitus within their local cultural context. Using a qualitative case study approach, data were collected through participant observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation of classroom activities. Findings reveal that role play significantly facilitates early socialization, strengthens children's capacity as reflective social actors, and fosters interactional dynamics reflecting the norms, values, and social structures of the local community. This research contributes novel insight by highlighting the transformative potential of symbolic play in early childhood education in Indonesia’s frontier, outermost, and underdeveloped (3T) areas—not only as a medium for reproducing existing structures but also for initiating social change. The study advocates for context-based, culturally grounded early childhood curricula that support inclusive communication skills and align with broader efforts toward the decolonization of education in the social and political sciences.]]>
<![CDATA[Public Goods, Fiscal Gaps, and Road Decay in Lampung: A Political Economy Perspective ]]>
<![CDATA[Anggraini, Yenita]]>;
<![CDATA[Kartini, Dede Sri]]>
<![CDATA[ Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Vol 20 No 1 (2025): November 2025 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30598/populis.20.1.94-109
<![CDATA[This article examines the relationship between fiscal disparity and road infrastructure damage as a reflection of local government performance in Lampung Province. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, the study draws on secondary data from official government documents, local media reports, and academic literature. Thematic analysis was applied to identify patterns of governance weaknesses, fiscal structures, and the dynamics of infrastructure policy implementation. The findings reveal that widespread road damage in Lampung is not merely a technical issue, but a systemic governance failure rooted in fiscal constraints and suboptimal public service delivery. Fiscal imbalance is evident in low local revenue, the dominance of personnel expenditure, and heavy dependence on central transfers without proportional compensation for national burdens such as logistics flows and inter-island transportation. Local institutions, including regional-owned enterprises (BUMD) and public service agencies (BLUD), remain underutilized as alternative revenue sources. This study positions road quality as a direct indicator of governance effectiveness. Its novelty lies in integrating public goods theory, governance theory, and fiscal disparity frameworks to analyze infrastructure problems in structural and political terms. Policy reforms should include national fiscal arrangements based on service burdens, local fiscal capacity strengthening, and institutional revitalization to support equitable and sustainable infrastructure provision.]]>
<![CDATA[Komodifikasi Media dan Dilema Objektivitas: Kajian Sosiologis pada Praktik Jurnalistik Kabar Timur di Ambon ]]>
<![CDATA[Mahulauw, Syaifulrijal]]>;
<![CDATA[Tetelepta, Yosina Abigael]]>
<![CDATA[ Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Vol 17 No 2 (2023): Mei 2023 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30598/populis.17.2.138-152
<![CDATA[This article examines the process of media commodification and the journalistic dilemma of objectivity in Kabar Timur, a local news outlet in Ambon City, using a sociological approach that highlights the tension between market logic and social values. The study aims to analyze how Kabar Timur responds to economic pressures through news commodification practices, and how it balances promotional interests with its public responsibility in delivering information. Employing a qualitative methodology, the research draws on field observation, in-depth interviews with journalists and editors, and content analysis of news products. The findings reveal a hybrid strategy that blends market demands—via advertorial-style reporting—with efforts to maintain balanced and informative narratives to preserve reader trust. The study shows that local media in peripheral regions of Indonesia are not merely passive victims of commercialization, but active, adaptive agents negotiating journalistic professionalism within economic constraints and local cultural frameworks. This article contributes conceptually to the sociology of media by exploring how institutional agency is enacted in the context of global capitalism. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of understanding media dynamics from localized perspectives as a foundation for building more inclusive and context-sensitive media theory. The study recommends strengthening the economic independence of local media without compromising ethical orientation and social function.]]>
<![CDATA[Hibriditas dan Keterikatan Sosial: Transformasi Sosial dan Negosiasi Identitas pada Masyarakat Geser di Seram Timur ]]>
<![CDATA[Aria, Vina]]>;
<![CDATA[Murwani, Prapti]]>
<![CDATA[ Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Vol 17 No 2 (2023): Mei 2023 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30598/populis.17.2.153-166
<![CDATA[This study examines the dynamics of cultural hybridity and social belonging among the indigenous Geser community in Eastern Seram, a society undergoing social transformation through intense interactions with external influences such as religion, education, economy, and technology. Employing a cultural ethnographic and reflective sociological approach, the research integrates participatory observation, local narratives, and digital mapping of collective identity. The findings reveal that the identity of the Geser people is not static but continually negotiated through the blending of local customs, cosmopolitan Islam, and modern influences like migration and social media. These processes generate varying senses of belonging and estrangement across social groups, particularly among youth, women, and the diaspora. The study contributes a novel perspective by grounding theories of cultural hybridity within the context of Eastern Indonesia, expanding their theoretical reach within Southeast Asian identity studies. The main conclusion asserts that "being Geser" is a dynamic cultural process, continually reconfigured within a fluid social landscape. This research recommends the development of cultural policy frameworks that acknowledge the flexibility of local identities as a crucial component of inclusive and context-sensitive social development strategies.]]>
<![CDATA[Village Digital Spaces and Generational Politics: The Challenge of Inclusive Innovation in Rural Indonesia ]]>
<![CDATA['Ulya, Saida]]>;
<![CDATA[Sutrisno, Sutrisno]]>
<![CDATA[ Populis: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Vol 20 No 1 (2025): November 2025 ]]>
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DOI: 10.30598/populis.20.1.110-124
<![CDATA[The digital transformation of rural areas presents both opportunities and challenges for youth, particularly through the development of Village Digital Community Spaces (RKDD). This study explores how RKDD can be optimized as an inclusive and dynamic platform to foster youth innovation amidst the socio-cultural dynamics of village life. Conducted in Polorejo Village, which hosts an active yet under-resourced RKDD, this research employs a qualitative phenomenological approach to investigate young people’s lived experiences in engaging with digital spaces. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, participatory observation, and documentation, and analyzed using open coding, thematic categorization, and verification. Findings reveal that while the RKDD provides basic training in areas such as graphic design and video editing—boosting self-confidence among youth—barriers persist in terms of advanced skills and program sustainability. Structural constraints, including top-down governance, hierarchical social norms, and inadequate infrastructure, often hinder the realization of youth-driven ideas. This study argues that strengthening RKDD as an innovation incubator requires not only technological infrastructure but also context-sensitive social adoption, sustained mentoring, cross-sector collaboration, and affirmative policies. Theoretically, it contributes to a broader socio-cultural understanding of rural digital transformation; practically, it advocates for participatory and intergenerational development planning in building inclusive and sustainable village innovation ecosystems.]]>
