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Cognitionis Civitatis et Politicae
ISSN : 30482291     EISSN : 30481929     DOI : 10.70177/politicae
Core Subject : Social,
Cognitionis Civitatis et Politicae is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed integrative review articles, special thematic issues, reflections or comments on previous research or new research directions, interviews, replications, and intervention articles - all pertaining to the research fields of Social Science and Political Science research. All publications provide breadth of coverage appropriate to a wide readership in Social Science and Political Science research depth to inform specialists in that area. We feel that the rapidly growing Cognitionis Civitatis et Politicae community is looking for a journal with this profile that we can achieve together. Submitted papers must be written in English for initial review stage by editors and further review process by minimum two international reviewers.
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DIGITAL POLITICS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES Arisman Sabir; Yara Abed; Ziad Khalil
Cognitionis Civitatis et Politicae Vol. 3 No. 3 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70177/politicae.v3i3.4326

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Digital technologies have reshaped political participation by expanding access to information, public expression, mobilization, and communication with democratic institutions. This study aimed to examine how digital politics transforms the forms, intensity, and consequences of citizen participation across democratic societies. A comparative mixed-method design combined a cross-national survey of 1,200 respondents from Indonesia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States with 48 interviews, digital observation, institutional document analysis, and comparative case studies. The findings showed that digital platforms increased political information consumption, online expression, petitioning, and short-term mobilization more strongly than sustained organizational or institutional engagement. Political interest, digital competence, internal efficacy, participation diversity, and institutional responsiveness were positively associated with broader democratic involvement. Misinformation exposure and online hostility stimulated interaction while reducing trust, discouraging visible participation, and increasing selective withdrawal. The study concludes that digital politics functions as a conditional democratic resource rather than an inherently empowering force. Meaningful participation depends on citizens’ capabilities, transparent platform governance, diverse channels of engagement, and responsive institutions capable of converting digitally expressed demands into accountable political processes, sustained civic involvement, and legitimate public decisions across different democratic contexts and social groups, while protecting equality, deliberative quality, political safety, collective agency, and trust.
MARITIME DIPLOMACY AS PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERRENCE: REDEFINING NAVAL POWER PROJECTION IN NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY Lutfi Suryo W; Ruruk Ronting; Marwanto Marwanto
Cognitionis Civitatis et Politicae Vol. 3 No. 4 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70177/politicae.v3i4.4342

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Maritime competition extends beyond conventional force projection, requiring naval power to influence adversarial perceptions, strategic calculations, and political behavior without triggering direct confrontation. This study examines maritime diplomacy as a form of psychological deterrence and evaluates how naval presence can be redefined within national defense strategy. A qualitative multiple-case study design was employed, combining 24 expert interviews, analysis of 42 strategic and policy documents, and comparative assessment of 12 maritime cases involving exercises, patrols, forward deployments, port visits, and humanitarian missions. The findings show that deterrence effectiveness depends less on naval capability alone than on the interaction of strategic credibility, signaling intensity, operational visibility, narrative consistency, and alliance participation. Joint naval exercises produced the strongest deterrent effects because they combined readiness, interoperability, political commitment, and visible coalition cohesion, whereas humanitarian missions generated stronger reassurance and legitimacy than coercive pressure. The results also indicate that ambiguous signaling can increase escalation risk even when naval visibility is high. The study concludes that naval power projection should be understood as a multidimensional process integrating military capability, diplomatic communication, perception management, and escalation control. Maritime diplomacy therefore offers a strategic mechanism for shaping adversarial behavior while preserving political space for negotiation and regional stability.
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION IN THE ERA OF COGNITIVE WARFARE: CRISIS GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC TRUST, AND THREAT PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT Eldhira Respati; Bagus Jatmiko; Mahendra Mahendra
Cognitionis Civitatis et Politicae Vol. 3 No. 4 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70177/politicae.v3i4.4349

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Cognitive warfare has transformed crisis communication by making public perception, institutional credibility, and decision-making capacity central targets within contested information environments. This study aimed to examine how strategic communication supports crisis governance, strengthens public trust, and calibrates threat perception under conditions of information manipulation and cognitive pressure. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was employed, combining a survey of 420 adults, interviews with 24 professionals, and analysis of 96 official crisis communication materials. The findings showed that strategic communication quality, particularly transparency, consistency, evidence attribution, responsiveness, and acknowledgment of uncertainty, was positively associated with institutional trust and negatively associated with information uncertainty. Exposure to contested information was related to stronger threat perception, while cognitive resilience weakened the influence of repeated or emotionally charged narratives on threat judgments. Qualitative findings further indicated that trust was strengthened when institutions explained evidentiary changes, coordinated messages across agencies, and corrected information transparently. The study concludes that strategic communication should function as an integrated component of crisis governance rather than as post-decision messaging. Effective threat perception management requires perception calibration, not perception control, by combining credible information, transparent uncertainty management, institutional coordination, and citizen cognitive resilience within democratic communication systems during complex and rapidly evolving crises.
OPTIMIZING ROLES IN COUNTERING FOOD, ENERGY, AND WATER SCARCITY THREATS TO SUPPORT NATIONAL RESILIENCE Selvianita BR Tarigan; Dwi Aryanto W; Mahendra Mahendra
Cognitionis Civitatis et Politicae Vol. 3 No. 4 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70177/politicae.v3i4.4376

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Food, energy, and water scarcity increasingly threaten economic stability, social welfare, infrastructure reliability, and long-term national resilience because disruptions across these sectors are deeply interconnected. This study aimed to formulate an integrated framework for optimizing institutional and stakeholder roles in countering Food–Energy–Water scarcity threats and strengthening national resilience. A qualitative case-study design was employed through semi-structured interviews, policy and institutional document analysis, stakeholder-role mapping, Food–Energy–Water nexus assessment, and role-gap analysis. The findings revealed that fragmented governance, overlapping mandates, weak information sharing, and limited cross-sectoral coordination intensified resource vulnerabilities, while clearer role allocation and adaptive coordination improved institutional responsiveness. The analysis identified differentiated functions across prevention, preparedness, response, adaptation, and recovery, with national institutions providing strategic coordination, local authorities supporting implementation, research institutions supplying evidence and innovation, private actors strengthening infrastructure and production capacity, and communities contributing local adaptation and demand management. The study concludes that national resilience depends less on expanding institutional involvement than on aligning authority, capability, responsibility, and coordination across interconnected resource systems. The proposed framework contributes an adaptive governance model for managing cascading scarcity risks through role clarity, capability matching, integrated information, coordinated redundancy, and accountable interinstitutional action under increasingly complex and rapidly changing national resource-security conditions.

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