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Journal of Poltica Governo
ISSN : -     EISSN : 30466881     DOI : https://doi.org/10.62872/px84fe47
Core Subject : Social,
This journal focuses on in-depth analysis of political dynamics and government studies in global and local contexts. The main focus of this journal is to understand various aspects of politics, including political institutions, political processes, public policy, political theory, political conflict, democracy, as well as social and economic issues that affect the political order of a country.
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Articles 53 Documents
Digital Transformation and Bureaucratic Reform in Developing Countries Mochamat Nurdin
Journal of Politica Governo Vol. 3 No. 4 (2026): Political Governo - August
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Digital transformation has emerged as a central strategy through which developing countries seek to modernize public bureaucracies, improve service delivery, and rebuild citizen trust. Yet the relationship between digital adoption and substantive bureaucratic reform remains contested, since technology diffusion does not automatically translate into institutional change. This article synthesizes twenty-five recent studies (2020–2026) on digital transformation and bureaucratic reform across Africa, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through a qualitative systematic literature review with thematic synthesis. The review develops an integrative framework distinguishing three interacting dimensions that jointly determine reform outcomes: institutional readiness, technological infrastructure, and socio-political embeddedness. Findings show that digital platforms most reliably improve efficiency, transparency, and public trust when accompanied by leadership commitment, regulatory adaptation, and inclusive design, whereas technology-first approaches without institutional realignment tend to reproduce old bureaucratic pathologies in a new digital form. The novelty of this study lies in a cross-regional comparative synthesis that moves beyond single-country case studies to identify convergent and divergent reform trajectories, and in proposing a "digital-institutional co-evolution" framework as an alternative to purely technocratic models of e-government. The article concludes that sustainable bureaucratic reform in developing countries requires treating digital transformation as an institutional, not merely technical, undertaking.
Social Media and Political Polarization: Evidence from Emerging Democracies Shohib Muslim
Journal of Politica Governo Vol. 3 No. 4 (2026): Political Governo - August
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Rising affective and issue-based polarization has become one of the most consequential features of contemporary political life, and social media is widely implicated as an accelerant of this trend. While a substantial literature has examined this relationship in established Western democracies, evidence from emerging democracies—characterized by weaker institutional trust, higher reliance on closed messaging platforms, and more volatile party systems—remains comparatively fragmented. This article synthesizes recent theoretical and empirical work to examine how social media use shapes political polarization in emerging democratic contexts across Latin America, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and post-Soviet states. Drawing on a structured narrative synthesis of studies published primarily between 2021 and 2026, the review develops a conceptual framework linking algorithmic curation, selective exposure, affective cueing, and misinformation to two forms of polarization, moderated by institutional context. The findings indicate that messaging applications such as WhatsApp function differently from feed-based platforms in emerging democracies, that algorithmic amplification interacts with weak media literacy to intensify affective hostility, and that polarization effects are conditioned by regime type and party-system volatility rather than being uniform across contexts. The article concludes by identifying priority areas for future comparative research and platform governance in the Global South.
Cyber Diplomacy and National Security in the Digital Era Sahuri Lasmad
Journal of Politica Governo Vol. 3 No. 4 (2026): Political Governo - August
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Cyber diplomacy has emerged as a critical instrument through which states negotiate, contest, and coordinate responses to the security risks generated by an increasingly interconnected digital environment. As critical infrastructure, financial systems, and governance functions migrate online, cyberspace has become both a domain of strategic competition and a platform for international cooperation. This article examines the evolving relationship between cyber diplomacy and national security in the digital era, focusing on how states employ diplomatic mechanisms to manage cross-border cyber threats, build normative frameworks, and safeguard sovereign digital interests. Using a qualitative literature review method, this study synthesizes findings from twenty-five academic sources published primarily within the last five years, spanning international law, security studies, and Indonesian policy literature. The results indicate that cyber diplomacy functions along three interconnected dimensions: norm-building through multilateral forums, bilateral and regional confidence-building measures, and capacity-building partnerships between developed and developing states. The study further identifies persistent gaps in attribution mechanisms, enforcement capacity, and the inclusion of middle-income and developing states in global cyber governance architecture. This article contributes a novel integrative framework linking cyber diplomacy instruments directly to national security outcomes, offering both theoretical grounding and practical implications for policymakers seeking to strengthen digital resilience through diplomatic engagement