• Authors: N.L Hanum and E.T.W Mei
  
• From: Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada
  

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Coastal resources in Yogyakarta Special Region can be a leading tourist attraction by highlighting each coastal characteristic. Mangrove conservation and tourism are established in Tirtohargo coastal area, located between the Samas and Depok beaches. Despite the considerable efforts in the mangrove development, there are many problems that are not able to be solved thoroughly. Some key issues include: (i) the development of mangrove has not been systematically arranged, detailed, and well mapped because (ii) the mangrove development program has not run optimally in accordance with the planning programs listed in the Rural Development Planning of Tirtohargo. (iii) Promotion media and information of mangrove tourism are not yet optimally developed being caused by (iv) inadequate human resource capabilities in information management and (v) unattractive people perception of the information management employment (vi) lack of ability and willingness to maintain and update data and information of natural resources and the environment. Those problems can be minimized through community participation approach in example by using participatory mapping. This research aims to map the potential of mangrove ecosystems in Tirtohargo, Kretek using community-based approach and to develop an interactive information system based on the participatory mapping as a media of information and promotion. The data were collected by using focus group discussion and Scaled-2D participatory mapping using large scale image (Worldview2). In addition, to obtain information that can be accessed digitally, Geographic Information System (GIS) is used to create the information system. The preliminary result indicates; (i) Scaled-2D participatory mapping is an effective method to facilitate dialogue or discussions, (ii) The result map provides information listed geographically, easy to understand by the common people with appropriate picture of actual conditions and (iii) the maps can be made into geographic-based interactive information system as appropriate campaign media to increase public knowledge and insight. read more

• Authors: Irza Meliana
  
• From: Center for Religion and Cross Cultural Studies Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada

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This paper will elaborate about tattoo and Christianity, which is more concern on the way tattooed Christians negotiate their tattoo within the debate on tattooing practice. In some Christian denominations, they have different perspective on tattooing pract ice. In one hand they interpret that tattoo is prohibited in Christianity and they usually justify the tattoo prohibition through some verses in Holy Bible, which is the most used verse to legitimate the prohibition on tattooing is in Leviticus 19: 28. Moreover, some use 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20 as well. In the other hand, some Christians say that the verses do not have a big deal with term of tattoo; it is because they more take a look in the historical context of the verses’ passage. Regarding to some perspectives that tattoo is prohibited in Christianity; it makes tattooed persons become marginalized and less-religious person. In contrary, tattooed Christians have their own perspective about religious matter and see the verses in different way. Based on the concept of everyday religion from Ammerman’s writing, she seeks to the counter traditional of religion with “non-expert” experiences in term of religion. The way tattooed people explain their commitment to get religious tattoo symbol on their body is seen the creed as Christian. Within the emergence of debate on tattooing practice in Christianity, tattooed people have encounter argument that actually they already got their spirituality through their commitment as a tattooed person and they already religious in their own way through “mundane stuff”. read more

• Authors: Dicky Sofjan
  
• From: Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies, Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada
  

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After more than 15 years of reform, the Indonesian state has embarked on a journey to consolidate its democracy by 2025. However, much of the assessment on the ground suggests that Indonesia is undergoing the “conservative turn” (Van Bruinessen 2013 and Hamayotsu 2014), which clearly and directly challenges the argument on the compatibility of Islam and democracy. Such negative development invariably undermines Indonesia’s efforts to make democracy “the only game in town”. This paper thus attempts to problematize Indonesia’s efforts in democratic consolidation in the face of legal and policy challenges as well as the increasing pressure by Muslim religious conservative forces in society, which have cumulatively destabilized one of the most fundamental principles in democracy, which is religious freedom. The main thrust of the paper argues that Indonesian society remains ambivalent to democracy due largely to its predisposition to uphold Islam based on the primus inter pares (first among equals) principle. read more

• Authors: Yulianingsih Riswan
  
• From: Faculty of Philosophy, Gadjah Mada University
  

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The mining of Grasberg, the world’s largest gold reserves, by Freeport-McMoran in 1967 gives wealth to the multinationals, central and provincial governments. The existence of the company, however, creates multitude of excesses which led to a new economic, social, political, and cultural marginalization of the indigenous people. Among them are the highest percentage of HIV/AIDS tolls in Indonesia and prevalent alcoholism. This paper generally explores the impacts of this aggressive capitalism to the life of the mountainous people of Wamena economically, socially and culturally and how they respond to it. It utilizes Derridean concept of hostipitality in order to shed light the ambiguous relationship between Papuan local people and the migrants coming to the land. Based on field research, it specifically exposes how Balim people respond to all the excesses of capitalist culture by the way they treat HIV/AIDS patients and alcoholics in their daily lives and while they are in death. Wamenans? resilience can also be seen from the creative using of mop or humorous satire to cope with the burden of lives. read more

• Authors: Abdul Mujib
  
• From: Center for Religion and Cross Cultural Studies Graduate School Universitas Gadjah Mada
  

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Proselytization is problem life. In many chances, it disturbs government stability because people who live as religious majority always problematize their power. Moreover, ?weak regulation? from the government in managing religious freedom causes public space to be dominated by the majority, on other hand, leaves minority groups alienated. As Parekh said that every right must be owned by individual or (sometimes) groups, so that they offer a way to manage rights in diversity in public spheres by dialogue. This paper discusses the policy made by the government and its impact on social life, especially discriminating against minority groups. The methodology of this paper is descriptive qualitative, through comparing some cases of proselytization. This paper also examines what should be done by majority, minority and government in managing diversity from Parekh perspective, which assumes each area has local wisdom. Through which people can deal with different regulation under constitution by using dialogue. Therefore, people (from majority or minorities) can gain their dignity as human being. read more

• Authors: Agung Setiyawan
  
• From: Faculty of Educational scientist and Teaching UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta
  

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This study aims to determine the values of character education integrated into the learning Arabic Language Department of UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta and how to integrate lecturers and any problems faced by professors when integrating the value of the character education. This research is a field with the object of study Arabic Language Department of UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. Data collected through observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis using descriptive analysis techniques. Results showed (1) the values of character education has been integrated by lecturers in teaching Arabic Language Department the Faculty of Educational scientist and Teaching UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta include: religious, honest, tolerance, disciplined, hard work, independent, democracy, curiosity, national spirit, recognize excellence, communicative, love reading, environmental care, and responsibility. (2) how faculty integrate character education values into Arabic learning include: adjust the lecture material, insert the value of a character or try to take lessons in every lecture material, delivery value of the character through learning methods as well as trying to connect with the planting material and the implementation of the educational value of character in everyday life. (3) As for the difficulty in integrating the faculty of educational value in learning Arabic characters include: the difficulty of adjusting the educational value of the existing character of the material, as well as the presence of the nature and character of the students are different from one another so as to make the business value of integrating character education in learning Arabic be less than optimal. read more

• Authors: M. Khoirul Muqtafa
  
• From: Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia
  

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Urban expansion has become an ongoing trend in many big cities in contemporary Indonesia. This can be seen, for example, from the installations of many new buildings that are easily found not only in urban but also rural area. This rapid change of land use, by and large, has affected the way people give a meaning of this change. In turn, this expansion has created what so called as peri-urban, a place located between urban and rural area. Peri-urban area has been described as a battle front area where the urban ?civilization? and rural ?tradition? compete to each other. Moreover, this area has been seen as a place always associated with the naming of problems such as lack of planning and governance. This paper is an initial attempt to look at the periurbanization process in Semarang, a city which has been renowned as one of the cities in northern coastal area that is claimed to be ?peaceful?. There has been no notable conflict between different religious communities in Semarang, particularly in the urban area. However, the life of religious communities in the peri-urban area exhibits a different picture. This paper will discuss the issue of peri-urbanization process and how this process may impact to the religious life in this city. read more

• Authors: Rudi Umar Susanto
  
• From: Surabaya State University

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This article generally discusses the power of the media in changing public perception. Media is a means to disseminate information to the public. The mass media is one tool in the process of mass communication, because the media able to reach a wider audience and relatively more, heterogen, anonym, the message is abstract and scattered. Broadly speaking, the mass media is a “fourth force” (The Fourth Estate) to exercise social control over the public after the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. This article aims to answer several research questions as follows: (1) how a media change public perception? (2) how media language used to influence society? (3) how is the public to sort out reliable information? (4) how the media’s impact on the development of society? This article is useful for the community in mapping out a mass media that can provide the information is correct, current, and reliable. The information presented in the mass media in general assessed the community has high credibility, so that what is disclosed is considered a truth that exists in society. Such information is also able to affect the thoughts, feelings, attitudes and human behavior. read more

• Authors: Syampadzi Nurroh
  
• From: Environmental Science, Graduate School Universitas Gadjah Mada

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The research have three purpose regarding to environmental management of recharge area. The first purpose in study environmental management of recharge area is that analyzed of impact artificial recharge of decreasing runoff in research area (one of priority watershed, Ciliwung watershed, Indonesia) and also water balance within modified method; the second purpose is that analyzed of social component regarding knowledge and willingness society in mitigation for protection environment of recharge area; and the third of purpose is that concept analyzed for strategic environmental recharge area. Environmental management of recharge area are treating in regarding abiotic component, this component is analyzed by quantitative description method of hydrology models; scoring method; and geography information system also remote sensing. Regarding to actual recharge artificial endorsement that used for quantitative description method of water balance and potential recharge artificial potential. In regarding biotic component, this component is analyzed by qualitative description method of observation and journal?s reference. Regarding to social component, this component is analyzed by qualitative description method of society willingness Index. Based on input result of the analyzed for environmental management that conclusion are quality of recharge area in study area, classified in good nature category is 4,34%; 43,36% in normal nature; 34,26% in starting damaged; 16,97% in less damaged; and 1,07% in strong damaged. Those number of percent are effected regarding to runoff coefficient 0,14 which precipitation through is to be surface runoff (14%) and exchange of stored water is 9% (400 mm/year). Actual capable of artificial recharge (?IRP ) is 9,1% or 50 mm (2013) and 12% or 78 mm (2014) regarding to total runoff volume and component of water balance through passed with impervious area (5,84%) spread to evapotranspiration (27%); runoff (14%); shallow infiltration (31%); and deep infiltration (28%). The main of concept analyzing of strategic environmental recharge area can approach by technical method and institutional method, regarding to approach technical with increasing artificial recharge units and regarding to approach institutional method within given fund incentive by government program or corporate social responsibility in private sector for protection recharge area, environmental management in land and water conservation in starting damaged till Strong damaged of quality recharge area, this strategic is established for economic and ecology balance sustainability. read more

• Authors: Subandri Simbolon
  
• From: Public Education Staff at CRCS-UGM, Graduate School Universitas Gadjah Mada

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Formation of priest candidates is a very important element in the Catholic Church. The formandi (seminarians) are formed in a holistic manner to achieve the unity of faith, personal and intellectual. Formation system is prepared from Midle Seminary to High Seminary. However, changing times is inevitable. It also affects the changes in each individual, especially the seminarians. In Indonsia, the seminarians in this era can be included in Generation Y (Gen Y). Gen Y certainly bring problems and challenges in the formation process. This article aims to analyze how the Catholic Church, especially through Decret Optatam Totius, respons to issue of Gen-Y presence in Priest candidates formation. By basing the writing on ethnographic interviews, and analysis of any related text, the author described this in a systematic discussion paper. The first section, the introduction explains YGeneration issue as a challenge that must be faced. In the second part, explains the form of education the Catholic priest candidates. Finally, elaborate the challenges, expectations, the outhor try to give proposals into the Priest candidates formation process. read more