Many people want to have a secure and well-paid job. Some people manage to reach their goals, but others work in precarious conditions. A widening gap called labour market dualization between these groups causes economic and political consequences. This essay argues that dualization threatens workers’ rights; however, it impacts political…

Many women face a difficult situation to choose work or family when they have to take care of their newborn child. To solve this problem, some countries passed care leave policies. This essay argues that paid leave benefits parents to do care work. …

Many migrants and refugees faced violence in the European borders and were denied entry by border patrols (HRW, 2021). The use of force in border management control is an example of security measures adopted as a part of stricter European immigration policies (Huysmans, 2000). This essay argues that the securitisation…

Social media has become an inseparable part of our life. The last decade showed how social media affects many things, including the trajectory of social movements. This essay argues that social media has not fundamentally changed the power and reach of social movements to bring about social change. Indeed, social…

Since the 9/11 tragedy, the West and Muslims have experienced an uneasy relationship. Many Muslims in the West faced hostility because of their similar faith with 9/11 perpetrators. Since “media discourse is the main resource of people’s knowledge, attitudes and ideologies” (van Dijk, 2000, cited in Ameli et al., 2007…

In early September 2021, the public was shocked by the viral story on social media about bullying and sexual harassment in Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia (KPI). Later, it was revealed that the police had investigated the case nine years before, but the case was then neglected (CNN Indonesia, 2021). Only one…

In the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, when many faced economic difficulties, the governments of Indonesia and India decided to pass the labour reform laws. However, rather than strengthening the workers’ rights, the rules are aimed to attract investment and business; thus, they simplified the existing labour regulations. This essay…

We live in an era of nation-states. We may not know other people from our nation, but we feel that we belong to the same group. How could this happen? Drawing from Billig’s banal nationalism theory (1995), this paper will explore how news outlets construct the sense of belonging as…

Esai ini akan mendiskusikan keputusan yang diambil Cina dalam Dewan Keamanan PBB terkait sanksi terhadap Iran akibat pengembangan nuklirnya. Pada Agustus 2020 lalu, Cina menolak resolusi Dewan Keamanan PBB berisi perpanjangan embargo senjata terhadap Iran.[1] Pada resolusi-resolusi terkait sanksi Iran sebelumnya (2007–2010), Cina mendukung resolusi tersebut, tetapi berhasil mengajukan kompromi-kompromi…