Glocal Society Journal

Investigating Conflict-Sensitive Journalism: Aljazeera News Report on the 2017 Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar

Wahyu Arif Raharjo — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Rohingya Crisis in 2017 has called for widespread condemnation of Myanmar. However, reports on this event have only escalated tensions. This paper explores the practice of peace/war journalism by an international media, Aljazeera, in reporting such a crisis. To do so, this research utilizes Lynch’s peace journalism framework as a standard of conflict-sensitive media. This paper argues that evidence of peace journalism does exist, but other factors imply that war journalism is still strong. Such practice of war journalism has (1) disregarded the crisis' global ramifications; (2) put a narrow context that ignores Myanmar's democratic struggle; (3) portrays conflicting parties' religious relationships as victim-perpetrators; (4) dehumanized Buddhists, monks, and the Myanmar people in general; (5) lacked accounts from grassroots peacemakers; and (6) created an excessive emphasis on elite-level negotiation, particularly in light of pressure from world leaders.

How Do Local Governments Interpret International Norms on Sustainable Development in Circular Economy Practices?

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

As a program that can support a healthy economy, CE has an essential role in changing the face of cities. CE is considered to have a close relationship with the SDGs, SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production. The application of CE in different cities also allows the emergence of various policy models, each of which seeks to answer the city's unique challenges. This research seeks to map the state-of-the-art of CE, SDG 12, and cities. The research method used for the mapping is a systematic literature review using Mendeley's website as a database. This research finds that CE and SDGs are correlated through the norms of sustainable development but that the relationship between CE and sustainable development is itself a tool-and-target relationship. In addition, through best practices from 6 cities that have implemented CE, three types of determinants can be identified that can drive the transition to CE, multi-actor symbiosis, restoration and preservation of public spaces, and internalization of CE cultural values. Makassar City has much potential through Sustainable Development-based policies such as "Five Star TPA" and "Lorong Garden".

Islamophobia in Europe and its Global Impact

Asrida Adetry , Agussalim Burhanuddin — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Europe is the region with the highest incidence of anti-Muslim discrimination worldwide, primarily driven by policy issues, according to the 14th report on Islamophobia by the OIC, which documents Islamophobic attacks and anti-Muslim hatred between December 2020 and January 2022. The influence of European Islamophobia extends globally, contributing to what is known as the globalization of Islamophobia. This trend is significant as it illustrates the spread of anti-Muslim sentiment across the political spectrum on a global scale. This study aims to explore the development and manifestation of Islamophobia in Europe and analyze its impact on the rise of global Islamophobia. Utilizing a qualitative approach, the research was conducted from August 2023 to August 2024, with data gathered through a literature review. The paper argues that Islamophobia in Europe is expanding and manifests through six key indicators: discrimination, hate speech and online hatred, Islamophobic policies, right-wing political movements, verbal and physical attacks, and insults directed at the niqab, hijab, and burqa. Key factors influencing the global spread of Islamophobia include the Great Replacement conspiracy theory, white supremacist manifestos, right-wing parties promoting Islamophobic discourse, and the adoption of Islamophobic policies by other countries.

A Bibliometric Analysis the Scope of Local, Global, And Glocal Studies

Ahmad Ismail, Hardiyanti Munsi, Andi Muhammad Yusuf — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This article seeks to employ bibliometric analysis to offer a thorough picture of the research environment concerning local, global, and glocal contexts. Amidst the increasing globalization, it is imperative to deeply understand the interplay between local and global contexts and the "glocal" concept. This study investigates the current body of literature on these three areas by assessing patterns of publishing, trends in research, and collaborations among scientists. Using data from famous academic databases, we have found noteworthy keywords, notable authors, and esteemed publications pertaining to this topic. The research indicates a significant rise in the quantity of publications regarding local, global, and global contexts during the previous two decades. This research also illustrates a shift in focus from localized contextual examinations to a more inclusive approach that combines global and local perspectives. These findings are anticipated to offer scholars and practitioners a novel understanding of the dynamics of interaction between local, global, and glocal contexts. Moreover, these discoveries will be a significant reference for forthcoming investigations in this field.

Marxism and Class-Based Analysis in the Body of Knowledge: The Scientometric Analysis and Research Agenda

Muhammad Chaeroel Ansar — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study provides a comprehensive scientometric analysis to examine the incorporation and impact of Marxist theory and class-based analysis within the broader academic knowledge base. By utilizing Scientometric data from renowned scientific databases covering the last seventy years, we can pinpoint important patterns, notable authors, essential publications, subject groups, and relevant keywords relating to Marxism and class analysis. These findings show increasing interest in the topic, especially after the 2000s. This analysis emphasizes the importance of theoretical study and the working class as topics that often appear in recent research. Additionally, we analyze the distribution of research output and country collaborations, observing substantial clustering in the Americas and the United Kingdom. Despite increasing interest in this topic, our analysis reveals gaps in existing research, namely in the practical implementation and integration of different disciplines. Based on these observations, we suggest a study plan that prioritizes the need for more detailed empirical investigation, examination of social class dynamics in non-Western settings, and the incorporation of Marxist analysis into current topics such as globalization and the working class. This agenda aims to increase the significance and practicality of class-based analysis in understanding contemporary socio-economic phenomena.

James Ferguson and His Critique on Modernity

Andi Batara Al Isra — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The book review reveals the issue of modernity from James Ferguson’s Expectation of Modernity: Myths and Meanings of Urban Life on the Zambian Copperbelt, which is heartbreaking and heartbreaking. This well-written and thick seven-chapter book is based on Ferguson’s ethnographic fieldwork in Copperbelt, Zambia, between the 1970s and 1990s. The book introduced what is called the ethnography of decline, a way of understanding people’s point of view about their own experience of social, cultural, and economic ‘advance’ and ‘decline’. It is a very hard task for ethnographers since they must deal with the situation instead of working with people. Related to that, Ferguson also explores a concept called ‘abjection’, a process of being thrown (down) aside, expelled, or discarded. Using this concept, he claims that modernity is quite similar to colonialism, which brings the dichotomy of ‘the West’ and ‘the rest’ where the West is ‘modern,’ and the rest is ‘savage’. Thus, the globalization of the economy brought about by modernization has been experienced as abjection and disconnection, concluding that modernity is no more than a myth that would never exist.