Multikultur dan Multiperspektif dalam HAM Internasional

This paper discusses the problem of human rights in an International context in which it often causes conflict of interests among different nations. It turns out that the Human Rights Declaration does not always provide convenient guide to problem of human rights abuse. This paper aims at demonstrating differing views in the International discourse on human rights and the necessity to understand those differing views and issues related to human rights. This is crucial to avoid taking side unwisely

Perdebatan Teori Transisi Demokrasi

This paper discusses the debate on the theories of democratic transition that has been going on since the 1960s. Democratic thoughts area always related to a context of change in a society. The theories of democratic transition had come to be debated again when the communist block countries and Russia changed their ideology and entered a democratic transition process. This debate provide a reference point and comparative framework that can be employed to evaluate socio-political changes in other countries that are experiencing similar democratic transition process and all of the consequences and challenges it poses

The Strategic Adaptation of Chinese-Manadonese in the Reform Era

This article is a further discussion of previous research which is a pilot project to observe patterns of cultural interaction within the Chinese community in Indonesia as a part of a project to understand the phenomenon of the multicultural society during the New Order Era. The specific target of this research is to study the socio-cultural interactions within the Chinese community in Manado during the Reform Era (2000-2014). This research aims to study the strategic adaptation of the Chinese in Manado, by analysing the obstacles and opportunities in their socio-cultural interaction with the locals. Using data from field research and literature studies, this qualitative research applies an ethnographic approach by observing various actions in their socio-cultural interactions