Introduction Maulana Karenga, Guest Editor

This special issue on Ethnicity and Public Policy explores critical issues in public policy from various vantage points. Its scope is wide-ranging and aims at delineating and analyzing discourse and practices which both inform and constitute public policy on ethnic questions. It includes theoretical, historical and practical studies and represents a variety of approaches to both the definition and discourse of ethnicity and public policy on the national and international level

ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN RANGKING WEBOMETRICS UNIVERSITAS TERBAIK DI INDONESIA DENGAN PERANGKINGAN METODE TOPSIS DAN VIKOR

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbandingan peringkat website akademik perguruan tinggi di Indonesia menurut Webometrics berdasarkan dengan metode Topsis dan metode Vikor. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua instrumen yaitu search engine google dan web crawler socscibot. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan obyek penelitian 30 website akademik perguruan tinggi terbaik di Indonesia sesuai dengan peringkat Webometrics. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan selama 90 hari dan dilakukan secara berulang-ulang. Hal ini dilakukan agar mendapatkan data yang reliabel dan valid. Data yang diperoleh kemudian dilakukan perhitungan untuk memperoleh hasil perangkingan dengan metode Topsis dan Vikor. Analisis data menggunakan uji Friedman dan Spearman guna memperoleh uji kelayakan hipotesis. Hasil penelitian menggunakan uji statistik menunjukkan bahwa hasil (1) uji Spearman perangkingan metode Topsis dengan perangkingan metode Vikor adalah signifikansi sama, terbukti dengan nilai rs hitung yang bernilai 0.7134 dimana bernilai lebih besar dari taraf signifikansi 5 % yang seharusnya 0.3063. (2) Uji Spearman perangkingan metode Webometrics dengan perangkingan metode Topsis adalah signifikan berbeda, terbukti dengan nilai rs hitung yang bernilai -0.1693 dimana bernilai kurang dari taraf signifikansi 5% yang seharusnya bernilai 0.3063. (3) Uji Spearman perangkingan metode Webometrics dengan perangkingan metode Vikor adalah signifikan berbeda, terbukti dengan nilai rs hitung yang bernilai 0.0118 dimana bernilai kurang dari taraf signifikansi 5 % yang seharusnya bernilai 0.3063. (4) Uji Friedman perangkingan menggunakan metode Topsis, Vikor dan Webometrics adalah memiliki taraf signifikansi yang sama, terbukti dari hasil perhitungan hitung bernilai 1.8 kurang dari taraf signifikansi dengan α = 5% yang seharusnya bernilai 5.991

SOLUSI DESAIN PENAMBAHAN OPSI PEMBAYARAN DAN PETA RUTE INTERAKTIF PADA KAI ACCESS MENGGUNAKAN UX JOURNEY

Problem: App-based train ticket reservation systems, such as KAI Access, have experienced rapid growth as an efficient and popular method for obtaining travel tickets online. While KAI Access, as the official application of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero), provides convenience in ticket booking, its popularity has also revealed several challenges. Limited payment options, lack of information regarding train routes, delay information, and the absence of booking navigation pose challenges that need to be addressed. Therefore, further research is needed to enhance the user experience by addressing these challenges. Method: This study aims to conduct a needs analysis using the UX Journey method to identify user requirements, with a focus on developing design solutions that align with user needs. Results: The research results indicate a significant improvement in behavior variables before and after the development of design solutions. In the first variable, the ease of making payments increased from 20% to 100%. The second variable, ease of accessing information related to train arrival delays and details of the train route to be taken, increased from 52% to 92%. Furthermore, the third variable, ease of navigating the booking process, increased from 32% to 92%. Conclusion and Development: It is expected that through the development of design solutions by adding diverse payment options, interactive route map features, and navigation features, a positive contribution can be made to improving the user experience on the KAI Access application

PENGARUH PELATIHAN TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN MELALUI KEPUASAN KERJA SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING (Studi Pada Karyawan Rayz UMM Hotel)

This research aims to determine the effect of training on employee performance through job satisfaction as an intervening variable. This research was conducted at the Rayz UMM Hotel with contract employees in the F&B Product, F&B Service, housekeeping, HRD/Security and front office departments with a total of 46 respondents. This type of research uses quantitative methods. The sampling technique in this research uses saturated sampling where the entire population is sampled. Data collection for this research used a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used in this research is using a range of scales and Partial Last Square (PLS) 4.0. The research results show that training has no significant effect on employee performance, training has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction, job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, and job satisfaction is able to mediate the relationship between training and employee performance

Some Inquiries to Spontaneous Opinions: A case with Twitter in Indonesia \ud

The paper discusses opportunities to utilize the series of micro-blogs as provided by the Twitter in observation of opinion dynamics. The spontaneity of tweets is more, as the service is attached more to the mobile communications. The extraction of information in the series of tweets is demonstrated as in conceptual map and mention map. From the latter, the social network stylized properties, i.e.: power law distribution is shown. The exemplification of the methodology is on the 82nd commemoration of Indonesian Youth Pledge and the participatory movement of Indonesian capitol city, Jakarta

Dynamics of the Corruption Eradication in Indonesia

The paper discusses an important aspect of the complexity of corruption eradication in Indonesia. Corruption eradication is practically not merely about law enforcement, but also related to social, economic, and political aspects of the nation. By extracting the data from national news media and implement models describing the sentiment relations among political actors, the connection between balance of the sentiment among political elites and the critical levels of the investigation and law enforcement is apparently demonstrated. The focus group discussions among experts, practitioners, and social activists confirm the model

RASIONALITAS JERMAN BEKERJASAMA DENGAN ASEAN DALAM PENGEMBANGAN ENERGI TERBARUKAN

This research was motivated by the cooperation between Germany and ASEAN in the development of renewable energy. Germany is a pioneer country in renewable energy policy. In this regard, Germany strongly supports efforts and commitments to transition energy from fossil to renewable materials carried out by developing countries. This commitment is based on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and EU policy. The development of German renewable energy has been carried out since 1990 in their national renewable energy legislation. The development of German renewable energy has also been included in the outlook for SDG number 7. In this regard, Germany is committed to providing assistance and cooperation in energy development in developing countries, including ASEAN member states. ASEAN was chosen as a cooperation partner because member countries are still in the use of fossil energy and are in the stage of energy transition period. ASEAN member countries that are experiencing an increase in population and economy cause large energy needs so that the need for fossil energy is still fairly high. Therefore, the selection of ASEAN as a partner of German cooperation is an advantage for Germany in influencing Germany's position as a pioneer in the development of renewable energy in ASEAN. This research uses an explanatory method with data collection in the form of literature studies. The Rational Actor Model as a theoretical basis to explain Germany's rationality in cooperation with ASEAN

Coalitions in Multiparty System: Empirical Reflection of the Indonesian Regional Elections \ud

A lot of changing in recent Indonesian political dynamics with eventual fact shows how political recruitment for legislative and executive chairs in national as well as regional levels in direct voting systems have brought the patterns of coalitions among political parties into interesting focus of observation. We evaluate the Regional Elections data held since June 2005 to September 2008 as election matrix. The matrix is then transformed into the ultrametric space yielding the hierarchical trees based on proximity on inter-party coalition. We represent the distance of coalitions among political parties based on the activity in regional elections and contrasting the findings with some nation-wide facts of the respective properties. The observations draws how Indonesian voters are failed to be segregated into any extreme political and ideological streams but the combinations among the existing and widely-recognized ones

IMPLEMENTASI METODE DESIGN SPRINT DALAM PERANCANGAN UI/UX APLIKASI PENGELOLAAN DAN LITERASI KEUANGAN

Managing finances is an important aspect that everyone must be able to do, especially students, most of whom are managing finances for the first time. Many students often face financial problems because they have to be able to manage their pocket money to be able to meet various needs such as food costs, books, food, transportation, accommodation, and other activities. Lack of financial literacy is also a factor in someone not being able to manage their finances well. Lack of understanding about personal financial management, investment, and decision-making often results in financial problems that can affect student productivity. Financial literacy and technological innovation have high potential to work together. Utilizing mobile applications provides an opportunity to overcome these challenges in an effective and efficient manner. Therefore, in this research, a UI/UX design was carried out for a mobile application that can help users manage finances and understand financial literacy using the design sprint method. A design sprint is a method that runs for 5 days to answer business process needs such as design, prototyping, and testing ideas with users. The result of this research is a prototype mobile application for financial management and financial literacy that is adjusted based on user needs using the design sprint method. Then, at the validation stage, usability testing was carried out using the Maze tool with a usability score of 93, which can be said to have a high score

The Dynamics of Political Parties’ Coalition in Indonesia:\ud The evaluation of political party elites’ opinion

During the Indonesian president election process, the coalition of parties could be shown as the dominant process beside the president campaign. The coalition could be regarded as the emergence of the parties’ preferential coherence based upon the interest and attributes of each party. The similarity and difference of parties’ preference and attributes could be depicted through of party elites’ opinions and attitude toward flowered political issues. In this paper, we use the Heider’s balance theory to construct relation network among parties by using the longitudinal news data of the party elite’s opinion that published by the media, and then analyze the dynamic of coalition formation in the Indonesian political system during the election process. We have shown that the balance of the party’s relational network move toward the larger balance index relative to the initial condition. This phenomenon has verified the structural balance hypothesis especially for the conflict situation such as the election process. Interestingly, the balance of the system is fluctuated dynamically through time following certain trajectory. This dynamics is divided into 3 phases, that is, disorder state, conflict state, and order state, as well as signed the difference of party behavior before and after the legislative election. Moreover, we also analyzed the stability two parties’ relation in particular period in order to understand specifically the dynamic of the system in triadic level