Security-Development Nexus and the Discourse of Fragile States

This paper will examine the underlying problem within the discourse of fragile state. It will be investigating the framework of security-development nexus used to justify the policy agenda of state and nation building in fragile states. It argues that the security development nexus underpinning the project of nation/state-building in ‘fragile states’ obviously create insecurity and (re)produce inequality and poverty, rather than generate security and equality throughout society

NEUTRALITY IN CONFLICT MEDIATION PROCESS

In conflict mediation understanding the concept and mastering the skill of neutrality is perceived as essential. Despite as a fundamental and core principle in mediation, it has been a debate among mediators upon the outcome of the mediation itself. This principle puts mediator as facilitator who would not influence or be partial over the parties. Indeed, mediators highly respect on aspirations and demands of the parties by creating an acceptable procedural framework which enables disputants to achieve their goals fairly. Nevertheless it is practically an arduous principle and inapplicable. In addition, neutrality is not a stipulation for a successful mediation; rather, mediators need to and should be partial and biased in some cases. This article, therefore, is aimed to examine the problems revolve around the issues of neutrality in mediation process

Great Power Rivalry in a New Asia Pacific Order: Examining the Great Power Concert Model for Asia Pacific

China’s rising power in the Asia Pacific region is leading the regional order to face a potential of rivalry between existing great powers in the region. This paper hence seeks to investigate the great power rivalry in a new Asia Pacific order. It argues that while ‘the European great power concert model’, as proposed by Hugh White (2008), could potentially be a mechanism for maintaining peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region, it has considerable problems and obstacles to be applied in the region

Taṭbīq Al-Ṭarīqah Al-Mubāsyirah Fī Ta’līm Al-Lugah Al-‘Arabiyyah Fī Ma’had Al-Syaikh Ibn Bāz Yogyakarta

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian lapangan dengan menggunakan pendekatan metodologi pembelajaran. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis kualitatif melalui observasi, wawancara, dokumen, dan catatan lapangan. Latar belakang dari penelitian ini ada enam. Pertama, bahasa Arab yang bukan merupakan bahasa nasional di Indonesia menjadi sangat sulit dipelajari di Indonesia pada umumnya. Kedua, metode pembelajaran bahasa Arab yang dikembangkan selama ini belum mampu mengedepankan bahasa Arab seperti biasanya. Ketiga, perlunya model pendidikan yang menekankan pada keakraban dengan bahasa Arab. Keempat, metode langsung adalah metode yang mendorong pembiasaan dalam bahasa Arab. Kelima, Pondok Pesantren Syekh Bin Baz menerapkan metode pembelajaran bahasa Arab secara langsung dengan baik. Keenam, belum ada penelitian serupa yang mengkaji penerapan metode langsung pembelajaran bahasa Arab di Pondok Pesantren Syekh Bin Baz Yogyakarta. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan metode langsung di Pondok Pesantren Syekh Bin Baz Yogyakarta dilaksanakan dengan empat cara. Pertama, belajar bahasa Arab dengan para pakar dari Yaman. Kedua, guru menggunakan bahasa Arab dalam kesehariannya. Ketiga, penggunaan bahasa Arab dalam semua kegiatan resmi Pondok Pesantren Syekh Bin Baz Yogyakarta. Keempat, penggunaan bahasa Arab sebagai alat komunikasi dalam kehidupan sehari-hari di Pondok Pesantren Syekh Bin Baz Yogyakarta

Examining The International Relations Theory Of The Asia Pacific

The question whether the IR theories used to analyse and study the Asian region particularly Asia Pacific is relevant or not remains heatedly debated within the field itself. Prominent scholars such as David C. Kang, Barry Buzan, and Peter Katszeinstein, and Amitav Acharya have argued through their works that the study of Asian region is often analysed by IR theories that is dominated by the Western knowledge and experiences. This essay hence would like to examine which theories are the most relevant and useful to depict and explain the dynamic of international relations in Asia, particularly the Asia Pacific. It argues that IR theories that cover the dynamics of international, historical and social relations of the Asian countries would likely the most useful and relevant to analysing the IR of the Asia-Pacific

Security-Development Nexus and the Discourse of Fragile States

This paper will examine the underlying problem within the discourse of fragile state. It will be investigating the framework of security-development nexus used to justify the policy agenda of state and nation building in fragile states. It argues that the security development nexus underpinning the project of nation/state-building in ‘fragile states' obviously create insecurity and (re)produce inequality and poverty, rather than generate security and equality throughout society

Great Power Rivalry in a New Asia Pacific Order: Examining the Great Power Concert Model for Asia Pacific

China\u27s rising power in the Asia Pacific region is leading the regional order to face a potential of rivalry between existing great powers in the region. This paper hence seeks to investigate the great power rivalry in a new Asia Pacific order. It argues that while ‘the European great power concert model\u27, as proposed by Hugh White (2008), could potentially be a mechanism for maintaining peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region, it has considerable problems and obstacles to be applied in the region

REFRAMING IN CONFLICT MEDIATION: EMPOWERING PARTIES OR MANIPULATING DECISION-MAKING?

This study aims to explain how to reconstruct the form of mediation through a framing analysis. The concept of framing in mediation is a form of communication that is constructively framed. The dynamics of conflict, the mediation process becomes the most decisive part of the problem-solving process. How a mediator is able to reframe this mediation concept by empowering the conflicting parties to get out of the problem without having to worsen the situation. The research method used qualitative with a framing analysis approach that explains of a mediator is not a decision-maker in the negotiation process. A mediator is able to find solutions to constructive and cooperative problems in accordance with the mediator's abilities

EFEKTIVITAS FUNGSI PENGAWASAN DPRD DALAM PELAYANAN PUBLIK

Konsep check and balances secara normatif pada sistem pemerintah memiliki makna lebih dari sebatas pembagian struktur kekuasaan, lebih dari itu pembagian kekuasaan adalah penterjemahan kewenangan masing-masing pilar kekuasaan yakni bidang eksekutif berperan sebagai eksekusi program kebijakan dan legislatif sebagai fungsi kontrol dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan yang terdistribusi ke dalam ranah aktualisasi kinerja secara implemetatif pada sektor publik secara optimal dan nyata. Efektivitas fungsi pengawasan DPRD pada konteks penyelenggaran pemerintahan di daerah merupakan variabel kunci atas pelaksanaan program kerja dalam pelaksanaan pembangunan daerah, terutama dalam peningkatan sarana kualitas layanan publik yang memadai, responsif, mudah diakses oleh masyarakat daerah. Amanat UU No. 25 Tahun 2009 tentang Pelayanan Publik, secara implisit menegaskan pengawasan pelayanan publik bisa dilaksanakan oleh pengawas eksternal. Efektivitas pengawasan atau kontrol dipengaruhi oleh sistem kontrol baku yang terukur pada unsur input, proses, output yang dicapai. Penggunaan metode pengawasan memeliki pengaruh penting untuk menentukan capaian proses pengawasan itu sendiri, apakah itu dengan metode preventif atau represef. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik pengambilan informan purposive sampling. Pada kenyataanya mekanisme kontrol atau pengawasan DPRD terhadap pelayanan publik di Kabupaten Pamekasan kadang kala terhambat oleh faktor intrinsik misalnya, faktor internal institusi menyangkut keterbatasan kuantitas aparatur tenaga teknis dalam membantu anggota legislatif menjalakan kinerjanya, terkooptasi oleh hirarki kebijakan sebagai legal standing anggota legislatif melakukan pengawasan, dan faktor iklim politik parlemen yang terbelah pada poros koalisi dengan oposisi. Disisi lain, kontrol atau pengawasan yang dilakukan oleh alat kelengkapan DPRD komisi-komisi sebagai mitra kerja organisasi perangkat daerah harus di dukung oleh aspek hukum yang kuat, didukung pendanaan yang cukup untuk melaksanakan tugas dan fungsinya, didukung fasilitas yang memadai dan didukung oleh tim sekretariat dewan. The concept normative of checks and balances in government systems have more meaning than the distribution of power structures, more than that the distribution of power is the authority of each pillar of power such as the executive sector which has a role as the execution of policy and legislative programs as control function in governance administration distributed into the realm of performance actualization implemetatively in the public sector in an optimal and real way. The effectiveness of DPRD administrative supervision on the coordination of governance in the regions is a key for work programs implementation in regional development implementation, especially in improving the quality of public services that are adequate, responsive, easily accessible to local communities. Mandate of Law No. 25 of 2009 concerning Public Services, implicitly emphasizes that supervision of public services can done by external supervisors. The effectiveness of supervision or control is influenced by the measured standard control system on the input elements, processes, and outputs achieved. Monitoring using methods has an important influence in determining the achievement of the monitoring process itself, whether it is by preventive or repressive methods. The research method uses qualitative descriptive and for taking informant by using purposive sampling. In reality control mechanism or DPRS supervision of public services in Pamekasan Regency is sometimes hampered by intrinsic factors, for example, internal institutional factors concerning the limited quantity of technical apparatus in helping legislators run their performance, co-opted by the policy hierarchy as a legal standing legislative member oversees, and the political climate factor of the parliament which is divided on the axis of coalition with the opposition. On the other hand, the control or supervision done by the DPRD apparatus as a working partner of the regional apparatus organization must be supported by strong legal aspects, supported by sufficient funding to carry out its duties and functions, supported by adequate facilities and supported by the council secretariat team

Akad Tidak Bernama Dalam Hukum Kontrak Bisnis Syariah

Studying unnamed contracts is an important requirement for economic business actors, especially sharia economic actors. The rapid development of the economy and business requires business actors to study unnamed contract forms in sharia business practices in order to respond to the challenges of the times. This research will examine unnamed contracts in sharia business contract law. This type of research is library research, which is a study by examining data from various literature. The results of the study show that unnamed contracts are contracts that are not specifically regulated in fiqh books and do not have special provisions. This contract is made and determined by the parties according to their needs. The provisions that apply in this contract refer to the provisions of the general theory of the contract (naẓriyyat al-'aqd) and are guided by the principle of freedom of contract (mabda' ḥurriyat at-ta'āqud). An example of an unnamed contract is istishnā', bai al -wafa, istijrār, tahkīr, book publishing contracts, advertising contracts, auction contracts, fiduciary contracts, leasing contracts, franchising contracts, consignment contracts, lease purchase agreements and others