SOSHUM : Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora

Japan’s Foreign Policy Shifting in 2022

Khaira Anisa — 2024-07-31

This article examines Japan's significant foreign policy changes in 2022, focusing on three crucial documents: the National Security Strategy (NSS), the National Defence Strategy (NDS), and the Medium-Term Defence Force Buildup Program (MTDP), issued on December 6, 2022. The NSS, a pivotal strategic document, outlines Japan's foreign policy direction and includes plans to increase defence spending to 2% of GDP by 2027. It also introduces the concept of the Capability for Counterattacks, both of which signify a shift in Japan's approach to foreign policy. Japan's anti-militarism stance, rooted in Article 9 of its Constitution, prohibits the maintenance of military forces. This article aims to explore the factors driving Japan's foreign policy changes in 2022. Using a qualitative research methodology that incorporates both primary and secondary data sources, this study will analyze these factors through the lens of Coplin’s theoretical framework. According to Coplin’s Theory, changes in Japan’s foreign policy are influenced by three indicators: 1) Domestic politics, 2) Economic and military conditions, and 3) International context.

Enhancing Community Economy through Jollong Gardens: A Local Heritage and Ecotourism Strategy

Anisa Nur Hidayah — 2024-07-31

Agrotourism in Indonesia plays a crucial role in enhancing community economic inclusiveness by providing employment and empowerment opportunities. Jollong Gardens Agrotourism, a notable destination in Pati Regency, Central Java, serves as the focal point of this study. The research aims to: 1) Assess tourism management capacity in Pati Regency, 2) Analyze the sustainable integration of the tourism sector, and 3) Develop a strategy for Jollong Gardens Agrotourism based on local heritage and ecotourism to boost community economic inclusiveness. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study combines descriptive qualitative analysis with the Analytic Network Process (ANP) for quantitative analysis, utilizing both primary and secondary data. The findings indicate a need to improve human resource quality to optimize tourism contributions, highlight the importance of stakeholder synergy with a high contribution value of 0.16584, and prioritize enhancing human resource quality and competency for Jollong Gardens Agrotourism with a value of 0.36710.

Formulating Community Empowerment Strategies for the Tourism Destination Program in Banyurejo Village, Sleman District, The Special Region of Yogyakarta

Clara Riska Agustina — 2024-07-31

This paper explores strategies for community empowerment within the tourist destination program in Banyurejo Village, Sleman Regency, specifically focusing on Si Cangkring Valley Tourism Village as a form of community empowerment. Employing a qualitative descriptive method, the research utilizes analysis to formulate and evaluate strategies aimed at leveraging strengths and opportunities, while mitigating weaknesses to address emerging threats. The second phase employs the Litmus Test tool to prioritize strategic issues, assessing each issue through 13 specific questions to guide strategy formulation and evaluation. The findings highlight strengths and weaknesses from the internal environment, alongside opportunities and threats from the external environment identified in the strategic environmental analysis. This process identifies four key issues, leading to a strategic evaluation that prioritizes budget utilization and the strength of supporting information media to enhance community engagement in tourist villages, maximizing strategic value. Subsequently, these issues are formulated into a cohesive strategic program.

The Al Umanaa Foundation's Literacy Strategies at SMP and SMA Al Umanaa Boarding School, Sukabumi

Supriatnoko — 2024-07-31

The research addresses the challenges, objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of cultivating literacy programs at SMP and SMA Al Umanaa Boarding Schools. The main issue identified is the limited student engagement in the School Literacy Movement (SLM) due to time constraints and lack of motivation, while the objective is to investigate the strategies employed by the Al Umanaa Foundation to cultivate a literacy culture. Using a qualitative method, data were collected through interviews, observations, and documentation studies, focusing on participants such as school principals, literacy teams, teachers, and library managers. The study reveals that the Al Umanaa Foundation effectively adapts the literacy learning syllabus to the national curriculum, creates a conducive physical environment, and involves the community in literacy activities. Key initiatives include providing reading corners, literacy corners, and libraries, as well as engaging students in competitions and training programs. Despite encountering financial constraints and limited government support, the foundation has successfully utilized community collaborations and innovative funding strategies to sustain its literacy programs. The research concludes that a comprehensive and collaborative approach, integrating physical, social, and academic environments, is essential for cultivating a robust literacy culture. The Al Umanaa Foundation's strategies can serve as a model for other educational institutions aiming to enhance literacy and academic performance.

Adopting Cross-Dressing: A Strategy for Coping with Loss for a Bisexual Man

Abidah R. Delu — 2024-07-31

Cross-dressing refers to the act of donning garments often associated with the opposite gender. Throughout history, cross-dressing has been extensively recorded and is frequently linked to stereotypes such as deviance, fetishism, exhibitionism, sexual deviance, and homosexuality. Coping mechanisms refer to psychological strategies employed by the subconscious mind to shield individuals from feelings of anxiety, social repercussions, and unmanageable circumstances in the immediate present. This study aimed to elucidate that Cross-Dressing is not just attributable to perceptions of sexual deviance and transvestism, but rather, other factors contribute to an individual's adoption of Cross-Dressing. The research methodology employed in this study is a single-design case study. The study found that the participants experienced the loss of their beloved mother as a catalyst for adopting a Cross-Dressing lifestyle, perceiving it as a means to compensate for the void created by her death. The findings of this study indicate that cross-dressing behaviour serves as a long-lasting method for individuals to repress their emotions related to loss rather than being primarily attributed to transvestism or preconceptions of sexual deviance associated with the subject of investigation.

Football Fans in Indonesia and Malaysia in the 2000s: Fanaticism, Conflict, and Friendship

Faishal Hilmy Maulida — 2024-07-31

This study examines the interaction between football fans in Indonesia who identify with the Mania culture and football fans in Malaysia who identify with the Ultras culture. Similar to the political relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia, there are ups and downs in the relationship between football fans in both nations. This study attempts to provide an overview of the emergence of fanaticism, conflict, and amicable interactions among Malaysian and Indonesian football fans. This study uses historical research methods, the historical method consists of 4 steps namely; (1) heuristics; (2) verification; (3) interpretation; (4) historiography. The findings indicate that the industrialization of football influences the growth of obsessive football supporters in Indonesia and Malaysia. Football is also affected by the political tension between Indonesia and Malaysia. In conclusion, because of their common origin and comparable languages, football clubs in both countries are the starting point of the friendly relationship between fans of the game in Indonesia and Malaysia. Mania, the identity of the Indonesian football culture, and Ultras Malaya, the identity of the Malaysian football culture, have emerged as distinct cultures among football fans from the two nations. The harmony that often exists between fans of Indonesia and Malaysia started to alter as a result of the positive relationships that exist between fan bases at the club level, as demonstrated above by the friendship between Aremania (Indonesia) and UltrasSel (Malaysia).

Distance Learning in John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism Perspective

Raihan Chaerani Putri Budiman — 2024-07-31

This research explores distance learning from the perspective of John Stuart Mill's utilitarianism, employing a qualitative philosophical approach for an in-depth and contextual analysis. Using the Research on Actual Problems model, the study focuses on philosophical reflections on contemporary phenomena, specifically the global trend of distance learning. Descriptive and critical data analysis methods are employed, continuously referencing concrete issues in detail. The study examines how distance learning can be viewed as the best method to achieve happiness and benefit the greatest number of people, according to Mill's utilitarian principles. The analysis centres on factors contributing to collective happiness in distance learning, while also addressing potential problems such as the digital divide and the psychological effects of reduced social interaction within the framework of utilitarian theory.

Students' Perception of Duolingo as an English Learning Tool at Politeknik Negeri Bali Civil Engineering Department

I Gusti Ayu Dewi Paramita — 2024-07-31

This study examined the perception of the Android-based Duolingo application as an English learning resource among students enrolled in the D3 Civil Engineering program at Bali State Polytechnic. Data were collected through surveys and interviews involving thirty-two fourth-semester students, randomly selected from one class to represent the entire population. The study employed a quantitative approach, focusing on gathering detailed information regarding students' perceptions of Duolingo as a supplementary tool for learning English. The results indicated that 3.70% of respondents had a very good perception of Duolingo, 51.85% had a good perception, 33.33% had an adequate perception, and 11.11% had a poor perception. These findings suggest that the majority of D3 Civil Engineering students at Bali State Polytechnic view the Duolingo application positively. Overall, it can be concluded that Duolingo is perceived as an effective and beneficial resource for enhancing English language skills among these students.