The last book written by Prof. Dr. Agus Dwiyanto (alm), Ilmu Administrasi Publik di Indonesia: Mencari Identitas?” (Public Administration Science in Indonesia: In search of Identity), was launched and reviewed on May 4th 2018. Started at 09.00, this event was placed on the Fisipol’s Convention Hall.

The event was opened by the Dean of FISIPOL UGM, Dr. Erwan Agus Purwanto. Several people were also invited to give testimonial speech for Prof. Dr. Agus Dwiyanto (alm). The first speech was given by his wife, Bekti Supratiwi. We also invited his colleague from LAN dan GIZ which were Ir, Faizal Adriansyah, M.Si and Hartian Silawati respectively. Marcel Denny (a lecturer of Unpar Bandung) as his student in MAP UGM also delivered a speech.  The last speech was delivered by his assistant Puguh Prasetya Utomo, S.IP, M.Si and Wulan Tri Astuti, S.S., M.A. read more

MAP Corner and MKP Club held discussions on the theme of Religion, Commodification and Power. This discussion brought Abdul Gaffar Karim, a lecturer of DPP UGM as a lighter discussion. This discussion is part of the 20th anniversary of the reformation of Indonesia.

For starters, Gaffar tells about the history of the relationship between religion and politics. Based on his literature search, there is a link between the development of agriculture and politics and religion. This is because agriculture (cropping) causes excess food to be stored. This is different from the previous way of life, that is hunting. The need to manage these food deposits creates a clash of interests called politics. read more