Frans Djalong
Peneliti, Penulis, dan Analis Ekonomi Politik, Demokrasi, dan Geopolitik
Tulisan ini memeriksa kembali hubungan antara Pancasila, politik identitas dan demokrasi elektoral yang mengarakterisasi wacana Pemilu/Pilpres 2014 dan 2019. Dipandu Analisis Hegemoni dan Demokrasi Agonistik, penulis melacak efek diskursif neoliberalisme terhadap tafsir Pancasila melalui kekuatan ‘Nasionalis-Moderat’ dan kekuatan ‘Islamis-Radikal’. Argumen utama adalah bahwa kedua artikulasi identitas kebangsaan melalui perdebatan tentang Pancasila terbangun dalam… Baca Selengkapnya
Tulisan ini membahas fenomena terkini yang menarik sekaligus belum banyak dibahas yaitu konstruksi nasionalisme yang mulai mengemuka dari hubungan tubuh, politik dan kesehatan. Dengan mengangkat pengalaman Indonesia selama dua tahun terakhir, pembahasan akan memeriksa seberapa jauh dalam diskusi publik dan debat kebijakan khususnya polemik Vaksin Nusantara terbangun hubungan saling membentuk antara krisis kesehatan… Baca Selengkapnya
There are two numbers you need to know about climate change. The first is 51 billion. The other is zero. Fifty-one billion is how many tons of greenhouse gases the world typically adds to the atmosphere every year. Although the figure may go up or down a bit from year to year, it’s… Baca Selengkapnya
Biological usage of the word “parasite” is a metaphor adopted from ancient Greece. Officials in charge of collecting grain for communal festivals were joined in their rounds by their aides. Brought along to the meals by these functionaries at public expense, the aides were known as parasites, a nonpejorative term for “meal companion,”… Baca Selengkapnya
Empires are not easy to sustain given the multiple enemies that they provoke: at the international level (imperial rivals and emerging new powers), at the national level (national resistance movements, unreliable clients and untrustworthy ‘Sepoy’ armies) and at the local level (boycotts, sabotage and strikes). Imperial difficulties are multiplied when an empire is… Baca Selengkapnya
The World in which we are now living, the modern world-system, had its origins in the sixteenth century. This world-system was then located in only a part of the globe, primarily in parts of Europe and the Americas. It expanded over time to cover the whole globe. It is and has always been… Baca Selengkapnya