Vol. 8 No. 15 (2021): January - June

The early 2021 issue of the journal covers several dimensions in political science study, ranging from the field of politics and government to international relations and public administration. It also contains a selection of contemporary political issues which are being widely discussed. Each article is double-blinded peer-reviewed by at least two expert reviewers. Thus, this journal would be beneficial for students who are interested in, or are currently studying and doing research in the field of political science.

The contents in this journal are presented and sorted into 4 sections according to their related topics. The first section contains the topics relating to the explanation of the phenomenon in international relations, which cover the topics about the definition of the term “national interest”. The second section contains the topics focusing on the interaction among the government sector, people sector, and private sector in order to explain the complication of the political context today. The topics discussed in this section are politics at the urban level and the police’s performance of duty. Lastly, the third section contains the issue of politics at the community level, which is a significant issue in democracy. The content in this section will cover the study regarding the political economy and the integrated collaboration at the community level. The content in the final section is a selected topic in the political science field concerning the phenomenon in the creation of food regimes, which is a contemporary topic covering the power struggle between the government and the private at the interstate level.