Vol. 22 No. 1 (2025): Jurnal ISIP: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik
Mural artworks presented on the walls of street buildings are not only expressing of aesthetic taste, but also conveying communication messages, including political criticism. During the covid 19 pandemic, there were many discourses, one of which was about how to prevent the plague from spreading. The first article presents the results of research that reveals the practice of the symbolic power hidden behind the presentation of murals, with Pier Bourdieu's framework. The second article relates to marketing communication about the use of collaborative branding strategies between products, which is considered as an unconventional strategy. The key to successful collaboration is seen in the selection of collaboration partners who have emotional closeness from consumers, and the challenge is the possibility of product identity dissonance and open price speculation. The third and fourth articles related to international relations, focusing on the issues of terrorism and refugees. In the issue of terrorism, researchers pay attention to policy issues in dealing with former terrorism perpetrators who were members of international terrorist organizations (Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF)). The resilience has implications for national security issues, whether it strengthens securitization or encourages desecuritization. The cases discussed are ex-Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) FTF in Syria and FTF affiliated with ISIS. Based on the case studies, it is concluded that resilience can function either to strengthen securitization or encourage desecuritization, depending on the availability of domestic social infrastructure and the role of government actors. On the issue of refugees, the article focuses on the role of NGO actors, namely the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), in fighting for refugee labor rights when the Australian government policy provides restrictions on granting asylum. The RCOA, among other things, reframes the narrative of refugees, not as a burden but as an asset contributing to economic improvement, increasing dignity, and shared prosperity.The last article, is a quantitative research in the framework of business economics, namely the online game industry. The research findings confirm the theory and results of previous research that product quality affects customer satisfaction, and the need to develop more specific research on online game characteristics as influencing variables. Overall, looking at the research subjects in three articles, namely murals fabricated by online media, Intagram, and online games encourages us to further explore variables or concepts that are more unique in the realm of digital media. Two other articles focus on the dimension of national security when dealing with transnational issues such as terrorism and refugees, besides providing strong practical significance, it also signals the need to explore the important role of state and non-state actors. To researchers of communication and media, marketing communication and international relations and business administration, please continue the study to fill the open space.
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Mural artworks presented on the walls of street buildings are not only expressing of aesthetic taste, but also conveying communication messages, including political criticism. During the covid 19 pandemic, there were many discourses, one of which was about how to prevent the plague from spreading. The first article presents the results of research that reveals the practice of the symbolic power hidden behind the presentation of murals, with Pier Bourdieu's framework. The second article relates to marketing communication about the use of collaborative branding strategies between products, which is considered as an unconventional strategy. The key to successful collaboration is seen in the selection of collaboration partners who have emotional closeness from consumers, and the challenge is the possibility of product identity dissonance and open price speculation. The third and fourth articles related to international relations, focusing on the issues of terrorism and refugees. In the issue of terrorism, researchers pay attention to policy issues in dealing with former terrorism perpetrators who were members of international terrorist organizations (Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF)). The resilience has implications for national security issues, whether it strengthens securitization or encourages desecuritization. The cases discussed are ex-Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) FTF in Syria and FTF affiliated with ISIS. Based on the case studies, it is concluded that resilience can function either to strengthen securitization or encourage desecuritization, depending on the availability of domestic social infrastructure and the role of government actors. On the issue of refugees, the article focuses on the role of NGO actors, namely the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), in fighting for refugee labor rights when the Australian government policy provides restrictions on granting asylum. The RCOA, among other things, reframes the narrative of refugees, not as a burden but as an asset contributing to economic improvement, increasing dignity, and shared prosperity.The last article, is a quantitative research in the framework of business economics, namely the online game industry. The research findings confirm the theory and results of previous research that product quality affects customer satisfaction, and the need to develop more specific research on online game characteristics as influencing variables. Overall, looking at the research subjects in three articles, namely murals fabricated by online media, Intagram, and online games encourages us to further explore variables or concepts that are more unique in the realm of digital media. Two other articles focus on the dimension of national security when dealing with transnational issues such as terrorism and refugees, besides providing strong practical significance, it also signals the need to explore the important role of state and non-state actors. To researchers of communication and media, marketing communication and international relations and business administration, please continue the study to fill the open space.
