Focus and Scope

Mimbar: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial dan Politik is a scholarly journal aimed at disseminating conceptual ideas, theoretical advancements, and empirical research findings in the fields of social and political sciences. The journal serves as an academic platform for researchers, scholars, and practitioners to examine strategic issues and public problems at local, national, and global levels.

The journal focuses on the dynamics and development of social and political sciences, particularly in the areas of public policy analysis, governance, and public sector management. It pays special attention to public issues in education, law, economics, environment, health, social affairs, culture, and religion from the perspectives of public administration and political studies.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

1. Bureaucratic reform, institutional development, and public administration transformation.
2. Decentralization, regional autonomy, intergovernmental relations, and regional development.
3. Public policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation across strategic sectors.
4. Public management, governance reform, e-government, and digital governance.
5. Rural sociology, social welfare, community empowerment, and inclusive development.
6. Environmental policy, sustainable development, and natural resource governance.
7. Political communication, media and democracy, public opinion, and political behavior.
8. Political law, constitutional law, democracy, and rule of law.
9. Contemporary and cross-sector public issues in public policy and governance.

The journal encourages interdisciplinary approaches, comparative studies, and research that contributes both theoretically and practically to the advancement of social and political sciences.