Focus and Scope

Since 2021, Saskara: Indonesian Journal of Society Studies has narrowed its scope to exclusively publish research on Social Sciences. This encompasses studies that employ both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The journal serves as a platform for disseminating the latest findings from field research conducted by lecturers, students, established researchers, and practitioners in the field.

Here's a breakdown of Saskara: Indonesian Journal of Society Studies's focus:

1. Development
Development refers to the process of positive change in a society, encompassing economic growth, social progress, and environmental sustainability. Development studies examine the factors that contribute to sustainable development, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by developing countries.

2. Evaluation Programs 
An evaluation program is a systematic process for gathering information about a specific program or initiative to assess its effectiveness, efficiency, and overall impact. It involves applying rigorous methods to understand how well the program is achieving its intended goals and objectives.

3. Economics
Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. It explores how individuals, businesses, and governments make decisions about resource allocation, production, and consumption. It also how social norms, networks, and power relations influence economic decision-making, market functioning, and firm organization. They also explore the role of economic activity in shaping social stratification, inequality, and cultural change.

4. Social Deviance and Control
Social Deviance and Control explore why individuals or groups deviate from social norms, and the social reactions to such deviance. This can include examining factors that contribute to deviant behavior, such as social alienation, economic deprivation, or mental health issues.

5. Social Change and Globalization
Social Change and Globalization examine the growing interconnectedness of societies worldwide and its impact on social structures, cultures, and economies. Globalization refers to the increasing interconnectedness of the world in cultural, economic, political, and technological terms.

6. Politics
Politics reffers to how social factors like class, race, and gender shape political systems and how these inequalities influence who gets to vote, participate in politics, and hold power. It also reffers to how power is contested, how societies are governed, and how political change unfolds in an ever-changing world.

7. Culture 
Culture encompasses the shared beliefs, values, customs, traditions, and practices of a particular group or society. It is expressed through various forms, including language, art, music, literature, and social institutions. Cultural studies examine the diversity of human cultures, their origins, evolution, and impact on individuals and societies.

8. Gender 
Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, expressions, and identities associated with being male, female, or other gender identities. Gender studies examine the social and cultural dimensions of gender, including gender inequality, power relations, and the intersection of gender with other factors such as race, class, and sexuality. 

9. Communication, Digital, and Information
Communication, Digital, and Information examine how communication, both traditional and digital, shapes societies and social interactions. They explore how communication patterns are influenced by social structures and power dynamics, and how information access and control can contribute to social inequality.

10. Religion
Religion reffers how religion shapes and is shaped by societies. Analyze how religious institutions influence social structures, community formation, and even social change. They also explore the role of religion in social conflicts and movements.