ganesha's box

Can the betterment of a society be based upon charity?

2010-03-28T11:14:00.002+07:00

Perhaps, our analysis could be integrated if we acknowledge the interplay between structure and agencies (Giddens), or between base and superstructure (Marx), field and habitus (Bordieu), systems and lifeworld (Habermas), culture and agencies (Aarcher). Yes corrupt attitudes behavior of our civil servants are indeed an integrated part of the problem. But could we guarantee that if all of our

2010-01-06T00:05:00.000+07:00

Reposting from Thursday, January 24, 2008 Neoliberalism and Apartheid Economy They are the negros of our "world class economy" . . . the pariahs in our market fundamentalism dreams. While we are chasing our own version of American Dream, joining the bandwagon of globalization, and pursuing our place in a world-class community, here are pictures of the other side of us all, to whom we -- the

New Year's resolutions

2009-12-26T20:45:00.002+07:00

This year, I resolve to... -Stop exercising (It conserve energy)-Read less books and newspapers (This will makes me think). -Watch more infotainment (Definitely it reduces my overweight IQ)-Spend more time at work (Surfing the Internet is a must). -Not jump off a mall (They say it disturbs public order).-Start to believe in politicians, and bureaucrats (Laughter is the best medicine). -Never

On beautiful environmental-friendly creature

2009-12-18T09:18:00.001+07:00

. . . a man becomes a beautiful environmental-friendly creature if he can limit his thoughts on scientific matters no more than 6 credit unit (SKS) each semester . . . and uses the rest of his thoughts -- up to 1800 SKS -- on real things, like soccer, including Miyabi thing (if he believe he is forever in his 20s), and most... importantly on how to make peace with his self . Beyond that, a man

A Piece of Tomorrow

2009-12-14T08:34:00.005+07:00

A wise man said, you can not visit the house of tomorrow, not even in your dreams But look at these pure-water small faces Look deep with the eyes of your hearts You will taste a piece of tomorrow A taste that helps make you through the journey into your disappearance

Poor Damned fool teacher

2009-12-04T12:49:00.005+07:00

I'll be a poor damned fool teacher if my students remain nothing but "my students", speaking cut and paste words from my thoughts . . . for the essence of education is not to produce new generations which are simply a carbon copy of our generation, but to empower new generations with freedom of thoughts, to construct their own thoughts . . . for they dwell in the house of future which we can not

May our Almighty Clown . . .

2009-11-25T08:37:00.005+07:00

May our Almighty Clown blesses us with tons of laughters -- forever and a dayBecause life is a comedyBecause when sense of humor goes there goes human civilization and civilityBecause sense of humor is mankind's greatest quality.Because sense of humor is a major defense against the increasingly insane world society.

2009-11-09T10:49:00.001+07:00

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Fundamentalists

2009-09-18T21:51:00.006+07:00

. . . secular fundamentalists see themselves as executing the will of History, and religious fundamentalists believe they are commissioned to carry the will of God. They, however, share the same humanity defects. Both of them are all clowns who make their audience too affraid to laugh.They are absolutists, colorblind creatures who see the world in a binary of black and white, right or wrong,

2009-07-06T13:29:00.000+07:00

Reposting from Thursday, January 24, 2008 Neoliberalism and Apartheid Economy They are the negros of our "world class economy" . . . the pariahs in our market fundamentalism dreams.While we are chasing our own version of American Dream, joining the bandwagon of globalization, and pursuing our place in a world-class community, here are pictures of the other side of us all, to whom we -- the

ganesha's box: Neoliberalism and Apartheid Economy

2009-06-07T00:21:00.000+07:00

ganesha's box: Neoliberalism and Apartheid Economy

2009-06-03T10:28:00.007+07:00

Neoliberalism is a wild wild West capitalism for the poor, but a utopian classless socialism comes true for the rich -- where everyone goes to the same expensive and prestigious universities, drives the same class of cars, live at the same part of the city, travel to the same spots of the world, and be buried in the same exclusive graveyards.

is man, one of God's blunder?

2009-05-19T22:19:00.004+07:00

These shoes belong to the victims of Birkenau Auschwitz gas chambers . . . The Nazi said because they were born as Jews, and they had to be eliminated as a "final solution". In other cases, in other historical juncture, it may be us who possesses so much hatred and "collect the shoes" of others . . . just because they were born as Chinese, Arabs, Bosnians, or because they chose to be communists,

End of Season Sale

2009-04-23T23:21:00.006+07:00

"Dagang sapi" seems to be the only game in town now! . . . everyone's soul is for sale . . . and you can watch politics bears a very close resemblance to the oldest profession in human civilization.

Campaign 2009

2009-02-14T15:13:00.006+07:00

The Democratic Party, Indonesian Chapter, is eyeing alternative coalitions with other key major political groups, in case the current Yudhoyono-Kalla pairing turns sour. Coalitions with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) or the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) would be possible options, a senior official in the Headquarter of Democratic Party, Obama, told a discussion in Kennedy

2009-02-12T12:08:00.002+07:00

. . . and man is nothing else but a construction of his -- limited, underdeveloped, and definitively stupid -- imagination of himself in its relation to universe ( Feb. 12, 2009 )

On Global Neoliberalism Crisis

2008-11-17T14:55:00.013+07:00

. . . and here comes a scary skyhangin' over a no-mercy city where the winners take every best , the losers beg for the rest, and the sacred panopticons are all at restgone are those starry starry nights . . . gone are the songs of yesterday. . .

2008-11-07T08:40:00.004+07:00

Breaking News:Obama supporter died in JakartaA staunch supporter of Democratic Party died of heart attack in Jakarta lastnight, minutes after Obama delivered his victory acceptance speech. Witness reports that his last words were: " O my ghoooost, what we've done, what went right? . . . we started a joke. . . but now look, he become a US President for real. . . what went right . . . who's gonna

Hell Beneath Captalism Promised Heaven

2008-10-24T14:41:00.001+07:00

The Price of Free Trade (Part Two)

2008-10-17T07:21:00.005+07:00

Lori Wallach,Free Trade—The Price Paid April 13, 2005, © Big Picture TVSummaryLori Wallach discusses the impact of unfair trade rules such as those of NAFTA and the WTO, established in 1994 and 1995 respectively. She gives examples of how biased trade regulations can affect the interests of different member states, including such instances as baby food sold in Guatemala, foreign-owned patents in

The Price of Free Trade (Part One)

2008-10-16T09:37:00.009+07:00

Lori Wallach,Free Trade—The Price Paid April 13, 2005, © Big Picture TVSummaryIn the first part of this two-part series, Lori Wallach explains how the name of free trade was usurped by multinational corporations and right-wing think-tanks in the early 1990s. In 1995 the post-war trade agreement known as GATT was incorporated into the WTO at the Uruguay Round. This endorsed a much wider

Adam Smith was even better than you: market fundamentalists!!

2008-10-09T21:47:00.002+07:00

Adam Smith's works is often regarded as key source of neoliberalism. But he has been oversimplified by his critics. One fact should not be left alone: he is a professor not of economics but of moral philosophy; and he offers a vision of how to advance the social good, not through self-interest, as he would later argue in his magnum opus The Wealth of Nations, but through systematic social

Global Neoliberalism Crisis 2008

2008-10-07T09:36:00.007+07:00

The global financial crisis, brewing for a while, really started to show its effects in the middle of 2008. Around the world stock markets have fallen, large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with rescue packages to bail out their financial systems. On the one hand many people are concerned that those

The Problem with too much freedom for money

2008-10-05T10:19:00.006+07:00

The problem with too much money and too much freedom for money amidst poverty. This year marks the 160th anniversary of The Communist Manifesto and capitalism--a k a "free enterprise"--seems willing to observe the occasion by dropping dead. On Monday night, some pundits were warning that the ATMs might run dry and hinting that the only safe investment left is canned beans. Apocalypse or extortion

The US Crisis of Neoliberalism

2008-09-24T07:44:00.006+07:00

Yes, this seems familiar for us here in IndonesiaSocialism for Bankers, Savage Capitalism for Everyone Else?James S. Henry : The bailout jeopardizes the entire progressive agenda, undermines democracy, doesn't compensate us for our money and doesn't solve the problem. Otherwise, it's great!Goldman Sachs SocialismWilliam Greider: Bernanke demands $700 billion with no accountability, no

Bordieu: The Essence of Neoliberalism

2008-09-23T06:57:00.005+07:00

The Essence Of NeoliberalismPierre BourdieuProfessor at the Collège de FrancePierre BourdieuDeceased in 2001Le Monde, December 1998En español: La esencia del neoliberalismoLa globalización en La BitBliotecaLa nouvelle vulgate planétaire (au Monde diplomatique) Pierre Bourdieu en La BitBlioteca.As the dominant discourse would have it, the economic world is a pure and perfect order, implacably

Neoliberalism and Apartheid Economy

2008-09-19T12:11:00.004+07:00

Reposting from Thursday, January 24, 2008They are the negros of our "world class economy" . . . the pariahs in our market fundamentalism dreams.While we are chasing our own version of American Dream, joining the bandwagon of globalization, and pursuing our place in a world-class community, here are pictures of the other side of us all, to whom we -- the market winners and worshipers -- always

Make peace with yourself

2008-09-07T07:56:00.023+07:00

Dear friends, here is our situation: Man is indeed a small creature on Earth. The Earth is smaller than Jupiter. The Jupiter is much smaller than Sun. The Sun is much much smaller than Archturus. The Archturus is much much much smaller than Antares. . . itself a tiny part of unknown existence.. . . and if only we could stop hearing things, we could listen to the whispering words of wisdom: Make

Neoliberalism and Global Food Crisis

2008-09-01T19:05:00.014+07:00

Friends and colleagues, today, Sept. 1, 2008, the prestigious daily KOMPAS put a report on food crisis as its frontpage headlines. The report says that Indonesia has entered so called "rich countries and global capitalism's food trap". For us, Indonesian consumers, seven of our consumable non-rice agricultural products are now become import-dependent commodities; even worst, five of them (fluor,

NATIONALISM ISN'T EVERYTHING

2008-08-23T10:07:00.012+07:00

NATIONALISM IS NOT EVERYTHINGby Dedy N. HidayatRetrieved from "apakabar" database, Ohio University Library From: apakabar@access.digex.netDate: Tue Jan 16 1996 - 16:37:00 EST Nationalism is not everythingIt is nationalism that functions as the driving force of the Third World leaders' demand for equality among nations within a "New World Order." Yet, equality among nations is not necessarily

WTO and Neoliberalism

2008-08-19T13:16:00.013+07:00

Dear friends and colleagues, the TIME magazine in its August 11 edition wrote that after the latest breakdown of WTO global trade talks, most observers found it hard to escape the conclusion that, this time Doha really was dead. The breakdown may lead into something decisive for the future of resistance against

Neoliberalism and Corruption

2008-08-17T19:10:00.015+07:00

Friends and colleagues, from their origins in the 1940s, the IMF and World Bank have functioned as built-in systemic mechanism of neoliberalism; both are -- in the words of Woods, 1989 -- opposing not only socialism but national capitalism as well, in favor of the progressive extension of international market forces. Both institutions play significant roles in the social construction of global

The Capital City of Neoliberalism

2008-07-30T10:19:00.027+07:00

Friends and colleagues, the following is a brief essay witnessing the fall of a capital city against the invasion of market fundamentalism (or, if you wish, you may read it as a case study about the rise of a Big Village into the capital city of neoliberalism, following fullblown neoliberalism prescriptions in its master plan for urban development). "It seems that Jakarta has no city planners,

Who are we?

2008-07-06T22:17:00.004+07:00

Man is no more free than a slave crawling east on the deck of a ship heading west (Sartre)For that very reason, do whatever you think and feel is best . . . and let our greater soul do the rest.

Harvard Disorientation Guide to Neoliberalism

2008-07-05T11:59:00.007+07:00

Neoliberalism 101By Ted Lechtermanhttp://harvarddisguide.blogspot.com/2007/10/neoliberalism-101-by-ted-lechterman.html IntroductionIt’s not your grandmother’s liberalism, that’s for sure. There are, in fact, two brands of neoliberalism. When contrasted against neorealism, neoliberalism can mean the approach to international relations that stresses collective security through interdependence,

Education in Neoliberalism

2008-07-01T18:26:00.004+07:00

Harvard MBAs - Naked CapitalismApril 4th, 2008 by jgoldstein · 1 CommentThis is from a blog called “naked capitalism” - my friend sent me this link because I always make fun of her for wanting to be an economist… pretty much for the sorts of reasons that this study shows…. It couldn’t be a more perfect example of the ‘professionalism’ we read about in class. Can’t decide if its hilarious or

Neoliberalism in Education

2008-05-22T16:47:00.008+07:00

Neoliberalism is a Contagious DiseaseWhat country do you think the following excerpt from Giroux's chapter (2008) purports to describe?(a) Indonesia(b) USA(c) Indonesia and the USA(d) none of themIn keeping with the progressive impoverishment of politics and public life over the past two decades, the university is increasingly transformed into a training ground for corporate interests and, hence,

Your Govt is infected by neoliberalism disease!

2008-05-16T11:37:00.008+07:00

How do you know if your Government is infected by neo-liberalism disease?You will immediately know it by understanding the main points of neo-liberalismThe main points of neo-liberalism Martinez, (2000).The rule of the market.Liberating “free” enterprise or private enterprise from any bond imposed by the government (the state) . . . Calls for total freedom of movement for capital, goods and

Neoliberalism Kills

2008-04-24T13:52:00.003+07:00

NEOLIBERALISM KILLS !!!The domination of neoliberalism is a victory of ideas, or precisely: a set of myths. Accordingly, to be succesful in overturning the myth we must redouble our efforts to win "the battle of ideas". Winning this battle requires conserted efforts to reveal that neoliberalism functions as "an ideological cover for the promotion of capitalist interests, not as a scientific

Snapshots of Neoliberalism

2008-04-06T01:17:00.005+07:00

Faces of Poverty in the Land of Plenty

God is on sabbatical leave

2008-03-31T23:25:00.024+07:00

Friends, here is the situation:The Kings and all their ministers are gone for a box office love movie.Our elected noble and wise lawmakers go on comparative studies abroad, comparing their books of laws, hi-tech accesories and salaries.Our revolutionary middle class arguing for a revolution, sipping Starbuck's coffee, then races to malls for shopping spree .. . . and God is on sabbatical leave. .

Neoliberalism and Plastic Surgery

2008-03-27T12:59:00.004+07:00

To look beautiful is a neoliberalism moral duty.Girls, go get plastic surgery for your breasts, your noses, your tummies, and your asses!. You may find and would surprise that paying for plastic surgery by women, to look beautiful and to improve employability is a typical neoliberal phenomenon. Because, you too exist for the market, not the other way around.

Neoliberalism and social fatigue

2008-03-12T12:18:00.004+07:00

Enough is enough. No more development . . . please. I have had enough developments . . . I am full of developments . . . I am too tired of development. Gimme a break. Your developments have nothing t do with me . . .

Neoliberalism and the disappearance of the"public"

2008-03-10T09:10:00.008+07:00

The extent to which neoliberal ideology penetrate our society has a direct and linear relationship with the disappearance of noncommodified or un-marketable spheres of life. As the logic of neoliberalism dictates efficiency, maximum profits and capital accumulation, maximum production and consumption, public spheres and public enterprises are increasingly either commodified (privatized) or

Neoliberalism and the death of a mother and son

2008-03-01T19:42:00.014+07:00

Today, a seven-month pregnant mother and her 5-year old son, died of hungerToday, a seven-month pregnant mother and her 5-year old son, died of hunger, in Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi. A television station aired the tragedy, seconds before continued its attack on public with a series of luxurious products commercials, before the audience switched to yellow programs that sell

Neoliberalism and Never-ending Disasters

2008-02-27T17:56:00.013+07:00

Is there any direct relation between neoliberalism and "natural" disasters? Yes there is.Protection, and reconstruction of the natural environment have no role in neoliberal capital accumulation programs(within the never-ending circuit of money - commodities - more money) ; they are not valued in market, and they demand extensive government intervention in the market operations. Consequently, in

Neoliberalism and Never-Ending Disasters

2008-02-25T14:01:00.022+07:00

Never-ending man-made disasters in the midst of never-endingMoney-Commodities-More Money circuitThe gas leak was the result of deliberate inaction (of a profit-seeking institution). . . it was not natural disaster.On May 28, 2006, at about 10:00 p.m. hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) leaked from a gas exploration rig in Sidoarjo, operated by PT Lapindo Brantas. The gas

VISIT INDONESIA YEAR 2008

2008-02-22T23:21:00.011+07:00

When your life gets boringRisk It !!!VISIT INDONESIA( at your own risk )Jakarta by NightBlacken out to fulfil your adventurous mindJammed yet colorfuland tell your children: you're survive streets full of carbon monocideVenetia van Java gone are the days of Parijs van Javawe are now offer various city-wide swimming pools across the country(picture by vivy virgiyanti)

Lies, Damned Lies, and Political Campaign

2008-02-16T23:38:00.019+07:00

I would say, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and political campaign promises.Approaching 2009, the season of bubble and promises is already on the air again. This is the season when any aspiring Presidential candidate declares an uphill battle against the mother of all evils and the worst of crimes: poverty. Look around, you are already in the middle of a familiar symbolic

The Don's Legacy

2008-02-04T07:37:00.002+07:00

Don Soeharto's worst legacy :Indonesia's Killing Fields "Suharto ran Indonesia like a mafia don," said Jeffrey Winters, professor of political economy at Northwestern University, Chicago. "Everything turned on the don, all business went through the don, the don was the source of security, and he destroyed everything, parliament, the rule of law, the intellectual community, and turned the police

Neoliberalism and Apartheid Economy

2008-01-24T22:09:00.008+07:00

They are the negros of our "world class economy" . . . the pariahs in our market fundamentalism dreamsWhile we are chasing our own version of American Dream, joining the bandwagon of globalization, and pursuing our place in a world-class community, here are pictures of the other side of us all, to whom we -- the market winners and worshipers -- always makes claims that we are hearing them (but

Approaching the end of our future

2008-01-15T07:23:00.000+07:00

Happy New Year, But what does a new year means?we are simply a bunch of strangers, in a world we never made . . .and each of us is "no more free than a slave crawling North on the deck of a ship sailing South" (thanks to Sartre).. . . for the next stop is clear and near:the shores of ourselveswhere we have to wander overlandinto a borderless non- existence . . . (a thought from the last day of

Merry Christmas for a friend

2007-12-25T23:24:00.000+07:00

Merry Christmas!Nollaig Shona Dhuit!Kellemes Karácsonyi Ünnepeket!Joyeux Noël!Feliz Navidad!Buone Feste Natalizie!Fröhliche Weihnachten!Ajmel altehani bemonasebt almīlad wa helol alseneh aljedīdah!I’d Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida!Krismas ki subhkamna! Though we do not travel the same pathMay those warm and bright lightsGuide us all along our journey homeTo the same old house of our greater soul(

On the ideology of neoliberalism

2007-12-16T20:55:00.001+07:00

Like communism, neoliberalism too, promotes its own utopia, an idealized classless society where every human being has equivalent capacity to become enterpreneur , and where there is a level playing field on which individuals compete in line with the logic of market rationality. Neoliberalism -- which market fundamentalists such as Margaret Thacher, and the late Daniel Singer, among others,

On God and Jokes

2007-12-03T15:37:00.001+07:00

God is a comedian artist who sits back after the day of creation. All God does now is "paring his fingernails" (thanks to James Joyce), watch us, and kill us when we stop joking. For that very reason, we must never, ever stop joking, everyday, even on holidays too, till the day we die. Yet, do not ever run nor hide from God, and become atheists -- 'cause atheists have less holidays ... (December

On Presidential Candidate

2007-11-30T23:56:00.000+07:00

Today is an era in which every Presidential candidate declares unconditional war against the greatest of evils and the the worst of crimes: poverty. Yet, make peace with neoliberalism seems to be high on the agenda of every newly elected President during the first days in the office.http://picasaweb.google.com/dedynhidayat/TheFutureInBlackWhite

On Political Jokes

2007-11-23T17:14:00.000+07:00

Breaking News:SBY Postpones Thinking about Economic Development until 2009. Unofficial Borrowitz Report, Nov. 27, 2007: Saying that it was too early to assess whether the nation's economic condition is improving, President SBY said today he and all of his economic team would postpone thinking about economic development until 2009 after his reelection.Political jokes is society protecting itself

On Trusting

2007-07-22T22:58:00.000+07:00

Never trustany philosophy which is too grave to laugh,any ideology which is too proud to weep,any religious faith which does not bow before humanity( . . . with an apology to James Joyce)

On Remembering the Past

2007-05-18T20:09:00.000+07:00

Let today embrace the pastwith remembrance,for the struggle of society against the evil of poweris the struggle of memory against forgetting . . .

On Market Fundamentalism

2007-03-21T14:36:00.000+07:00

Market fundamentalists believe that "the market" is the best guiding instrument by which society should allocate its scarce economic resources and organize their economic lives to achieve a state of never-ending economic growth. "Market is God and economic growth is gospel . . . therefore leave things to the market"Those fundamentalists always argue that "the market" is simply out there --

On Whether God Takes Side

2006-08-07T13:17:00.000+07:00

What if God is an artist who sits back after creation and "paring his fingernails" ?With a seemingly never-ending series of deadly conflicts, wars, human failures, and natural disasters, this is the season when one tends to think about God. I came across a nicely written article that may stimulate your thought. Enjoy it:God is not on my side. Or yoursRoger Rosenblatt on whether God takes sidesBY

On Child . . .

2006-07-16T12:04:00.000+07:00

And a woman who held a babe against her bossom said,Speak to us of Children.And he said:Your children are not your childrenThey are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itselfThey come through you but not from youAnd though they are with you yet they belong not to youYou may give them your love but not your thoughtsFor they have their own thoughtsYou may house their bodies but not their

2006-07-09T10:43:00.000+07:00

GAZETTE: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR COMMUNICATION STUDIESCOPYRIGHT © 2002 SAGE PUBLICATIONSLONDON, THOUSAND OAKS & NEW DELHI, VOL 64(2): 157–181[0016-5492(200204)64:2;157–181;022394]‘DON’T WORRY, CLINTON IS MEGAWATI’S BROTHER’The Mass Media, Rumours, Economic Structural Transformation andDe-legitimization of Suharto’s New OrderDedy N. HidayatAbstract / This study explores the political

2006-07-09T09:55:00.000+07:00

European Journal of Communications 28 (2003), 475492 03412059/2003/0280475 Walter de Gruyter. Establishing a middle ground for public and community broadcasting in Indonesia: An action research project EFFENDI GAZALI, LEEN D’HAENENS, VICTOR MENAYANG, and DEDY NUR HIDAYAT Abstract The Reform movement that ended Suharto’s 32 years of authoritarian rule brought significant changes to Indonesia.

2006-06-27T14:06:00.000+07:00

Degree-Granting Service Industry

2006-06-22T12:14:00.000+07:00

Media and the Pandora’s Box of ReformationIIAS Seminar on Globalizing Media and Local Society in Indonesia. 13–14 September, 2002. Leiden University, the NetherlandsDedy N. Hidayatand Sasa Djuarsa SendjajaDepartment of Communication, University of Indonesiae-mail: psikom@cbn.net.id“If you open that Pandora’s Box, you never know what Trojan ‘orses will jump out” (Ernest Bevin, 1975).AbstractThe

2006-06-20T16:33:00.000+07:00

KRISIS MONETER 1997 DAN PROSPEK KAPITALISMEOleh Dedy N HidayatKOMPAS, Kamis, 11-12-1997. Halaman: 4KRISIS moneter yang kini tengah berlangsung mengingatkan orang kembali pada teori-teori siklus kapitalisme, seperti teori longwaves dari Ernest Mandel dan David Gordon. Siklus boom and bust, menurut teori-teori tersebut, merupakan suatu karakteristik yang inheren dalam sistem kapitalisme. Semenjak

2006-06-16T11:09:00.000+07:00

GLOBALISASI, KEBUDAYAAN NASIONAL,PRIBUMISASI DAN ARTIKULASI Oleh Dedy N. HidayatKOMPAS, Selasa 22-09-1992KEBUDAYAAN nasional sebagai suatu realitas "obyektif", bukanlah suatu ujud final, melainkan suatu "proses menjadi yang tak berkesudahan"; dan sebagai realitas subyektif, yakni yang dihayati oleh beraneka-ragam individu, refleksi kebudayaan nasional merupakan suatu realitas majemuk, bukan

2006-06-10T22:30:00.000+07:00

SIRKUIT AKUMULASI MODAL DAN KUASAOleh Dedy N HidayatKOMPAS, Rabu, 23 Maret 2005MUNCULNYA kondisi yang secara sistemik menempatkan negara lebih sebagai instrumen sirkuit akumulasi modal dan kekuasaan kian perlu diwaspadai. Sebab, relasi negara-pasar berubah ke bentuk yang memancing pertanyaan, "Apakah loyalitas pada perusahaan berakhir setelah seorang menjadi pejabat negara?"Sirkuit akumulasi

2006-06-09T16:10:00.000+07:00

GLOBALISASI, PASCAMODERNISME, DAN DUNIA KETIGAOleh Dedy N. HidayatKOMPAS, Jumat, 18-12-1992PEMIKIR seperti Bell (1976) dan Toynbee (1963), dengan nada cemas, memang mengaitkan pascamodernisme pada situasi memudarnya peradaban borjuasi Barat dan erosi sumber-sumber tradisional bagi legitimasi kapitalisme, yang kesemuanya justru diakibatkan oleh perkembangan internal dari kapitalisme itu sendiri.

2006-06-01T12:44:00.000+07:00

ROBOHNYA RASIONALITAS DAN MORALITAS POLITIK KAMIalign="center">Oleh Dedy N Hidayat SUATU reformasi politik seringkali menciptakan peluang bagi terbukanya kotak Pandora penyimpanan berbagai elemen regresif yang justru merupakan antitesis reformasi itu sendiri. Itulah ironi reformasi. KOMPAS, Sabtu, 19-02-2000Akhir dekade '80-an, contohnya, reformasi politik di Rusia dan Eropa Timur yang digerakkan

2006-05-31T16:31:00.000+07:00

SKANDAL TINA DAN PRESIDEN BARU Oleh Dedy N Hidayat SEBUAH edisi harian ini (17/6/2004) secara tak langsung telah menyajikan executive summary prestasi liberalisasi ekonomi global yang kini juga tengah melanda negeri kita. Di sebuah halaman ditulis "Orang Kaya Sejagat Naik Menjadi 7,7 Juta", tetapi di halaman lain dilaporkan "25.000 Orang Meninggal Setiap Hari karena Kelaparan dan Kemiskinan".

2006-05-23T16:14:00.000+07:00

Ideologi Pembangunan "Blame the Victims"Oleh Dedy N HidayatKOMPAS, Rabu, 28 April 2004REZIM terus berganti, namun rangkaian kebijakan pembangunan sejak era Orde Baru hingga kini sebenarnya masih berpijak pada ideologi yang sama. Dalam dirinya termuat suatu paradoks siklus blame the victims, di mana korban kegagalan dan keberpihakan suatu kebijakan pembangunan justru dipersalahkan dan "dihukum"

2006-05-19T13:25:00.000+07:00

Menjelaskan Berakhirnya Rezim Orde BaruOleh Dedy N HidayatKOMPAS, Kamis, 10 September 1998SEJAK beberapa tahun menjelang "Revolusi Mei 1998", analisis para pakar politik tentang prospek jangka pendek demokratisasi di Indonesia - atau lebih spesifik lagi: peluang untuk mengakhiri rezim represif Orde Baru dalam dasawarsa 1990-an - tidak menghasilkan kesimpulan yang membesarkan hati para reformis.

2006-05-18T16:45:00.000+07:00

MARHAEN PERGI BERSAMA BUNG KARNO KOMPAS, Jumat, 01-06-2001. Dedy N. HidayatBANYAK pihak memang ragu bahwa Soekarno, tahun 1930,pernah benar-benar berdialog dengan seorang petani bernama Marhaen (Legge, 1972). Kontribusi marhaenisme dalam wacana teori-teori pembangunan pun sering pula dipertanyakan. Namun, penggambaran Marhaen itu sendiri sebagai sebuah konsepsi pemikiran normatif Soekarno tentang

2006-05-18T15:59:00.000+07:00

Media, Sang Penabuh Genderang Perang* Dedy N HidayatKOMPAS, Minggu, 30 September 2001Seperti pada masa Perang Teluk 1990, dalam tragedi 11 September 2001 media massa di berbagai belahan dunia kembali dituduh telah ikut menabuh genderang perang. Harian New York Post contohnya, menulis bahwa respons yang harus diambil Amerika Serikat (AS) terhadap the unimaginable 21st century Pearl Harbor

2006-05-17T19:02:00.000+07:00

KOMPAS, Rabu, 16 Februari 2005"Bubble Politics" Presiden YudhoyonoOleh Dedy N HidayatPEMILIHAN Umum 2004 telah menciptakan mode of power production yang kian mengandalkan "gelembung politik" (bubble politics). Melalui kampanye dan manajemen persepsi, realitas Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono telah "digelembungkan" menjadi citra unggulan, yang dipertarungkan merebut investasi dukungan suara di bursa

2006-05-09T08:04:00.000+07:00

Amerikanisasi Industri Kampanye PemiluOleh: Dedy N HidayatGELOMBANG demokratisasi yang melanda Indonesia dan negara lain di dunia ternyata telah menciptakan pasar yang amat menjanjikan bagi para konsultan kampanye. The third wave of democratization itu juga dimanfaatkan para electioneer-atau konsultan kampanye profesional dari Amerika-untuk melakukan ekspansi global, mengekspor jasa konsultasi

2006-05-09T08:03:00.000+07:00

Presiden "Market-Friendly Dictator"Oleh: Dedy N HidayatSIAPA yang menjadi pemenang pemilu presiden memang ditentukan rakyat. Namun, apa yang kemudian dijalankan sang pemenang bisa lebih ditentukan "konstituen pasar" yang tersebar di sejumlah sentra finansial global.Akibatnya, janji pemilu yang "populis" amat mungkin digantikan kebijakan yang market friendly, meski hal itu di banyak negara

2006-05-09T08:01:00.000+07:00

"Kompas" Mencari KompasOleh: Dedy N HidayatTentu muncul segmen pembaca yang mendukung perubahan harian Kompas, dan ada pula yang keberatan. Tetapi lebih adil bila kita melihat Kompas sebagai wujud dalam never ending process of becoming. Sebab, Kompas harus terus terbit menembus era yang berbeda-beda.Namun, masalah yang perlu dijawab adalah adakah ”revolusi” dalam ”revolusi” yang kemarin dimulai

2006-05-09T07:49:00.000+07:00

Presiden Baru dan Isu "Deppen"Oleh Dedy N HidayatPEMILIHAN presiden langsung merupakan salah satu tonggak pencapaian penting dalam proses demokratisasi. Namun, dalam kampanye pemilihan langsung itu, hingga kini publik belum sepenuhnya mengetahui komitmen para kandidat dalam melestarikan pencapaian-pencapaian reformasi lain, seperti penghapusan Departemen Penerangan.Seorang calon presiden (capres)

2006-05-09T07:46:00.000+07:00

Dedy N Hidayat dan Kepentingan Media KOMPASMedia massa tidak lagi menjadi institusi yang terpisah dari kondisi sosial di sekitarnya. Kini media massa harus didudukkan selayaknya institusi ekonomi di mana informasi diolah dan disajikan sebatas sebagai komoditas dalam parameter laku-tidaknya dijual.Menurut pakar komunikasi Universitas Indonesia (UI), Dedy Nur Hidayat, kondisi itulah yang menuntut