Journal History

The PCD Journal was first issued in 2009 by the Department of Politics and Government at Universitas Gadjah Mada (DPP UGM). Initially, the journal was established as part of the “Power, Conflict, and Democracy” project under the Global South-Global North network, which included Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia), the University of Colombo (Sri Lanka), and the University of Oslo (Norway). This network also comprised Demos Indonesia (the Indonesian Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies), the Social Scientists’ Association of Sri Lanka, and the International Centre for Ethnic Studies in Sri Lanka.

The journal’s administration was originally managed by the Centre for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) UGM and is currently managed by PolGov (Research Centre for Politics and Government), a research and publication arm within DPP UGM. Over time, the journal has reached several important milestones; notably, in 2018, it was indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and attained a national accreditation rating of SINTA 3. In 2020, the journal updated its website and editorial format, introducing a layout that prioritizes accessibility and readability.