Focus and Scope

About Journal

Spektrum: Jurnal Ilmu Politik Hubungan Internasional is a media of thought in the field of international relations and political science in the form of research results, scientific articles, and literature studies. Spektrum was first published in 2004 with a frequency of publication twice a year in January and July.

SPEKTRUM Jurnal Ilmu Politik dan Hubungan Internasional publishes peer-reviewed scholarly articles in political science and international relations. The journal covers theoretical, empirical, and methodological studies of political processes, institutions, governance, public policy, political behavior, democracy, elections, political communication, nationalism, identity, and political culture. In international relations, the journal welcomes research on foreign policy, diplomacy, international security, geopolitics, international political economy, regional cooperation, ASEAN, and global governance.

The journal also welcomes interdisciplinary studies on human rights, civil society, gender and politics, digital politics, environmental politics, and the relationship between local, national, regional, and global political dynamics. SPEKTRUM accepts original research using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, as well as theoretical and conceptual approaches that contribute to scholarly debates in political science and international relations.

The journal prioritizes originality, methodological rigor, theoretical contribution, and relevance to contemporary political and international issues.