Kekuasaan dan Kekerasan
When states own power in a dominant position, do they tend to use violence? Is violence an instrument used by states to defend their power. To what extent the political system chosen by a state shapes the use of violence? This paper is aimed to anwer such questions. Compared to coercive communist, democratic-socialist, and traditional autocratic political systems, democratic political system has more persuasive power sources. But is there a guarantee that the democratic political system is sterile from the possibility of using violence by state?
Challenges for Teacher Profession in Contemporary Indonesia: A Regulatory Analysis
The Indonesian government shows the commitment to include teachers as a noble profession by enacting the Act on Teacher and Lecturer in 2014. This Act outlines and protects the teaching profession so that teachers are expected to be able to work safely and comfortably in carrying out their professional duties. However, the way to strengthen this teacher profession does not respond to many cases resulting in teacher insecurity and discomfort in carrying out the profession. Teachers often experience various considerable threats of violence and intimidation from students, parents, and community members. This paper will discuss the legal protection for teachers in carrying out their profession. The discussion includes the factors that often cause teachers to face criminal limits and strengthen legal protection for teachers in carrying out their noble profession.
The Pleistocene Epoch in East Anglia
Abstract The sequence of Pleistocene deposits in East Anglia is tabulated. The following aspects of the Pleistocene are discussed and summarized: boundaries of the Pleistocene, glacial and preglacial, ice advances, interglacials, glaciations, marine horizons, climate and periglacial features. Correlations are given between the Pleistocene deposits of East Anglia and the continent.