Really happy to have a break from London life with pretty scenic view in coastal area like Lisbon, but definitely ecstatic to share the struggles of doing a doctoral study with my fellows here. Can't wait to attend the next conference in two years!

Last week I presented my doctoral study about digital participation in Jakarta at 4th Digital Geographies Conference in Lisbon. My presentation was included in Special Session 5 - Putting Information into Spatial Structures: Approaches in Localising Information and Knowledge.

I also convened a hybrid session titled “Unveiling Hidden Geographies: Creative Representations of Urban Geopolitics” with Houwei Fu and Nurul Atikah Ramli. Our session was sponsored by Political Geography Research Group—to which we’re so grateful 🥳

Last week I presented my PhD research at @rgsibg.bsky.social Annual Conference in one of ‘New and Emerging Research in Political Geography’ sessions. Thank you for the convenors for creating a space for an invigorating discussion!

My newest article is now published by @politicsandspace.bsky.social!

I investigate the notion of human rights city and how it is vernacularised into peripheral Global South city of Wonosobo, Indonesia. I took the example of education as proximity-based rights for person with disabilities (1/n)

Last month I attended Association of South East Studies UK International PhD Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand. While I am a first timer in area studies, I gained a lot of great inputs for my doctoral study, particularly as spatial methodologies remain understudied in public participation.

Some would say it’s an inevitable milestone but personally it’s a huge one: Alhamdulillah I’m officially a Doctoral Candidate 🥳

Thank you so much @citygeographics.bsky.social and @sjg.dev for your immense support and guidance during the first year of my PhD!

Last week I represented @casaucl.bsky.social at @rgsibg.bsky.social’s Postgraduate Mid-Term Conference by presenting my doctoral study in the Geographies of Citizenship session. Definitely special as I got interesting inputs and encouragement for my upgrade viva next week!

It’s been long overdue (~1 month!) but I presented my initial findings in Social Media Geopolitics session at #AAG2025 in Detroit last month—all thanks to @casaucl.bsky.social Doctoral Student Conference Fund. My study revolves on digital participation in Jakarta, using government-app called Qlue.

Officially opening up 2025 publication year with this piece!

This study investigates the interplay between megaproject development, i.e. Trans-Java Toll Road, and the surrounding small- and medium-sized cities in Indonesia.