About the Journal

FOCUS AND SCOPE

Sovereign: Journal of Transnational and Transborder Studies menerima artikel hasil penelitian, kajian teori atau kajian metodologi di bidang Ilmu Hubungan Internasional, serta resensi buku-buku Ilmu Hubungan Internasional.

Sovereign: Journal of Transnational and Transborder Studies berfokus pada pengembangan kajian ilmiah di bidang Transnasionalisme dan Studi Perbatasan (Transborder Studies) dalam konteks Ilmu Hubungan Internasional. Jurnal ini menerbitkan karya ilmiah bereputasi yang mengkaji dinamika lintas batas negara, baik yang melibatkan aktor tradisional (negara dan sub-negara) maupun nontradisional (masyarakat sipil, korporasi, organisasi non-pemerintah, dan kelompok lokal).

Ruang lingkup jurnal ini mencakup, namun tidak terbatas pada, dimensi-dimensi berikut:

  • Kajian Perbatasan (Transborder Dynamics): Isu-isu perbatasan internasional skala mikro, interaksi antarmasyarakat perbatasan, kerja sama antarpemerintah daerah (paradiplomacy), pembangunan kawasan perbatasan, dan tata kelola perbatasan.

  • Keamanan Lintas Batas: Keamanan perbatasan, kejahatan transnasional terorganisir, migrasi internasional, dan isu kemanusiaan di wilayah perbatasan.

  • Ekonomi-Politik Transnasional: Perdagangan lintas batas skala lokal/regional, rantai pasok transnasional, serta dinamika kerja sama ekonomi sub-regional (seperti BIMP-EAGA, Sosek Malindo).

  • Isi-Isu Global & Transnasional: Politik lingkungan lintas batas, tata kelola sumber daya alam di perbatasan, diplomasi budaya, dan gerakan sosial transnasional.

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Sovereign: Journal of Transnational and Transborder Studies accepts research articles, theoretical or methodological reviews, and book reviews in the field of International Relations.

The journal focuses on advancing scholarly inquiry in Transnationalism and Transborder Studies within the discipline of International Relations. It publishes reputable scholarly works that examine cross-border dynamics involving both traditional actors (state and sub-state entities) and non-traditional actors (civil society, multinational corporations, non-governmental organizations, and local communities).

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following dimensions:

  • Transborder Dynamics: Micro-scale international border issues, cross-border community interaction, paradiplomacy and local government cooperation, borderland development, and border management.

  • Cross-Border Security: Border security, transnational organized crime, international migration, and cross-border humanitarian challenges.

  • Transnational Political Economy: Local/regional cross-border trade, transnational supply chains, and sub-regional economic cooperation dynamics (such as BIMP-EAGA and Sosek Malindo).

  • Global & Transnational Issues: Transboundary environmental politics, natural resource management in borderlands, cultural diplomacy, and transnational social movements.