Established and formally instituted in 2025 within the Department of Geography at FMIPA UI, this Cluster is fundamentally defined by its systemic analytical methodology focused on the human-nature dialectic. We operates where Ecology, Politics, and Economics converge, specifically investigating the systematic intervention of power actors into ecological systems.
Our work scrutinizes the science of change, modelling how anthropogenic forces, driven by dimensions of power (state, economy, social), produce rapid and pervasive alterations to the environment. The Cluster dissects the resulting “ecological crises”—such as environmental degradation and resource conflict—through empirical analysis. The analytical framework is strictly governed by the core components: environment, power, actor, and territory (space). This geoscience-informed approach to power dynamics is institutionally unique among Indonesian geography departments.
To become a leading international center of excellence in political ecology research, pioneering systemic spatial methodologies to achieve global environmental justice and sustainability.