Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): TEMALI : Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial

All articles in this issue (10 original research articles) were authored or co-authored by 35 scholars from 14 institutions across 4 countries—Indonesia, Egypt, Vietnam, and Belgium—representing diverse academic disciplines and international scholarly perspectives. This issue explores a wide range of contemporary social development challenges, including religious legitimacy and extractive politics in Indonesia's mining concessions, social stigma and the declining legitimacy of higher education in coastal communities, and the implications of climate change for forced migration and human security. Other studies examine the moral economy, psychological resilience, and religious faith of traditional fishing families, the historical relationship between railway development, social mobility, and colonial urbanization, and the transformation of rural communities through urbanization and land-use conversion. Additionally, the issue investigates informal care practices and peer mediation in child welfare institutions, the institutionalization of local wisdom in climate adaptation among coastal farmers, and competency-based training to strengthen English communication skills among tourism professionals. Further contributions analyze selective democratic engagement and voter participation in Indonesia's 2024 elections. Collectively, these studies reinforce the journal's commitment to advancing critical, contextual, and interdisciplinary scholarship on social transformation, environmental sustainability, human security, institutional governance, and community development.