Focus and Scope

Focus

Harmoni is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal focusing on interfaith harmony in multicultural and multi-religious societies, both in Indonesian contexts and beyond.

The journal welcomes comparative and transnational perspectives on interfaith harmony as a dynamic interaction shaped by social practices, cultural traditions, public policy, digital media, and institutional governance. Contributions are expected to be grounded in empirical, critical, and interdisciplinary approaches, e.g., from sociology, anthropology, religious studies, political science, communication studies, law, and public policy.

Scope

The scope of Harmoni Journal includes, but is not limited to:

  1. Interfaith Relations, Religious Moderation, and Social Cohesion
    Studies on interreligious interaction, conflict management and negotiation, and contemporary challenges to harmony in plural societies, such as identity politics, extremism, gender issues, and minority issues.
  2. Religion, Culture, and Lived Religious Practices
    Research on local wisdom, indigenous traditions, and lived religion as social and cultural resources for building and sustaining interfaith harmony.
  3. Religion, State, and Governance of Diversity
    Analyses of legal frameworks and public policies in managing religious diversity, religious freedom, and social stability at local, national, or transnational levels.
  4. Dynamics of interfaith interaction mediated by digital media
    Studies on digital religion, social media, and/or online interfaith discourse and harmony