Vol. 25 No. 1 (2024): January-June 2024

Sociae Polites published four (4) articles in the edition of January-June 2024 (Volume 25, Number 1). The first article is titled "Seasonal" Propaganda Communication on the Political Stage" by Chontina Siahaan and Donal Adrian. This paper attempts to look at the propaganda communication that has been found by legislative candidates to attract the attention of the public to be able to elect them as potential leaders for the next 5 years. This research uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques consisting of observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation.

The second article discussed the various types of ethical violations that may occur in news aired by television media. This article discusses ethical violations committed by television media during the 2024 general election period. Fransiscus Dicha Sidabutar, Victor Rodam Matrano, and Chontina Siahaan wrote the article titled "The Ethical Violations on Television Media in the 2024 General Election (Metro TV Case Study)". The authors discovered that there was an ethical violation in the form of a conglomeration in the news that had been aired by Metro TV. This conglomerate was seen through several YouTube shows owned by Metro TV.

The third article by Gaston Otto Malindir and Bayu Septiansyah with the title "Dynamics of the Recruitment Process for Women Legislative Candidates (A Study of the NASDEM Party in the 2024 Legislative Elections)" discussed the recruitment process carried out by the West Java Province NasDem Party for women legislative candidate candidates in the 2024 General Election which tends to be closed and only provides opportunities to women with certain backgrounds. This research uses a qualitative approach with data collection techniques that include observation and literature study. . Data shows that the NasDem Party's female legislative candidates who are contesting in the XI electoral district in West Java are mostly dominated by businessmen, and are followed by party administrators. 

The fourth article by Frans Nadeak and Nabila titled "Analysis of The Prabowo-Gibran Campaign Model in the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections"  analyzes and describes the campaign trends of the Prabowo-Gibran pair in the 2024 elections. This research uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques through interviews and literature studies. Based on the interviews, this researcher found that the "Gemoy" image promoted by Prabowo Subianto's campaign team during the presidential election was the main goal to change people's perception of Prabowo from a tough and strong figure to a warm, funny, and warm figure.