Objective: This research aims to explain the impact of social media on the migration decisionmaking process of Indonesian student migrants in University of Groningen who used a social media account. In detail, this research will consider the role of social media in the migration decision-making process of students who emigrated from Indonesia and how they uses social media in the context of the migration decision-making process. Methods: The data collected included qualitative data from in-depth interviews and supported by study literatures. An interview guide was formulated to facilitate the indepth interviews and generate a better understanding of migration behavior. Expectation: Social media help Indonesian student migrants on migration decision making process and they use social media for searching information about destination area. Result: Student migrant in University of Groningen use their social media to gain information before they choose that university for study. They use Facebook to making contact with their friends and collagues in the destination country. Student group on Facebook help Indonesian student to get information about school and daily life.

This research explains the impact of socio-economic characteristics on settlement quality. The socio-economic factor deals with the respondents’ background. It covers the family head’s education, dependents, and family income. The present study applied mixed methods with survey and observation The result of the study showed that education constitutes one of the indicators of the human development index. The number of dependents concerns the number of individuals whose needs are satisfied by the family head. A dependent may live with the family in one house, or live in a different place. The variable of household income refers to not only the combination of the husband and wife's income but also that of all members of the family. This study confirmed that the majority of the household’s income is less than one million rupiahs because most of the farmer households do not own fields.

This research explains the roles of communication technology on the migration process of labor migrants in Batam, Indonesia. Differences between places are strong reasons for people to migrate. The advances in communication technology have freed up opportunities for people to migrate. Technology has made it more accessible for migrants to raise links to their next destination through the internet. Interactions within communication technology make migration easier by decreasing the expenses and risks of moving. The explanations in this study are to understand the communication technology for the migrating process and calculate the social networks of migrants. This research applied mixed methods to explore the migration process with data collected included quantitative data from a survey with 500 respondents and supported by qualitative data from in-depth interviews. The results: 1) Communication technology helps migrants in the migration process, especially for searching for information about the destination area. 2) The migrant who uses communication technology has a strong social network and less risk of migration. The role of communication technology in the migration's processes is as a tool to maintain social ties of migrants, migrant uses their social media to make contact and gain information about their destination. This study related to SDGs' target number 10.7 which facilitates orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies, communications technology facilitate safe and well-managed migration.

This research aims to explain the motive of the circular migrant worker in Greater Jakarta. As a destination city, Jakarta is an area with a relatively close distance to the Greater Jakarta area, and there are many choices of transportation. The circular migrant has an exceptional condition: they only move to work or education but do not settle in the destination. The study uses descriptive methods to understand the phenomenon of circular mobility to Jakarta. The data collected from the publication of Statistic Indonesia and in-depth interviews. The results showed that the majority of commuters to Jakarta came from Depok City and Bekasi City. The motives of commuters are for work (83 per cent) and education (17 per cent). The large proportion of commuters with the prior status of work activities shows that economic factors, especially higher income, are still the main reason for commuting. Circular migrant prefers electric railroad line (KRL) because it is relatively fast, cheap and free from traffic jams. The high level of traffic congestion in Jakarta forces commuters to choose the most profitable mode of transportation.

The COVID-19 pandemic situation is still ongoing in many countries in the world, including Indonesia. The positive case continues to increase every day and impacts our life, including the fisheries’ family. The fishery is a vulnerable sector to climate change, and this day worsened by a pandemic situation. This paper aims to understand the resources attached to fishing families facing various pressures and risks, forms of response, and adaptation within the fishing families. During COVID-19 pandemic situation, we have to carried out an online ethnographic approach by online-focused group discussion (FGD) to fisherman group and fisherman wives. Purworejo village was selected as a research site because it is the one with the largest number of small-scale fishing families in Java’s northern coastal area. The results show that various pressures and risks faced by fishery families, not only related to climate change and COVID-19 such as fishing season, limited resources, capital, and access, but also a risk on their internal family. In the context of fishery family resilience, each family member has a role in dealing with stressors, especially economic stressors. Fathers look for fish in the sea almost eight hours a day; children also go to sea when economic conditions continue to deteriorate; even a fisherman’s wife has the same responsibilities as her husband.