Instagram telah memberikan warna tersendiri dalam corak demokrasi di Indonesia. Akan tetapi, penggunaan media sosial sebagai sumber informasi dan sarana komunikasi politik tampaknya menimbulkan konsekuensi yang dilematis di tengah masyarakat. Di tengah-tengah realitas itu, kehadiran Gen Z sebagai kelompok yang paling rentan, patut mendapat perhatian sebagai diskursus yang cukup menarik, mengingat kedudukan mereka sebagai generasi yang paling dekat dengan teknologi sekaligus sebagai kelompok pemilih pemula dengan basis suara yang mesti diperhitungkan. Oleh karenanya, mendeskripsikan bagaimana Gen Z menggunakan Instagram sebagai sumber informasi sekaligus media komunikasi politik menjadi diskursus yang menarik untuk dibahas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penggunaan Instagram pada Generasi Z dalam konteks informasi politik, khususnya dalam konteks pilpres 2019. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif, yang umumnya melibatkan ide, persepsi, pendapat, atau kepercayaan orang yang diteliti. Adapun informan yang terlibat merupakan mahasiswa Program Studi Komunikasi Universitas Pertamina sebanyak 10 orang. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan terdapat 4 karakteristik Gen Z dalam menggunakan Instagram sebagai sumber informasi dan media komunikasi politik; yakni Unengaged User, Exclude User, Pasif User, dan Active User, yang bergantung pada kombinasi antara orientasi politik dan level efikasi yang mereka miliki.

This paper analyzes Indonesia's economic diplomacy in overcoming trade barriers to Indonesian palm oil commodities carried out by the European Union. Until now, the Indonesian Crude Palm Oil (CPO) industry has experienced tremendous pressure from the European Union (EU) as one of the main export destinations for Indonesian CPO. In order to secure Indonesia's national interests, instead of taking a cooperative approach, the Indonesian government has responded to the EU's discriminatory attitude towards palm oil commodities with a series of assertive economic diplomacy approaches. This assertive economic diplomacy approach is understood by this paper as a form of the “Power-Play End” strategy articulated by Indonesia to secure its national interests in mainland Europe. The main question in this paper is how can Indonesia use this strategy in overcoming trade barriers imposed by the EU on palm oil commodities? Using the concept of Economic Diplomacy which emphasizes three elements, namely the use of political influence and relations, the use of economic assets, the consolidation of the political climate and the international environment - this paper will examine Indonesia's economic diplomacy in related issues. Key Words: Palm Oil, Economic Diplomacy, Trade Barriers, Indonesia, European Union

This paper analyzes Indonesia's economic diplomacy in overcoming trade barriers to Indonesian palm oil commodities carried out by the European Union. Until now, the Indonesian Crude Palm Oil (CPO) industry has experienced tremendous pressure from the European Union (EU) as one of the main export destinations for Indonesian CPO. In order to secure Indonesia's national interests, instead of taking a cooperative approach, the Indonesian government has responded to the EU's discriminatory attitude towards palm oil commodities with a series of assertive economic diplomacy approaches. This assertive economic diplomacy approach is understood by this paper as a form of the “Power-Play End” strategy articulated by Indonesia to secure its national interests in mainland Europe. The main question in this paper is how can Indonesia use this strategy in overcoming trade barriers imposed by the EU on palm oil commodities? Using the concept of Economic Diplomacy which emphasizes three elements, namely the use of political influence and relations, the use of economic assets, the consolidation of the political climate and the international environment - this paper will examine Indonesia's economic diplomacy in related issues. Key Words: Palm Oil, Economic Diplomacy, Trade Barriers, Indonesia, European Union