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This is an open access book. The International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries(ICISPE)is an annual eventheld by the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Universitas Diponegoro.This year's ICISPE isheld for the 9th time.As with the previous years,this international conference is built based on thespirit and passion of the developmenfrommuti-discipline and inusive sciences,whilst promoingthe advancement of research across the country.Thus,the conference not only gives a chance for the academics to assess phenomenon and contemporary problems by collaborating with variousdisciplines,but also delivers opportunities as widely as possible to every stakeholder who is willingto bridge academic and practical fields. ICSPE also offers to facilitate open discusslons and debates,transfer of knowledge,strategies forpolicy formulation.and networking amongst scholars and policymakers.Later,this multi-disciplineand inclusive collaboration are further implemented through discussion forums,advanced research, and or joint-publication. The theme of this year's ICISPE conference is "Navigating challenges and limits to inclusive development in the Global South".The post-covid world has shown some economic and political turmoil that posed a potential threat to reaching the 2030 goaL One of which is the rising of hybrid regimes at the cost of democratic growth in many developing countries.According to the latest V Dem Report(Marina et aL,2024).more than 40 countries are in the state of autocratizing with deteriorating freedom of expression in 35 countries that are mostly in the Global South This could signify a great challenge in realizing the 2030 Agenda on inclusive and sustainable development.