Rocky Gerung (born 20 January 1959) is an Indonesian

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Early life

Rocky began studying at the

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in 1979. He first entered the department of political science, which at that time joined the Faculty of Social Sciences, before deciding to move to the department of philosophy and graduated in 1986. During college, Rocky was close to the socialist-leaning activists such as

Marsillam Simanjuntak Marsillam Simanjuntak (born 23 February 1943 in Yogyakarta) is a retired Indonesian politician who served as Secretary of the Cabinet from January 2000, as Minister of Justice from June 2001, and as Attorney General of Indonesia between July 2001 ...

, Hariman Siregar, and others.Aksyah, Ramadhani (12 April 2018)
Kisah Seorang Teman: Rocky Gerung yang Saya Ketahui
'' Republika.co.id'', diakses 7 Oktober 2018.

Careers

After graduating, Rocky taught in the department as a non-permanent lecturer until the beginning of 2015. He stopped teaching due to the issuance of Law No. 14 of 2005 which requires a lecturer to have a minimum of a master's degree; whereas Rocky only holds a bachelor's degree. He was teaching courses such as the Seminar on Justice Theory,

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, and Philosophy Research Methods; he also taught at the postgraduate program.Mamduh, Naufal (20 April 2018)
Kontroversi Rocky Gerung: Disebut 'Profesor' Hingga 'Provokator'
''Tirto.id'', diakses 7 Oktober 2018. Together with figures such as

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and Azyumardi Azra, Rocky co-founded the Setara Institute, a think tank in the field of democracy and human rights, in 2005. As a philosopher, one of Rocky's fields of study was the philosophy of feminism. He wrote a lot in Jurnal Perempuan, a publication managed by the Women's Journal Foundation and founded by Gadis Arivia, his colleague at the University of Indonesia.

Notable works

Books: * Fay, Brian; Rocky Gerung; dan Budi Murdono (1991). "''Teori Sosial dan Praktek Politik''". Jakarta: Penerbit Graffiti. * Saraswati, L. G.; dan Rocky Gerung (2006). "''Hak Asasi Manusia: Teori, Hukum, Kasus''". Depok: Filsafat UI Press. Journal: * Gerung, R. (2007). "''Pluralisme dan Konsekwensinya: Catatan Kaki untuk Filsafat Politik’ Nurcholish Madjid''”." ''Paper PSIK Universitas Paramadina''. * Gerung, R. (2008). "''Feminisme versus Kearifan Lokal''." ''Jurnal Perempuan'' 57. * Gerung, R. (2010). "''Representasi, Kedaulatan, dan Etika Publik''." ''Jentera Jurnal Hukum'' 20 (5). * Gerung, R. (2014). "Feminist Ethics against Stigma of Theocracy-Patriarchy: a Reflection of 2014 Presidential Election." ''Jurnal Perempuan'' 19 (3): 175-182. * Gerung, R. (2016).
Feminist Pedagogy: A Political Position.
''Jurnal Perempuan'' 21 (3): 265-271.

Controversies

Reporting of Rocky to the police

On 1 December 2021, the Movement of Nusantara Advocates (Perekat Nusantara) officially reported Rocky Gerung and four other opposition figures Refly Harun, Adi Masardi, Natalius Pigai, and Hersubeno Arief to the

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at 11:00 AM

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for their hate speeches, especially those directed against Romo Benny Susetyo, the special staff of the Pancasila Ideology Education Body's directing council for intervening the

Indonesian Ulema Council Indonesian Ulema Council ( id, Majelis Ulama Indonesia, ar, مجلس العلماء الإندونيسي, abbreviated MUI) is Indonesia's top Islamic scholars body. MUI was founded in Jakarta on July 26, 1975 during the New Order era. The council ...

(MUI), and also including Bishops' Conference of Indonesia (KWI) and the

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. Perekat Nusantara also additionally reported Rocky's

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channel, ''Rocky Gerung Official''. In his YouTube channel, Rocky reacts to the reports of him by Perekat Nusantara by saying: "It is a stupid thing.

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useless". Rocky also said that the current president of Indonesia,

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, had failed to embody the equality of all Indonesian citizens. Romo Benny threatened to arrest Rocky and other four figures of the so-called "pro-democracy movement" but Nicho Silalahi said that

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is merciful even to the opponents. Emanuel Herdiyanto also said that Romo Benny's post about MUI were his personal opinions rather than the Catholic Church's stance. According to the Catholic activist Leonardus Sugiman, Romo Benny must be thankful to the pro-democracy figures including Rocky, and placing himself as an independent figure and an enlightener for all Catholic practitioners.

References

External links

Profile
in ''Tirto.id''
Literature collections
di

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''Lilin yang Kian Terang Menjelang Padam''
orasi kebudayaan Rocky pada 20 Mei 2017 di Jakarta. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerung, Rocky 1959 births Indonesian essayists Living people 20th-century male writers Minahasa people People from Manado University of Indonesia alumni Indonesian atheism activists Conservatism in Indonesia Indonesian conspiracy theorists