Melianus Taebenu

PhD Candidate

School of Social Science

Research Interests

Qualifications

Master of Public Policy, The Australian National University, Australia (2018-2019)

Bachelor of Public Administration, School of Local Administration, Indonesia (2002-2009)

Book Chapter

Taebenu, M. M. (2025). “Strategi Penguatan Daya Dukung ASN Dalam Merawat Kebhinekaan dan Menangkal Radikalisme di Indonesia” (Strategy to Strengthen Public Servants' Support in Promoting Diversity and Countering Radicalism in Indonesia) in Nono, et al. (2025). Dusun Flobamora Press. Available at https://penerbitdusunflobamora.com/product/menjadi-asn-yang-netral-toleran-dan-berbudaya-perspektif-asn-ntt-tentang-pemerintahan-kebangsaan-dan-kebudayaan-daerah/

Journal Articles

Taebenu, M. M., & Letor, Y. M. K. (2024). Determinants of Tourists Satisfactory and

Unsatisfactory Experiences in Nature-Based Tourism Destinations: A Thematic Analysis.

International Journal of Applied Science in Tourism and Events, 8(2), 64-75. Available at https://doi.org/10.31940/ijaste.v8i2.64-75

Setiawan, I., Hendra, A., Taebenu, M. M., Johannes, A. W., & Sidiq, F. F. (2024). Integrating Local Culture in Smart City: ‘Sombere’ Based Governance Collaboration in Makassar City, Indonesia. Jurnal Bina Praja, 16 (3), 541–556. Available at https://doi.org/10.21787/jbp.16.2024.541-556

Letor, R. P., & Taebenu, M. M. (2023). The Diffusion of Contemporary Public Administration Paradigms into The Bureaucratic Reform Policy in Indonesia. In Proceedings Cendana International Conference of Public Administration 2023 (pp. 23-36). Available at https://conference.undana.ac.id/index.php/semintadm/article/view/552

Letor, Y. M. K., Taebenu, M. M., & Djogo, H. M. (2022). The Difference in Perception between Nursing Students and Clinical Teachers of the Characteristics of Clinical Teachers. Jendela Nursing Journal, 6(2), 68-77. https://doi.org/10.31983/jnj.v6i2.8761

Taebenu, M. M. (2020). Blue Grabbing amidst the Application of Blue Economy. Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan Suara Khatulistiwa, 5(2), 48-71. Available at https://ejournal.ipdn.ac.id/index.php/khatulistiwa/article/view/1380

Taebenu, M. M. (2020). An Assessment of Fertility Transition and Gender Equity in Indonesia. Jurnal Flobamora, 3(1), 17-26. Available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343785849_An_assessment_of_fertility_transition_and_gender_equity_in_Indonesia

Newspapers Articles

Taebenu, M. M. (2019, November 05). “More women politicians have not led to less graft.” The Jakarta Post. Available at https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2019/11/05/morewomen-in-indonesian-politics-has-not-reduced-graft.html

Taebenu, M. M. (2019, July 01). “Who are the poor in Indonesia?”. The Jakarta Post. Available at https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2019/07/01/who-are-the-poor-in-indonesia.html

Presentations:

Letor, R. P., & Taebenu, M. M. (2023, August 2). The Diffusion of Contemporary Public Administration Paradigms into The Bureaucratic Reform Policy in Indonesia. The 1st Cendana International Conference of Public Administration 2023, Kupang, NTT, Indonesia.

Taebenu, M. M. (2021, August 3-5). Stalled Fertility Decline in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia: Understanding Its Determinants. The 5th Asian Population Association Conference, online.