Dr. Asep Darmini holds a PhD in Media and Communication from the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies (CCMPS) at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. His doctoral research was fully funded by the Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP), under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia.
Dr. Asep Darmini’s academic work focuses on the intersection of digital technology, society, and communication. His research interests include internet studies, digital ethnography, digital inequality, and digital disconnection, particularly in understanding how digital technologies shape social interaction, access to information, and patterns of communication in contemporary society.
With considerable experience in both teaching and research, Dr. Asep Darmini has contributed to various academic discussions and scholarly works related to digital media and communication studies. His research often explores critical perspectives on how individuals and communities experience the digital environment, including issues of access, digital inclusion, and the social implications of technology use.
Currently, Dr. Asep Darmini serves as a Lecturer at the Communication Department of Bina Nusantara (BINUS) University, Jakarta, Indonesia. In his teaching, he integrates theoretical frameworks with contemporary case studies to help students critically understand the evolving dynamics of media and communication in the digital age.
Through his academic activities, research, and engagement with emerging digital communication issues, Dr. Asep Darmini continues to contribute to the development of communication scholarship, particularly in the areas of digital culture, media policy, and the societal impact of digital technologies.
2025 Santri, Digital Divide and Their Political Voice. Stratsea, 21 March 2025 https://stratsea.com/santri-digital-divide-and-their-political-voice/
2024 Why does religious identity matter? The multidimensionality of the Indonesian public sphere. Muslim Politics Review, Vol. 3 No. 1, https://journal.uiii.ac.id/index.php/mpr/article/view/250
024 Genosida di Palestina: refleksi pentingnya pendidikan tinggi yang setara, transparan, dan berkeadilan di Indonesia (Genocide in Palestine: reflection on the critical needs of equal, transparent, and fair access to higher education in Indonesia). The Conversation Indonesia, 20 May 2024 https://theconversation.com/genosida-di-palestina-refleksi-pentingnya-pendidikan-tinggi-yang-setara-transparan-dan-berkeadilan-di-indonesia-229893
Individualisme yang berlebihan lemahkan kesadaran politik kaum terdidik (Hyper individualism weakens political consciousness of well-educated people in Indonesia). The Conversation Indonesia, 26 February 2024 https://theconversation.com/individualisme-yang-berlebihan-lemahkan-kesadaran-politik-kaum-terdidik-224096
Mobilisasi politik di pesantren: bagaimana keterbatasan akses digital dan kuatnya peran kiai menentukan arah dukungan dalam pemilu (Political mobilisation in pesantren: how the limited digital access and the strength of charismatic role of kiai defines electoral support in the general election). The Conversation Indonesia, 8 February 2024 https://theconversation.com/mobilisasi-politik-di-pesantren-bagaimana-keterbatasan-akses-digital-dan-kuatnya-peran-kiai-menentukan-arah-dukungan-dalam-pemilu-220782
2023 The unsolved problems of our construction of knowledge. The Jakarta Post, 9 March 2023 https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2023/03/09/the-unsolved-problems-of-our-construction-of-knowledge.html
2022 What TikTokers teach us about the pressing need for inclusive digital policy. The Jakarta Post, 26 November 2022 https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2022/11/25/what-tiktokers-teach-us-about-the-pressing-need-for-inclusive-digital-policy.html
(Co-author with Dwitya Amry). Let’s talk about marriage and all its consequences. The Jakarta Post, 27 August 2022 https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2022/08/26/lets-talk-about-marriage-and-all-its-consequences.html
(Co-author with Dwitya Amry). Post-COVID recovery: Scratching the surface of ‘millennial’ start-ups. The Jakarta Post, 26 March 2022 https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2022/03/25/post-covid-recovery-scratching-the-surface-of-millennial-start-ups.html
2021 (Co-author with Dwitya Amry). LPDP overseas scholarship needs rethinking. The Jakarta Post, 1 December 2021 https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2021/11/30/lpdp-overseas-scholarship-needs-rethinking.html
2020 Indonesian religious leaders must be more active in communicating messages about the pandemic. The Conversation, 2 April 2020 https://theconversation.com/indonesian-religious-leaders-must-be-more-active-in-communicating-messages-about-the-pandemic-135224
2019 Nadiem, modernisation and Islamization of education. The Jakarta Post, 22 November 2019 https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/11/22/nadiem-modernization-and-islamization-education.html
2024 Is it too early for AI? Understanding the digital divide and religious interpretation in Indonesia, The Future of Artificial Intelligence in/and of Islam: A View from Muslim Southeast Asia, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Indonesian International Islamic University (Depok, 2 – 4 July 2024)
2021 Rethinking the Public Sphere: Islam, Modernity, and Covid-19 in Indonesia, Remaking the Future, British Sociological Association Annual Conference 2021 (Online, 13 – 15 April 2021)
2020 Who is the Santri? Re-examining Geertz’s Religion of Java in the Contemporary Indonesia
Created Identities, Midland 4 Cities Interdisciplinary Conference (Online, 5 September 2020)
Structure and Agency in Public Communication: Lessons Learnt from COVID-19 in Indonesia
Symposium on Social Science 2020, Centre for Southeast Asian Social Studies, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia (Online, 24 – 25 August 2020)
Beyond the Infrastructure: Internet and Education in the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School
Media Education Summit 2020, Centre for Excellence in Media Practice (Online, 2-3 April 2020)
2019 Internet and Public Sphere in Pondok Pesantren: Reclaiming the Future of Religious Education in Indonesia
MediAsia 2019: The 10th Asian Conference on Media, Communication and Film, International Academic Forum (IAFOR) (Tokyo, 25-27 October 2019)
Size does (not) matter: A note from the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School (Pondok Pesantren)
New Directions in Cultural and Media Research, Centre for Arts Doctoral Research Excellence (CADRE), University of Warwick (Coventry, 23 May 2019)
Inclusion and Islamic Education: Lesson learnt from the Indonesian Islamic Boarding Schools (Pondok Pesantren)
7th Annual Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference, Centre for Education Studies, University of Warwick (Coventry, 11 May 2019)
Dr. Asep Darmini has received several prestigious scholarships throughout his academic journey. He was awarded the LPDP Doctoral Scholarship from the Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, which supported his doctoral studies from 2016 to 2021. Prior to that, he received the DIKTI Master Scholarship from the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia, which funded his master’s degree from 2013 to 2014. Earlier in his academic path, he was also granted an Undergraduate Scholarship from the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, which supported his undergraduate studies between 2006 and 2010.
These scholarships reflect his academic excellence and commitment to advancing knowledge in the field of media and communication studies.