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Daniel Jeremia Natanael Nababan is a social researcher whose work connects environmental governance, climate policy, gender, social inequality, and community resilience. At DEEP EnGender, he contributes to research development, academic publication, data analysis, and the preparation of grant proposals that support the organisation’s commitment to gender justice, ecological sustainability, and inclusive peace.

Trained in sociology and European studies, Daniel brings an interdisciplinary perspective to the relationship between global policy frameworks and lived social realities. His research has examined European Union environmental governance, EU-ASEAN climate relations, gender-responsive disaster risk reduction, child marriage prevention, women’s agricultural labour, and the effects of unequal urban development on marginalised communities.

Daniel combines policy-oriented research with practical experience in research administration and field coordination. His work with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Southeast Asia included training enumerators in research procedures and ethics and supporting focus group discussions and in-depth interviews for a child marriage prevention study. These experiences strengthened his ability to connect research design, ethical data collection, and locally grounded evidence.

Education

• 2024 - Master of Science in European Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
• 2020 - Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publication

• Nababan, D. J. N., & Nugrahani, H. S. D. (2024). “European Union’s Forest Fire Policies Implementation in the Post-Pandemic Age.” Intermestic: Journal of International Studies, 8(2), 595-618. https://doi.org/10.24198/intermestic.v8n2.9

Selected Public Commentary

• “Cities for Whom: Prostitution, Poverty, and Urbanization in West Java.” BandungBergerak.id, 13 April 2026.
  An analysis of how unequal urban development, precarious employment, and limited social protection shape the vulnerability of women within West Java’s informal economy.
• “Why Gender Sensitivity Matters for Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia.” Konde.co, 6 March 2026.
  An examination of gendered inequalities in emergency governance and the importance of recognising women as essential actors in community resilience and disaster response.
• “Jokowi’s Vlogs Entertaining, but Public Needs to Be More Critical.” The Jakarta Post, 28 September 2017. Co-authored with Debora Irene Christine.
  A commentary on political communication, social media, public image, and the importance of critical media literacy.

International Conferences

The 7th International Conference on Strategic and Global Studies. Deakin Downtown, Melbourne, Australia | 24-25 July 2023.

The 6th International Conference on Strategic and Global Studies. Istanbul, Türkiye | 9-10 November 2022.

Award and Recognition

• 2022 - LPDP Scholarship Awardee, Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia.