Tashwirul Afkar (P-ISSN: 1410-9166, E-ISSN: 2655-7401) is a peer-reviewed journal which is published by the Institute for the Study and Development of Human Resources, the Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board (LAKPESDAM-PBNU) aims to initiate and to stimulate progress, both in religious and cultural thinking. Therefore, it publishes papers that promote new ideas, models, approaches, and paradigms by contributing to the advances in knowledge, theory of religious and cultural thinking.

The journal covers applied research studies and review articles, both in the format of full-length articles and research notes. Applied research studies are expected to examine relationships among variables relevant to hospitality and tourism by employing appropriate analytical or statistical technique. High-quality review articles that address the latest advances and develop theoretical knowledge or thinking about key aspects of religious and cultural thinking are accepted. Research notes are short articles that report advances in methodology, exploratory research findings, or extensions/discussions of prior research.

Tashwirul Afkar will also welcome commentary in response to published articles. All papers are subject to a double-blind peer-review process based on an initial screening by the editor criteria for evaluation include a significant contribution to the field, conceptual quality, appropriate methodology, and clarity of exposition.

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  • This article examines the escalating institutional conflict within Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) ahead of its Thirty-Fifth Congress in 2026, arguing that the crisis signifies more than a contest among competing elites. Rather, it reflects a profound renegotiation of religious authority within...

  • Entering its second century, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) carries a monumental legacy: a network of Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) deeply rooted across the archipelago, a centuries-tested tradition of moderation, and a social base comprising 57.2% of Indonesia's Muslim population. Yet, behind...

  • This article examines the relationship between Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and the state by shifting attention from the normative question of whether a religious organization should be close to or distant from political power to the historical problem of how the modern state constitutes the...

  • The establishment of the Special Branch of Nahdlatul Ulama (PCI NU) during the 31st NU Congress in Surakarta in 2004 served as an organisational response to two primary developments. First, the growing diaspora of Nahdliyin (NU members) scattered across various countries as students, migrant...

  • This article examines how power relations and the manipulation of religious language within pesantren can produce epistemic injustice for students who experience sexual violence, while formulating an internally grounded model of institutional transformation. The study employs a qualitative...

  • This article examines whether the organizational transformation agenda pursued by KH. Yahya Cholil Staquf as General Chairman of PBNU for the 2022-2026 term, which he termed Governing NU, can genuinely be called an organizational transformation. This article also traces the points at which...

  • Resensi ini membahas Proceedings of the R20 International Summit of Religious Leaders, sebuah kumpulan pidato, dokumen, dan teks yang lahir dari G20 Religion Forum (R20) di Bali pada 2–3 November 2022. R20 menawarkan pendekatan dialog antaragama yang tidak berhenti pada penegasan...

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Pages: 33-52
Nahdlatul Ulama sebagai State-Embedded Islamic Civil Society: Relasi Agama, Negara, dan Kekuasaan di Indonesia
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Pages: 53-78
Sayap Sarat Beban: Redesain Kelembagaan PCI NU
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Pages: 79-106
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Transformasi Nahdlatul Ulama di Bawah Kepemimpinan KH. Yahya Cholil Staquf (2022 - 2026): Gagasan, Implementasi, dan Resistensi
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Pages: 127-140
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Mencari Nilai-Nilai Spiritual Bersama untuk Perdamaian Dunia
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Pages: 141-144