PolGov (Reseach Center for Politics and Government) is a research unit under the Department of Politics and Government (DPP) Fisipol UGM. Established in 2009, PolGov is the result of a merger of two laboratories that have long been managed separately by the Department of Government/Politics and Government and the Master Program of Local Politics and Regional Autonomy (PLOD)/Political Science) Universitas Gadjah Mada. PolGov has vision to become a university-based knowledge hub on politics and government issues, support and advocate the development of democracy, civil society and good governance which have the positive policy impact.