February 1, 2024

VITA

R. William Liddle

Emeritus Professor of Political Science Home Address:

The Ohio State University 4347 Castleton Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210 Columbus, OH 43220
Cell: (614) 975-2231
E-mail: liddle.2@[Link]

Date of Birth: January 18, 1938

Education

Yale University, 1959-67. Ph.D., 1967. M.A., 1961.

University of Chicago, 1964-65. Carnegie Fellow at the Committee for the Comparative Study of
New States.

Yale University, 1955-59. BA, magna cum laude, 1959.

Teaching

Ohio State University: Professor Emeritus, 2011-present; Professor, 1978-2011; Associate

Professor, 1970-78; Assistant Professor, 1966-70; Instructor, 1965-66.

Mershon Center, Ohio State University, Research Associate, 1999-present.

Pusat Latihan Penelitian Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial (Social Science Research Training Center), Aceh,
Indonesia, 1985-87. Fulbright Lecturer in graduate-level social science research training program.

Indonesian Studies Summer Institute, Athens, Ohio, Summer 1983. Lecturer on Indonesian
Politics.

Ohio University, Visiting Professor, Fall 1980, Winter 1978, Winter and Spring 1976.

University of Singapore, 1968-69. Fulbright-Hays Lecturer.

Courses taught: introduction to political science, introduction to comparative politics, government

and politics of the developing world, traditional political systems and political development,
community politics in the developing world, Southeast Asian politics, Indonesian politics,
comparing India and Indonesia, theories of political development and change, national integration,
alternatives to modernization, theories and methods of comparative politics, research seminar on
developing world politics, research seminar in comparative politics, the political economy of Albert
Hirschman, introduction to development studies, leadership and agency, politics in Muslim-majority
countries, honors seminar in comparative politics.

Innovations: development of the basic comparative politics course as a theoretical and

methodological introduction to the field for undergraduate majors; introduction and development of
courses in developing world politics and political development theory for undergraduates and
graduate students; creation of an introductory course in development studies for the Undergraduate
International Studies Program; introduction and development of an honors seminar in comparative
politics, introduction and development of a graduate seminar and undergraduate course in political
leadership and agency; introduction of a Study Abroad course in Indonesian development studies, in
association with Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Honors seminar in comparative
politics selected by the OSU Honors Program for a 2004-2006 course development award.

Research

Language skills: fluency in Indonesian, reading knowledge of Dutch, French.

Major grants: Mershon Center, Ohio State University, research award 2017-2018 (with Paul Beck,
Richard Gunther), 2009-2010; Smith Richardson Foundation (with Thomas Pepinsky and Saiful
Mujani) research award, 2007-2008; Korea Research Foundation (with Yong Cheol Kim and Salim
Said) research award, 2003-2004; National Science Foundation research award, 1999-2000; Ford
Foundation (Jakarta) conference grant, 1998; Asia Foundation conference grant, 1990; Social
Science Research Council conference grant, 1985; Visiting Research Fellowship, Department of
Political and Social Change, Australian National University, 1980; Fulbright award for research at
the Institute of Southeast Asia Studies, Singapore, 1976-77; Ford Foundation Southeast Asia
Fellowship, 1971: Foreign Area Training Fellowship, 1962-64.

Recent Awards and Honors

Achmad Bakrie Award, Achmad Bakrie Foundation and Freedom Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia,
August 2022, for outstanding service to Indonesian society, the first Bakrie Award given to a
foreigner.

Anugerah Kebudayaan (Culture Award) from the Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of
Indonesia, for a lifetime of outstanding scholarship and mentorship of benefit to the Indonesian
people, 2018.

Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher, Department of Political Science, Ohio State University, 2010.

Recipient of Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award for best paper presented at the American
Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, September 2009 (with Thomas Pepinsky
and Saiful Mujani).

Nominated for Outstanding Teaching Award, Arts and Sciences Colleges Student Council, Ohio
State University, 2009.
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A book of essays, Dari Columbus Untuk Indonesia: 70 Tahun Prof Bill Liddle Dari Murid dan
Sahabat [From Columbus for Indonesia: 70 Years of Prof Bill Liddle from Students and
Friends], Jakarta: Gramedia, Freedom Institute and Nalar Publishers, 2008.

Outstanding International Faculty Member, Ohio State University Office of Academic Affairs,
1996.

Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State, 1995.

Academic Publications

Books and Monographs:

Dua Negeri, Empat Pemimpin [Two Countries, Four Leaders], Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kompas,
2021. Fifty op-ed essays originally published between 2010 and 2020 in the Jakarta daily Kompas.

Voting Behavior in Indonesia since Democratization: Critical Democrats, Cambridge: Cambridge

University Press (with Saiful Mujani and Kuskridho Ambardi), 2018 (Indonesian edition 2019).
Cited by 53.

Piety and Public Opinion: Understanding Islam and Political Behavior, Oxford: Oxford University
Press (with Thomas Pepinsky and Saiful Mujani), 2018 (Indonesian edition 2019). Cited by 51.

Memperbaiki Mutu Demokrasi di Indonesia: Sebuah Perdebatan [Improving the Quality of

Democracy in Indonesia: a Debate], Jakarta: Yayasan Wakaf Paramadina, 2012, pp. i-ix, 1-171
(Contains an original essay plus critical comments and a response by the author).

Kuasa Rakyat [People Power], Jakarta: Mizan, 2012, pp. i-xvi, 1-555 (with Saiful Mujani and
Kuskridho Ambardi) (The first individual-level study of Indonesian voting behavior based on
surveys conducted from 1999 to the present).

Political Entrepreneurs and Development Strategies: Southeast Asian Cases and Comparisons,
Adelaide: Centre of Asian Studies, Flinders University, 1991, pp. 37 (22nd Annual Asian Studies
Lecture).

Politics and Culture in Indonesia, Ann Arbor: Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social
Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988, pp. 55. An article length revised version has
been published as "The National Political Culture and the New Order," Prisma 46 (1989), pp. 4-20.

Cultural and Class Politics in New Order Indonesia, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian
Studies, 1977, pp. 21.

Ethnicity, Party, and National Integration: An Indonesian Case Study, New Haven and London:
Yale University Press, 1970, pp. xv, 238.
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 Edited Books:

Revolusi dari Luar: Demokratisasi di Indonesia [Revolution from Outside: Democratization in

Indonesia], Jakarta: Nalar and Freedom Institute, 2005, pp. xxii, 258. A collection of newspaper
columns and magazine articles originally written in Indonesian, plus translations of two scholarly
articles on contemporary Indonesian politics. Introduction by Hamid Basyaib.

Crafting Indonesian Democracy, Jakarta: Mizan, 2001, pp ix, 304. Edited papers from a 1998 Ford
Foundation conference on Structural Reform in Indonesian Democratization. “Introduction:
Crafting Indonesian Democracy,” pp. 1-9 by the editor. Also published by Mizan in Indonesian as
Menjauhi Demokrasi Kaum Penjahat [Avoiding Bad Guy Democracy].

Islam, Politik, dan Modernisasi [Islam, Politics, and Modernization], Jakarta: Sinar Harapan, 1997,
pp. xix, 308. (In Indonesian.) Translations of three scholarly articles on Indonesian Islam, plus a
collection of newspaper columns and magazine articles originally written in Indonesian. Contains a
new preface by the editor and an introduction by Taufik Abdullah.

Leadership and Culture in Indonesian Politics, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, in association with the
Asian Studies Association of Australia, 1996, pp. v, 314. A collection of articles, most originally
published between 1985 and 1993, with a new introduction by the editor.

Pemilu-Pemilu Orde Baru: Pasang Surut Kekuasaan Politik [New Order Elections: The Rise and
Fall of Political Authority], Jakarta: LP3ES, 1992, pp. viii, 158. (In Indonesian.) A collection of
articles on Indonesian elections and democracy, most of which were previously published in
English.

Partisipasi dan Partai Politik: Indonesia Pada Awal Orde Baru [Participation and the Political
Parties: Indonesia at the Beginning of the New Order], Jakarta: PT Grafiti, 1992, pp. viii, 220. (In
Indonesian.) A collection of articles previously published in English, with a new introduction,
"Kata Pengantar: Menuju Demokrasi di Indonesia" [Introduction: Toward Democracy in Indonesia].

Political Participation in Modern Indonesia, New Haven: Yale University Southeast Asia Studies,
1973. Chapters authored: "Introduction," pp. 1-11, and "Modernizing Indonesian Politics," pp. 177-
206.

Articles/book chapters:

“B. J. Habibie and the Transformation of Indonesian Politics,” Indonesia 112 (October 2021), pp.
31-76.

“Indonesia: Jokowi Sidelines Democracy,” Journal of Democracy 32:4 (October 2021), pp. 72-86
(with Saiful Mujani). Cited by 3.

“Explaining Democratic Deconsolidation: Evidence from Asian Democracies,” Journal of Global

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Strategic Studies 1:1 (June 2021), pp. 16-36 (with Saiful Mujani).

“Introduction: a Neo-Modernist for our Time,” in Bahtiar Effendy, Insight: Essays on Islam and
Public Affairs, Jakarta, Penjuru Ilmu Sejati, 2017, pp. xv-xx.

“Parties, Elections, Voters, and Democracy,” in Richard Gunther, Paul Beck, Alejandro Moreno,
and Pedro Magalhaes, eds. Voting in New and Old Democracies, Routledge, 2015 (by Robert
Mattes, with Saiful Mujani, R. William Liddle, Tianjian Shi, and Yun-Han Chu).

“Indonesia’s Democratic Performance: A Popular Assessment,” Japanese Journal of Political

Science, 16:2 (June 2015), pp. 210-226 (with Saiful Mujani). Cited by 8.

“Political Science Scholarship on Indonesia: Revived but Constrained,” in Eric Tagliacozzo, ed.
Producing Indonesia: The State of the Field of Indonesian Studies, Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia
Program Publications, 2014, pp 253-266. Cited by 3.

“Improving the Quality of Democracy in Indonesia: Toward a Theory of Action,” Indonesia 96,
October 2013, pp. 59-80. Also published as a book chapter, Thomas Pepinsky and Michele Ford,
eds, Beyond Oligarchy. Ithaca: Cornell University Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2014, pp.
57-77. Cited by 40.

“Generational Change, Political Institutions, and Regime Support in East Asia,” Taiwan Journal of
Democracy, 9:1 (July 2013), pp. 173-196 (with Saiful Mujani). Cited by 7.

“Indonesian Democracy: From Transition to Consolidation,” in Alfred Stepan and Mirjam Kunkler,
eds., Democracy and Islam in Indonesia. New York: Columbia University Press, 2013, pp. 24-50
(with Saiful Mujani). Cited by 48.

“Testing Islam’s Political Advantage: Evidence from Indonesia,” American Journal of Political
Science, 56:3 (July 2012) (with Thomas Pepinsky and Saiful Mujani), pp. 584-600. Cited by 142.

“Indonesia: Personalities, Parties, and Voters,” Journal of Democracy, 21:2 (April 2010) (with
Saiful Mujani), pp. 35-49. A longer version with complete tables has been published as “Voters and
the New Indonesian Democracy,” in Edward Aspinall and Marcus Mietzner, eds., Problems of
Indonesian Democracy: Elections, Institutions, and Society, 2010, pp. 75-99. Singapore: ISEAS
Publishers (with Saiful Mujani). Cited by 132.

“Muslim Indonesia’s Secular Democracy,” Asian Survey, 49:4 (July/August 2009) (with Saiful
Mujani), pp. 575-590. Cited by 152.

“Indonesia: A Muslim-Majority Democracy,” in W. Phillips Shively, Comparative Governance, 3rd

edition, New York: McGraw-Hill Primis, 2007 (first edition 1996). 69 printed pages.

“Leadership, Party and Religion: Explaining Voting Behavior in Indonesia,” Comparative Political
Studies, 40:7 (July 2007) (with Saiful Mujani), pp. 832-857. Cited by 245.
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“Islamic Liberalism: Cause or Consequence of the Conservative Turn?” Inside Indonesia 89
(January-March 2007), p. 37.

“Political Leadership and Civilian Supremacy in Third Wave Democracies: Comparing South
Korea and Indonesia,” Pacific Affairs 79:2 (Summer 2006) (with Yong-Cheol Kim and Salim Said),
pp. 247-268. Also published as “Kepemimpinan Politik dan Supremasi Sipil: Membandingkan
Reformasi Militer Korea Selatan dan Indonesia,” in Salim Said, Ini Bukan Kudeta: Reformasi
Militer Indonesia, Mesir, Thailand, dan Korea Selatan, Bandung: Mizan, 2018, pp 49-90. Cited by
49.

“Indonesia in 2005: A New Multiparty Presidential Democracy,” Asian Survey 46:1

(January/February 2006), pp. 132-139 (with Saiful Mujani). Cited by 49.

“Year One of the Yudhoyono-Kalla Duumvirate,” Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies 41:3
(December 2005), pp. 323-338. Cited by 27.

“Indonesia in 2004: The Rise of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,” Asian Survey 45:1
(January/February 2005), pp. 119-126 (with Saiful Mujani). Not found.

“Indonesia’s Approaching Elections: Politics, Islam, and Public Opinion,” Journal of Democracy
15:1 (January 2004), pp. 109-123 (with Saiful Mujani). Cited by 148.

“Syafii Maarif dan Indonesia” [Syafii Maarif and Indonesia], introduction to Ahmad Syafii Maarif,
Mencari Autentisitas Dalam Kegalauan: Refleksi Ahmad Syafii Maarif [Seeking Authenticity in
Confusion: Reflections of Ahmad Syafii Maarif], Jakarta, Pusat Studi Agama dan Peradaban
Muhammadiyah, 2004, pp. xv-xx (In Indonesian).

“New Patterns of Islamic Politics in Democratic Indonesia,” in Piety and Pragmatism: Trends in
Indonesian Islamic Politics. Washington: Woodrow Wilson International Center, Asia Special
Report No. 10, 2003, pp. 4-13. Cited by 50.

“Indonesia’s Democratic Transition: Playing by the Rules,” Chapter 13 in Andrew Reynolds, ed.,
The Architecture of Democracy, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 373-399. Cited by 38.

“Pengantar” [Introduction], in Salim Said, Militer Indonesia dan Politik: Dulu, Kini, dan Kelak
[The Indonesian Military and Politics: Past, Present, and Future], Jakarta: Sinar Harapan, 2001, v-
xv. (In Indonesian.)

“Indonesia in 2000: A Shaky Start for Democracy,” Asian Survey, XLI,1 (January/February 2001),
pp. 208-220. Cited by 49.

“Islam, Kultur Politik dan Demokratisasi” [Islam, Political Culture, and Democratization], Jurnal
Demokrasi dan HAM [Journal of Democracy and Human Rights], I,1, May-August 2000, pp. 132-
166. (with Saiful Mujani.) (In Indonesian.)
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“Indonesia in 1999: Democracy Restored,” Asian Survey, XL,1 (January/February 2000), pp. 32-42.
Cited by 84.

“Kata Pengantar” [Introduction], in Eep Saefulloh Fatah, Zaman Kesempatan: Agenda-Agenda

Besar Demokratisasi Pasca-Orde Baru [A Time of Opportunity: Great Agendas of Democratization
After the New Order], Bandung: Mizan, 2000, ix-xvi. (In Indonesian.)

“Regime: The New Order,” Chapter 2 in Donald K. Emmerson, ed., Indonesia Beyond Suharto:
Polity, Economy, Society, Transition, Armonk: M. E. Sharpe, 1999, pp. 39-70. Citations not found.

“Indonesia’s Democratic Opening,” Government and Opposition, 34, 1 (January 1999), pp. 94-116.
Citations not found.

“Indonesia’s Unexpected Failure of Leadership,” in Adam Schwarz and Jonathan Paris, eds., The
Politics of Post-Suharto Indonesia, New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1999, pp. 16-39.
Cited by 81.

"Coercion, Cooptation, and the Management of Ethnic Relations in Indonesia," in Michael E.

Brown and Sumit Ganguly, eds., Government Policies and Ethnic Relations in Asia and the Pacific,
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1997, pp. 273-320. Cited by 36.

"The 1997 Indonesian Elections: Personal Power and Regime Legitimacy," Muslim Politics Report,
14 (July/August 1997), pp. 1-6.

"Indonesia in 1996: Pressures from Above and Below," Asian Survey XXXVII, 2 (February 1997),
pp. 167-174. (with Rizal Mallarangeng). Cited by 31.

"Improvising Political Cultural Change: Three Indonesian Cases," in Jim Schiller and Barbara
Martin-Schiller, eds., Imagining Indonesia: Cultural Politics and Political Culture, Athens: Ohio
University Center for International Studies, 1997, pp. 1-54. Cited by 31.

"Media Dakwah Scripturalism: One Form of Islamic Political Thought and Action in New Order
Indonesia," in Mark Woodward, ed., Toward A New Paradigm: Recent Developments in Indonesian
Islamic Thought, Tempe: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University, 1996, pp.
323-357. Also published as "Skripturalisme Media Dakwah: Satu Bentuk Pemikiran dan Aksi
Politik Islam Masa Orde Baru," Ulumul Qur'an, Vol. IV, No. 3, 1993, pp. 53-66. (In Indonesian).
Cited by 104.

"Indonesia: Soeharto's Tightening Grip," Journal of Democracy 7, 4 (October 1996), pp. 58-72.
Citations not found.

"The Islamic Turn in Indonesia: A Political Explanation," Journal of Asian Studies 55, 3 (August
1996), pp. 613-634. Cited by 349.

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"Indonesia in 1995: The Struggle Over Politics and Policy," Asian Survey XXXVI, 2 (February
1996), pp. 109-116 (with Rizal Mallarangeng). Cited by 14.

"A Useful Fiction: Democratic Legitimation in New Order Indonesia," in Robert Taylor, ed., The
Politics of Elections in Southeast Asia, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, pp. 34-60.
Cited by 42.

"Can All Good Things Go Together? Democracy, Growth, and Unity in Post-Soeharto Indonesia,"
in David Bourchier and John Legge, eds., Democracy in Indonesia: 1950s and 1990s, Clayton:
Monash University Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, 1994, pp. 286-301. Cited by 11.

"Politics 1992-1993: Sixth-Term Adjustments in the Ruling Formula," in Chris Manning and Joan
Hardjono, eds., Indonesia Assessment 1993, Canberra: Department of Political and Social Change,
Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, 1993, pp. 26-42. Cited by 7.

"Indonesia's Threefold Crisis," Journal of Democracy, 3, 4 (1992), pp. 60-74. Not found.

“Indonesia's Democratic Past and Future," Comparative Politics, 24, 4 (July 1992), pp. 443-462.
Reprinted in John Ravenhill, ed., The Political Economy of East Asia, London: Edward Elgar, 1995.
Cited by 90.

“The Politics of Development Policy," World Development, 20, 6 (June 1992), pp. 793-807. Cited
by 51.

“The Relative Autonomy of the Third World Politician: Soeharto and Indonesian Economic
Development in Comparative Perspective," International Studies Quarterly, 35, 4 (December
1991), pp. 403-427. Reprinted in John Ravenhill, ed., The Political Economy of East Asia, London:
Edward Elgar, 1995. Cited by 139.

“Rumah Seorang Penulis" [The Address of a Writer], Introduction to Goenawan Mohamad, Catatan
Pinggir [Marginal Notes], Vol. 3, Jakarta: Grafiti, 1991, pp. 1-13. (In Indonesian.)

“The Middle Class and New Order Legitimacy: A Response to Dan Lev," "Indonesia is Indonesia,"
and "East Asian Political Development," Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in Kenneth Young and Richard
Tanter, eds., The Politics of Middle Class Indonesia, Clayton, Vic.: Monash University Centre of
Southeast Asian Studies, 1989, pp. 49-62.

"Indonesia in 1987: The New Order at the Height of its Power," Asian Survey, XXVIII, 2 (February
1988), pp. 180-191. Cited by 40.

"Introduction: Section A," Cultures and Societies of North Sumatra, ed. by Rainer Carle in
cooperation with C. E. Cunningham, M. Kartomi, R. W. Liddle, B. Nothofer and H. Uhlig, Berlin,
Dietrich Reimer Verlag, 1987, pp. 21-24.

"Indonesia in 1986: Contending with Scarcity," Asian Survey, XXVII, 2 (February 1987), pp. 206-
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218. Cited by 14.

"The Politics of Shared Growth: Some Indonesian Cases," Comparative Politics, 19,2 (January
1987), pp. 127-146. Cited by 52.

"Soeharto's Indonesia: Personal Rule and Political Institutions," Pacific Affairs, 58, 1 (Spring,
1985), pp. 68-90. Cited by 203.

"Indonesia's Leadership: Sukarno and Soeharto," Focus on Asian Studies, IV, 2 (Winter 1985), pp.
18-21. Not found.

"Economy and Polity in Suharto's Indonesia," Crossroads, 1,3 (October 1983), pp. 35-45. Not
found.

"The Republic of Indonesia," in George E. Delury, ed., World Encyclopedia of Political Systems
and Parties, Vol. I, Facts on File Publications, 1983, pp. 460-471.

"The Politics of Ekonomi Pancasila," Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies XVIII, 1 (March
1982), pp. 96-101. Not found.

"Indonesia 1977: The New Order's Second General Election," Asian Survey, XVIII, 2 (February
1978), pp. 175-185. Not found.

"The 1977 Indonesian Election and New Order Legitimacy," Southeast Asian Affairs 1978,
Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1978, pp. 122-138. Cited by 34.

"Participation and the Political Parties," in Karl Jackson and Lucian Pye, eds., Political Power and
Communications in Indonesia, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1977, pp.
171-195. Cited by 110.

"Indonesia 1976: Challenges to Suharto's Authority," Asian Survey XVII, 2 (February 1977), pp.
95-106. Cited by 17.

"Closing Remarks," Conference on Indonesian Agriculture, Proceedings, Madison: University of

Wisconsin, 1974, pp. 124-125.

"Rural Development and the Local Political Process," in Seminar on Agricultural and Rural
Development in Indonesia, Proceedings, East Lansing: Michigan State University, 1974, pp. 19-22.

"Evolution from Above: National Leadership and Local Development in Indonesia," Journal of
Asian Studies, XXXII, No. 2 (February 1973), pp. 287-309. Also published as "Evolusi dari Atas:
Pemimpin Nasional dan Pembangunan Daerah di Indonesia," in Sartono Kartodirdjo, Ed.,
Kepemimpinan dalam Dimensi Sosial [The Social Dimensions of Leadership], Jakarta: LP3ES,
1984, pp. 126-63. English version cited by 35.

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"The 1971 Indonesian Elections: A View from the Village," Asia No. 27 (Autumn 1972), pp. 4-18.
(Harry J. Benda Memorial Lecture at the Asia Society.) Not found.

"Ethnicity and Political Organization: Three East Sumatran Cases," in Claire Holt, Benedict
Anderson, and James Siegel, eds. Culture and Politics in Indonesia, Ithaca: Cornell University
Press, 1972 (2007 paperback edition published by Equinox), pp. 126-178. Cited by 16.

"The Role of Government in Modernizing Asian Societies," Thai Journal of Development

Administration, April 1969. Also published in Solidarity (Manila), October, 1969, pp. 36-42.

"Suku Simalungun: An Ethnic Group in Search of Representation," Indonesia III, April 1967, pp. 1-
28. Cited by 6.

Book Reviews:

Thomas Power and Eve Warburton, (eds), Democracy in Indonesia: from Stagnation to
Regression? Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2020. Asian Pacific Economic
Literature 2021: 1 (March).

Arianto A. Patunru, Mari Pangestu, and M. Chatib Basri (eds), Indonesia in the New World:
Globalisation, Nationalism and Sovereignty. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2018.
Asian Pacific Economic Literature 2018: 2 (November).

Edward Aspinall, Marcus Mietzner, and Dirk Tomsa (eds), The Yudhoyono Presidency: Indonesia’s
Decade of Stability and Stagnation. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2015. Asian
Pacific Economic Literature 2016: 2 (November).

Maribeth Erb and Priyambudi Sulistiyanto (eds), Deepening Democracy in Indonesia? Direct
Elections for Local Leaders (Pilkada). Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2009.
Pacific Affairs,83:3 (October 2010), pp. 641-643.

Ross H. McLeod and Andrew MacIntyre (eds), Indonesia: Democracy and the Promise of Good
Governance, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007. Bulletin of Indonesian
Economic Studies, 44:1 (April 2008), pp. 167-169.

Edward Aspinall, Opposing Suharto: Compromise, Resistance, and Regime Change in Indonesia.
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2005. Indonesia 83 (April 2007), pp. 155-159.

Edward Aspinall and Greg Fealy, eds., Local Power and Politics in Indonesia: Decentralization
and Democratization. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2003. Bulletin of Indonesian
Economic Studies, 40:1 (April 2004), pp 126-127.

Andrew MacIntyre, The Power of Institutions: Political Architecture and Governance. Ithaca
and London: Cornell University Press, 2003. Perspectives on Politics, 2:1 (March 2004), pp.
180-182.
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Ian Chalmers and Vedi Hadiz, eds., The Politics of Economic Development in Indonesia:
Contending Perspectives. London and New York: Routledge, 1997. Journal of Asian Studies, 58:3
(August 1999), pp. 888-890.

Geoff Forrester, ed., Post-Soeharto Indonesia: Renewal or Chaos? Singapore: Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies. Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 35:2 (August 1999), pp. 159-162.

Anders Uhlin, Indonesia and the Third Wave of Democratization: The Indonesian Pro-Democracy
Movement in a Changing World, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1997. Crossroads, 12:1 (1999), pp.
208-211.

Goenawan Mohamad, Sidelines: Writings from Tempo. South Melbourne: Hyland House in
association with Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, 1994. Journal of Asian Studies, 57:2
(May 1998), pp. 613-615.

"The Left Adrift: Review of John Rapley, Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the
Third World, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1996,” Mershon International Studies Review, 1998.

George J. Aditjondro, In the Shadow of Mount Ramelau: The Impact of the Occupation of East
Timor, Leiden, Netherlands: Indonesian Documentation and Information Centre, 1994; Amnesty
International, Power and Impunity: Human Rights Under the New Order, London: Amnesty
International, 1994; Human Rights Watch/Asia, The Limits of Openness: Human Rights in
Indonesia and East Timor, New York: Human Rights Watch, 1994. Indonesia 59 (April 1995), pp
101-106.

Anne Booth, ed., The Oil Boom and After: Indonesian Economic Policy and Performance in the
Soeharto Era. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Pacific Affairs, 67:2 (Summer 1994), pp.
319-20.

Harold Crouch and Hal Hill, eds., Indonesia Assessment 1992: Political Perspectives on the 1990s.
Canberra: Australian National University, Research School of Pacific Studies, 1992. Journal of
Asian Studies, 53:1 (February 1994), pp. 281-282.

Ruth McVey, ed., Southeast Asian Capitalists. Ithaca: Cornell University Southeast Asia Program,
1992. Journal of Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 6:2 (November 1992), pp. 109-111.

Robert Cribb, ed.. The Indonesian Killings: Studies from Java and Bali. Clayton, Vic.: Centre of
Southeast Asian Studies, Monash University, 1990. Journal of Asian Studies, 51:2 (May 1992), pp.
451-452.

Andrew MacIntyre, Business and Politics in Indonesia. Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1990. Bulletin
of Indonesian Economic Studies, 28:1 (April 1992), pp. 117-119.

Ann Swift, The Road to Madiun: The Indonesian Communist Uprising of 1948. Ithaca, New York:
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Cornell Modern Indonesia Project, 1989. Journal of Asian Studies, 49:3 (August 1990), pp. 714-
716.

Syahrir, Ekonomi Politik Kebutuhan Pokok: Sebuah Tinjauan Prospektif [The Political Economy
of Basic Needs: A Prospective View]. Jakarta: LP3ES, 1986. Tempo, 15 November, 1986, pp. 94-
95. (In Indonesian.)

Ann Laura Stoler, Capitalism and Confrontation in Sumatra's Plantation Belt, 1870-1979. New
Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1985. Indonesia 42 (October 1986), pp. 121-124.

David Jenkins, Suharto and His Generals. Indonesian Military Politics, 1975-1983. Ithaca, New
York: Cornell Modern Indonesia Project, 1984. Pacific Affairs 59:1 (Spring 1986), pp. 161-163.

David Bourchier, Dynamics of Dissent in Indonesia: Sawito and the Phantom Coup. Ithaca, New
York: Cornell Modern Indonesia Project, 1984. Journal of Asian Studies 45:2 (February 1986), pp.
441-442.

Audrey Kahin, Ed., Regional Dynamics of the Indonesian Revolution: Unity from Diversity.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1985. Tempo, February 1986. (In Indonesian.) Also
published in Indonesia Magazine (Jakarta), 1986.

Benedict Anderson and Audrey Kahin, Eds., Interpreting Indonesian Politics. Ithaca, New York:
Cornell Modern Indonesia Project, 1982. Tempo, 20 August, 1983, pp. 60-61. (In Indonesian.)

Anthony Reid, The Blood of the People. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1979. Asian
Studies Association of Australia Review, July 1981.

Hamish McDonald, Suharto's Indonesia. Sydney: Fontana, 1980. Asian Studies Association of
Australia Review, April 1981.

Jill Jolliffe, East Timor: Nationalism and Colonialism. St. Lucia, Queensland: University of
Queensland Press, 1978. Indonesia 28 (October 1979), pp. 139-41.

Eliseo Rocamora, Nationalism in Search of Ideology: The Indonesian Nationalist Party, 1946-1965.
Quezon City: Philippine Center for Advanced Studies, University of the Philippines, 1975. Journal
of Asian Studies 38:3 (May 1979), pp. 635-637.

Ken Ward, The 1971 Election in Indonesia: An East Java Case Study. Clayton, Vic.: Monash
Papers on Southeast Asia No. 2, Monash University Center of Southeast Asian Studies, 1974.
Journal of Asian Studies 35:3 (May 1976), pp. 538-539.

Bruce Grant, Indonesia. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1967. American Political Science Review 62:
2 (June 1968), p. 670.

Tarzie Vittachi, The Fall of Sukarno. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. American Political
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Science Review 62:2 (June 1968), p. 670.

Robert Stauffer, The Development of an Interest Group: The Philippine Medical Association.
Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 1966. American Political Science Review 61:4
(December 1967), pp. 1157-1158.

Other Publications:

“Jangan Merusak Demokrasi” [Don’t Destroy Democracy], Kompas, 26 January 2024.

“Jokowi Merusak Banyak Sendi Demokrasi” [Jokowi has Destroyed Many Foundations of
Democracy,” interview, Tempo 6-12 November 2023.

“Dunia Pasca-Covid: Secercah Harapan Pluralisme” [The Post-Covid World: Pluralism: a Slight
Hope for Pluralism], Kompas, 28 June 2022.

“Sesepuh Bangsa” [A National Elder], Kompas, 3 April 2022.

“Bahaya Populisme Amerika” [The Danger of American Populism], Kompas, 3 March 2021.

“Tujuan Tunggal Jokowi” [Jokowi’s One Task], Kompas, 15 October 2020.

“Pelestarian Demokrasi” [Preserving Democracy], Kompas, 17 August 2020.

“Kepemimpinan” [Leadership], Kompas, 4 July 2020.

“Dua Ikon sebagai Presiden” [Two Icons as President], Kompas, 18 May 2020.

“Sosok Langka” [A Rare Figure], a remembrance of Arief Budiman, to be published in a collection

edited by Kuskridho Ambardi in 2020.

“Murid, Sahabat, dan Guru: Setengah Abad Berkenalan dengan Mohtar Mas’oed” [Student, Close
Friend, and Teacher: Knowing Mohtar Mas’oed for Half a Century] in Mohtar Mas’oed: Meretas
Batas-Batas Ruang Akademik dan Aktivisme, edited by Poppy Sulistyaning Winanti, Fakultas Ilmu
Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Gadjah Mada University, 7 November 2019.

“Empat Ancaman Demokrasi” [Four Threats to Democracy], Kompas, 19 October 2019. Also
published in English on the same date.

“Kebijakan Luar Negeri Trump” [Trump’s Foreign Policy], Kompas, 16 March 2019.

“Populisme Indonesia” [Indonesian Populism], Kompas, 15 January 2019.

“Pelajaran dari Hasil Pemilu Paruh Waktu” [Lessons from the Results of the Midterm Election],
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Kompas, 22 November 2018.

“Dua Belenggu” [Two Handcuffs], Kompas, 12 June 2018.

“Penjarahan” [Plunder], Kompas, 14 March 2018.

“Pelindung Bangsa” [Defender of the Nation], Kompas, 28 February 2018.

“Demokrasi Terancam” [Democracy Threatened], Kompas, 31 January 2018.

“Genderang Perang” [The Drumbeat of War], Kompas, 11 January 2018.

“Trump dan Kegeraman Kulit Putih” [Trump and White Fury], Kompas, 17 November 2017.

“Lapangan Pertarungan” [Field of Fight], Kompas 16 February 2017.

“Naluri Tribal Trump” [Trump’s Tribal Instinct], Kompas 12 January 2017.

“Orang Kuat yang Mengerikan” [A Frightening Strong Man], Kompas 15 October 2016.

“Perang Budaya” [Culture War], Kompas 17 September 2016.

“Pembusukan Politik Amerika” [Blighting/Making Rotten American Politics], Kompas 27 August

2016.

“Capres Rasis” [A Racist Presidential Candidate], Kompas 27 July 2016.

“Kebangkitan Donald Trump” [The Rise of Donald Trump], Kompas 16 January 2016.

“Visi Jokowi” [Jokowi’s Vision], Kompas 17 November 2015.

“Introduction: a Neo-Modernist for our Time,” in Bahtiar Effendy, Insights: Essays on Islam and
Public Affairs. Jakarta: Penjuru Ilmu Sejati, 2015.

“Tiga Tantangan Internasional” [Three International Challenges], Tempo 20-26 October 2014, pp.
130-131.

“Tantangan Nasionalisme Bertuhan” [The Challenge of Godly Nationalism], Kompas 20 September

2014.

“Ketakutan dan Demokrasi” [Fear and Democracy], Kompas, 25 August 2014.

“Korupsi Kekuasaan” [Corruption of Power], Kompas, 22 January 2014.

“Ongkos Perbenturan” [The Cost of Conflict], Kompas, 8 January 2014.

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“Tantangan Negara Preman” [The Challenge of a Gangster State], Kompas, 17 September 2013.

“Venezuela, Brasil, dan Indonesia” [Venezuela, Brazil, and Indonesia], Kompas, 19 March 2013.

“Trayek Baru Obama” [Obama’s New Trajectory], Kompas, 2 February 2013.

“Kepemimpinan Teruji” [Leadership Tested], Kompas, 10 January 2013.

Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Assessment of Indonesia: Final Report. Burlington
VT: Tetra Tech ARD (November 2012), pp. i-vii, 1-71 (Report for USAID prepared and written
with Yemile Mizrahi and Sugianto Tandra).

“Masa Depan Amerika [America’s Future],” Kompas, 10 November 2012.

“Ekonomi Kerakyatan [The People’s Economy],” Kompas, 19 October 2012.

“Amerika dan Israel Menjelang Pemilu [America and Israel Approaching the Election],” Kompas,
15 September 2012.

“Presiden Mormon? [A Mormon President?],” Kompas, 24 August 2012.

“Obama Terancam [Obama Threatened],” Kompas, 1 August 2012.

“Demokrasi Dalam Tantangan [Democracy Challenged],” Kompas, 6 March 2012.

“Kaum Indonesianis Amerika Masa Kini” [American Indonesianists Today], Tempo 37/40, 14
November 2011.

“Keistimewaan DI Yogyakarta” [What Makes Yogyakarta Special], Kompas, 21 July 2011.

“Makna Kunjungan Obama” [The Meaning of Obama’s Visit], Kompas, 3 November 2010.

“Presiden Gatotkaca?” [President Obama as Gatotkaca?], Kompas, 14 July, 2010.

“Dua Wajah Orde Baru” [The New Order’s Two Faces], Tempo 18/39, 28 June 2010. Also
published as “The New Order’s Two Faces” Tempo English Edition, 45/X July 7-13, 2010.

“Banting Stir Obama” [Obama’s Changed Course], Kompas, 28 April, 2010.

“Gaya Kepemimpinan Obama” [Obama’s Leadership Style], Kompas, 25 March, 2010,

“Dua Presiden dalam Krisis” [Two Presidents in Crisis], Kompas, 10 March, 2010.

“Local Insights into Military Withdrawal,” The Jakarta Post, 3 January 3, 2010.
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“Politik Sebagai Perjuangan atau Pengeboran?” [Politics as Struggle or Boring of Hard Boards?], in
Ihsan Ali-Fauzi, ed., Demokrasi dan Disilusi [Democracy and Disillusion], Jakarta: Paramadina,
2009.

“Saat Ini Merupakan Era Politik Ketokohan” [Personalities Dominate Today’s Politics], Kompas,
7 July 2009, p. 4.

“Konflik Agama dan Pemilu di Dua Negara” [Religious Conflict and Elections in Two Countries],
Kompas 3 November 2008, p. 6.

“Kegagalan Pencalonan Wapres di Amerika” [A Vice-Presidential Nomination Failure in America],

Kompas 9 October 2008, p. 6.

“Obama, Johnson, dan Politik Ras” [Obama, Johnson, and the Politics of Race], Kompas 10
September 2008, p. 6.

“Batas-Batas Iklan Politik” [The Limits of Political Advertisements], Kompas 11 August 2008, p. 6.

Indonesia—Democracy and Governance Assessment. Bethesda, MD: Democracy International,

June 2008, 64 pp. (with Eric Bjornlund and Blair King).

“Obama dan Kaum Progresif” [Obama and the Progressives], Kompas 21 July 2008, p. 6.

“Obama dan Reformasi Indonesia” [Obama and Reform in Indonesia], Kompas 10 June 2008, p. 6.

“Jendela Kesempatan Ketiga di Aceh” [Aceh’s Third Window of Opportunity], Tempo No.
37/VII/07 - 13 April 2008. Also published as “Aceh’s Third Window of Opportunity,” Tempo,
English edition, No. 31/VIII/1-7 April, 2008

“Karisma Obama?” [Obama’s Charisma?], Kompas 8 March 2008, p. 7.

“Warisan Politik Jenderal Itu” [The General’s Political Legacy], Tempo No. 50/XXXVI/04 - 10
Februari 2008.

“Warisan Wolfowitz” [Wolfowitz’s Legacy], Tempo No. 13/XXXVI/21 - 27 May 2007. Also
published as “The Legacy of Paul Wolfowitz,” Tempo, English Edition, No. 38/VII/May 22 - 28,
2007.

“Intervensi SBY” [SBY’s Intervention], Tempo No. 40/XXXV/27 November - 03 December 2006.
Also published as “SBY’s American Intervention,” Tempo, English Edition, No. 13/VII/Nov 28
- Dec 04, 2006.

“Iraq war a key point of difference during visit,” The Jakarta Post, 20 November 2006.

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“Should Indonesia Ban Islamist Parties?” The Jakarta Post, 27 October 2006.

“Pelajaran dari Kudeta Thailand” [Lessons from the Coup d’Etat in Thailand], Media Indonesia, 25
September 2006, p. 1.

“Amerika, Bush, dan Timur Tengah” [America, Bush, and the Middle East], Kompas, 9 February,
2006, p. 6.

“Tawaran Boediono” [Boediono’s Offer], Tempo No. 45/XXXIV/02-08 January, 2006. Also
published as “Boediono’s Offer,” Tempo, English Edition, No. 18/VI/03-09 January, 2006.

“Revolusi Nurcholish Madjid” [Nurcholish Madjid’s Revolution], Tempo No. 28/XXXIV/05-11

September, 2005. Also published as “Nurcholish Madjid’s Revolution,” Tempo, English Edition,
No. 01/VI/06-12 September, 2005.

“Risiko Partai Lokal” [The Risk of Local Parties], Tempo No. 24/XXXIV/08-14 August, 2005.
Also published as “The Risk of Local Parties,” Tempo, English Edition, No. 49/V/09-15 August,
2005.

“TNI, Demokrasi dan Peran AS” [The Indonesian Army, Democracy and the United States’ Role],
Tempo No. 14/XXXIV/30 May-05 June, 2005. Also published as “The TNI, Democracy and the
US” in Tempo, English Edition, No. 39/V/31 May-06 June, 2005.

“Sutan Hutagalung: Manusia Indonesia Modern dan Politisi Demokratis Sejati” [Sutan Hutagalung:
A Modern Indonesian Man and A Genuine Democratic Politician], introduction to Sutan
Hutagalung, Antara Pistol, Pedang dan Firman Tuhan [Between Pistol, Sword and the Word of
God], Pematangsiantar, 2005.

“Islam, Nasionalisme dan Empati” [Islam, Nationalism and Empathy], Kompas, 22 July, 2004, p. 4

“Kejutan Buat SBY” [Surprise for Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono], Kompas, 14 July, 2004, p. 5.

“SBY dan Kesempatan Menjadi Presiden” [Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the Opportunity to
Become President], Kompas, 29 April, 2004, p. 4.

“Pedagang yang Berkaki Lima” [Five-Legged Hawkers], Kompas, 24 April, 2004, p 12.

“Fragmentasi Partai dan Demokrasi” [Party Fragmentation and Democracy], Kompas, 21 April,
2004, p. 4. Report of the National Commission on U.S.-Indonesian Relations, Washington, D.C.:
The United States-Indonesia Society, 2003, pp. 1-58 (co-author).

“Bush, Saddam, dan Pemilihan Presiden 2004” [Bush, Saddam, and the 2004 Presidential Election,”
Tempo No. 43/XXXII/22-28 December, 2003.

“The Real Face of Indonesian Islam,” The New York Times, 11 October, 2003, p. A27. Also
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published as “Militant Islam is Losing Ground,” International Herald Tribune, 13 October, 2003
(with Saiful Mujani).

“Megawati’s Presidency: A Contrarian Perspective,” The Jakarta Post, 6 October, 2003.

“GAM Belum Ubah Pola Perjuangan” [The Aceh Freedom Movement Has Not Yet Changed its
Pattern of Struggle], Modus (Banda Aceh), No. 9, September 2003.

“Indonesian Muslims Draw Clear Distance From Terrorists,” The Jakarta Post, 9 September, 2003.

“Panggilan Sejarah” [The Call of History], Kompas, 30 August, 2003, pp. 4-5.

“Politik Konspirasi Pasca-Marriott” [The Politics of Conspiracy after the Marriott Bombing]
Republika, 27 August, 2003.

“Tragedi Aceh dan Indonesia” [The Tragedy of Aceh and Indonesia], Tempo, No. 25/XXXII/18-24
August, 2003. Also published in Tempo, English Edition, No. 50/III/August 19-25, 2003.

“Indonesia’s Army Remains a Closed Corporate Group,” The Jakarta Post, 3 May, 2003.

“Paranoia,” Tempo 52/XXXI 24 February-2 March, 2003. Also published in Tempo, English
Edition, No. 25/III/February 25-March 03, 2003.

“Islam Indonesia di Mata Orang Amerika” [Indonesian Islam in the Eyes of Americans], Republika,
10 January, 2003 (Special 10th Anniversary Supplement).

“Umar Al-Faruq dan Indonesia [Umar Al-Faruq and Indonesia], Tempo 33/XXXI 14-21 October,
2002).

“Presiden dan Perang [Presidents and War],” Tempo 31/XXXI 30 September-6 October, 2002).
Also published as “Presidents and War,” Tempo English Edition, No. 07/III 22-28 October 2002.

“Satu Tahun Pemerintahan Megawati” [One Year of Megawati’s Government], Koran Tempo, 23
July 2002.

“Friend or Foe?” Asian Wall Street Journal, 30 January, 2002.

“Prof Herbert Feith yang Baik” [Dear Prof. Herbert Feith], Kompas, 20 November, 2001, pp. 4-5.

“Sebuah Surat Terbuka: Pangeran Al-Walid dan Kita” [An Open Letter: Prince Al-Walid and Us],
Tempo 34/XXX/22-28 October, 2001, p. 122.

“Mengenang Dayan Dawood” [Remembering Dayan Dawood], Kompas, 9 September, 2001, p. 1.

Also published as “Remembering Dayan Dawood,” Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 37:3
(2001), pp. 305-307.
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“Megawati: Her Father’s Daughter?” The Jakarta Post. 31 July, 2001.

“SI MPR dan Demokrasi” [The People’s Consultative Assembly Special Session and Democracy],
Tempo 20/XXX/22-28 July, 2001.

“Tiga Observasi Sederhana” [Three Simple Observations], Kompas, 25 April, 2001, pp. 4-5.

“Preserving Indonesia,” Asian Wall Street Journal, 26 March 2001.

“Recommended Policy for Indonesia and the Maluku Crisis,” Jakarta Post, 26-27 February, 2001.

“Saya Pesimis akan Masa Depan Gus Dur” [I am Pessimistic about the Future of Gus Dur],
Kompas, 21 February, 2001, p. 8.

“Keberhasilan Reformasi” [Reform Successes], Tempo, 50/XXIX/12-18 February, 2001.

“Amerika dan Kepentingan Indonesia” [America and Indonesian Interests], Tempo 42/XXIX/ 18-
24 December, 2000, p. 47.

“Bush, Gore, dan Nader” [Bush, Gore, and Nader], Tempo 37/XXIX/13-19 November, 2000.

“Wakil Presiden Yahudi” [A Jewish Vice President], Tempo 27/XXIX/4-10 September, 2000, p.
123.

"Politik Aliran Memudar, Kepemimpinan Nasional Menentukan Pilihan Politik" [Aliran Politics
Fades, National Leadership Determines Political Choice], Kompas, 1 September, 2000 (with Saiful
Mujani).

“Pemilihan Presiden dan Primordialisme” [Presidential Election and Primordialism], Tempo

25/XXX/21-27 August, 2000.

“Menjawab Tantangan Masa Reformasi” [Responding to the Challenge of the Reform Period]
Kompas, 8 and 9 June, 2000, pp. 4-5.

“Hak Prerogatif dan Kedudukan Presiden” [Prerogative Right and the Position of the President],
Tempo, 11/XXIX/ 15-21 May 2000.

“Menhan Juwono dan Kita” [Minister of Defense Juwono and Us], Kompas, 26 April, 2000, p. 4.

“Pemilihan Presiden Langsung,” [Direct Election of the President], Kompas, 8 March, 2000, pp. 4-
5.

“The Story Behind Abdurrahman,” The Jakarta Post, 9 and 10 February 2000, pp. 4-5. Also
published in The Australian, 16 February 2000. Collected in Harry Bhaskara, ed., Understanding
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Gus Dur, Jakarta: Jakarta Post, 2000, pp. 74-81; and in Harry Bhaskara, ed., Questioning Gus Dur,
Jakarta: Jakarta Post, 2000, pp. 189-195.

“Politik Aliran Setelah Setengah Abad,” [Aliran Politics After a Half Century], Tempo, 16 January
2000 (Special 2000 Edition), pp. 138-140.

“’Ambeg Parama Arta’” [First Things First], Kompas, 2 November 1999, pp. 4-5.

“TNI dan Timor Timur” [The Indonesian Army and East Timor], Tempo, 31/XXVIII/4-10 October,
1999.

“TNI dan Demokrasi Pascapemilu” [The Indonesian Army and Democracy after the Elections],
Kompas, 1 June, 1999, pp. 4-5.

“Sistem Kepartaian di Indonesia: Cermin atau Jembatan?” [The Party System in Indonesia: Mirror
or Bridge?], Republika, 20 May, 1999, p. 4.

“Warisan Buruk Orde Baru [A Bad Legacy of the New Order], Kompas, 17 December 1998, p. 4.

“Modal Politik” [Political Capital], Tempo No. 01/XXVII/06-12 October, 1998.

“Habibie under Siege? Elections Will Be the Real Test,” The Asian Wall Street Journal, 23
September 1998, p. 10.

“Mewujudkan Orde Demokrasi,” [Creating a Democratic Order], D & R, 6 June 1998. Reprinted in
Tempo Interaktif, 14/03 (6 June, 1998).

"Pemilu Demokratis di Indonesia: Proporsional atau Distrik?" [Democratic Elections in Indonesia:

Proportional or District?], Kompas, 2 June, 1998, p. 4.

"Indonesia's Golden Chance for Democracy," The Straits Times (Singapore), 23 May, 1998.

"Revolusi Dari Luar" [Revolution From Beyond], Kompas, 6 January, 1998, p. 4.

"The Year of Deja Vu," The Asian Wall Street Journal, 3-4 October, 1997, p. 8.

"Modernitas Dalam Ujian" [Modernity under Examination], Kompas, 7 July, 1997, p. 4.

"Politik Modern" [Modern Politics], Kompas, 15 February, 1997, p. 4.

"Expect another Suharto," The Asian Wall Street Journal, 4 February, 1997.

"Kelas dan Demokratisasi" [Class and Democratization], Gatra III, 8 (11 January, 1997), p. 93.

"Golkar dan ABRI" [Golkar and ABRI], Tempo Interaktif, 1/4 (23 March, 1996).
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"Z dan Tantangan Zaman" [Z and the Challenge of the Times], Kompas, 2 February, 1996, p. 4.

"Dua Wajah Individualisme" [Two Faces of Individualism], Kompas, 8 January, 1996, pp. 4-5.

"ICMI dan Politik Islam" [ICMI and Islamic Politics], Jawa Pos, 6 December, 1995, p. 4.

"Demokrasi Posmo" [Post-Modern Democracy], Gatra I, 48 (14 October, 1995), p. 10.

"Menuju Demokrasi" [Toward Democracy], Gatra I, 37 (29 July, 1995), p. 100.

"Demokratisasi" [Democratization], Gatra I, 32 (24 June, 1995), p. 38.

"Tiga Tantangan Politik Masa Depan" [Three Political Challenges for the Future], Kompas, 12 June,
1995, p. 4.

"Memoar Politik di Dua Negara" [Political Memoirs in Two Countries], Kompas, July 1994, p. 4.

"Dayak Meratus" [Meratus Dayaks], Tempo No. XXIV/17/25 June, 1994, p. 82.

"Amerika Mendhem Jero" [America Buries Deep], Tempo No. XXIV/10/7 May, 1994, p. 44.

"Kolektivisme dan Individualisme" [Collectivism and Individualism], Tempo No. XXIV/7/16 April,
1994, p. 44.

"Menunggu Kejutan Suksesi 1998" [Awaiting the 1998 Succession Surprise], Forum Keadilan, II,
26, 14 April 1994, p. 98.

"Partai Inklusif" [An Inclusive Party], Forum Keadilan, II, 18, 23 December, 1993, p. 15.

"Kemandirian Golkar" [Golkar's Self-Reliance], Forum Keadilan, II, 17, 9 December, 1993).

"Pembaharuan Politik di Amerika" [Political Reform in America], Kompas, 18 November, 1993, p.

4.

"Clinton, Amerika, dan Israel" [Clinton, America, and Israel], Tempo No. 30/XXIII/25 September
25, 1993, p. 95.

"Kebebasan Intelektual" [Intellectual Freedom], Kompas, 4 September 1993, p. 4.

"'Pakde' dan Pembaruan Politik" [The Democratic Package and Political Reform], Forum Keadilan,
II, No. 10, 2 September 1993, p. 88.

"Membaca Tanda Zaman: Islam dan Politik di Indonesia Dewasa Ini" [Reading the Signs of the
Times: Islam and Politics in Indonesia Today], Media Dakwah, June 1993, pp. 70-71.
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"Perspektif Penguasa" [The Perspective of the Ruler], Tempo No. XXIII/15/12 June, 1993, p. 84.

"Yahudi Pro-Muslim" [Pro-Muslim Jews], Tempo No. XXIII/11/15 May, 1993, p. 106.

"RMS", Tempo No. XXIII/6/10April, 1993, p. 104.

"Suksesi 1998" [The 1998 Succession], Tempo No. XXIII/4/27 March, 1993, p. 27.

"Sugeng Kundur, Ross" [Goodbye, Ross], Tempo No. XXII/47/23 January, 1993, p. 89.

"Demokrasi Indonesia di Australia" [Indonesian Democracy in Australia], Tempo No. XXII/45/9

January, 1993, p. 25.

"Menuju Demokratisasi 1990-an" [Toward 1990s Democratization], Tempo No. XXII/44/2

January, 1993, p. 18.

"Kemah Besar dan Visi Politik" [Big Tent and Political Vision], Tempo No. XXII/33/17 October,
1992, p. 107.

"The Complex Politics of Succession in Indonesia," The Asian Wall Street Journal, 11-12
September, 1992.

"Ikatan Keluarga" [Family Ties], Tempo No. XXII/27/5 September, 1992, p. 82.

"Janji dan Tuntutan sang Pemimpin" [The Promises and Demands of Leaders], Tempo No. XXII/
21/25 July, 1992, p. 103.

"Negara-Negara Mini" [Mini-States], Tempo No. XXII/12/23 May, 1992, p. 101.

"Sungai Budaya" [Culture River], Tempo No. XXII/718 April, 1992, p. 108.

"Move Over, Colonel," Asia Magazine, 6-8 September, 1991, pp. 34-35.

"An Alternative Framework for Indonesian Studies," Asian Studies Association of Australia Review,
summer, 1990, pp. 105-107.

"Demokrasi Indonesia: Evolusi Bukan Revolusi" [Indonesian Democracy: Evolution Not

Revolution], Editor, 6 October 1990, pp. 96-97.

"Pemerataan" [Equalization], Tempo, 24 March, 1990, p. 99.

"Merekayasa Demokrasi di Indonesia" [Engineering Democracy in Indonesia], Kompas, 6

February, 1990, pp. 4-5, 7 February, 1990, pp. 4-5.

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"Mengenang Soedjatmoko" [Remembering Soedjatmoko], Kompas, 5 January, 1990, p. 4.

"Development or Democracy?" Far Eastern Economic Review, 9 November, 1989, pp. 22-23.

"Demokratisasi dan Kelas Menengah" [Democratization and the Middle Class], Tempo No. XIX/
19/8 July, 1989, p. 99.

"Peristiwa Bersejarah di Imogiri" [A Historic Event in Imogiri], Kompas, 11 February, 1989, pp. 4-
5.

"Indonesian democracy from the outside," Far Eastern Economic Review, 20 August, 1987.

"Let Aceh Be Aceh," Tempo No. XVII/21/4 July, 1987.

"Melatih Ilmuwan Sosial di Aceh" [Training Social Scientists in Aceh], Titian (Jakarta), January
1987.

"Letter from Banda Aceh," Far Eastern Economic Review, 4 December, 1986.

"Pendidikan dan Politik" [Education and Politics], Tempo No. XV/46/11 January, 1986).

"Depolarizing Indonesian Politics," The Asian Wall Street Journal, 31 December, 1985. Also
published as "Depolarisasi Politik Indonesia," Panji Masyarakat (Jakarta), XXVII, 512 (11 August,
1986).

"Of virtue and vice...of decisive action," Far Eastern Economic Review, 16 May, 1985.

"Government May Be Getting Too Strong in Indonesia," The Asian Wall Street Journal, 2-3 March,
1984.

"Indonesia's Military Rule is Wrong Model for Manila," The Asian Wall Street Journal, 8 February,
1984. Also published as "Indonesia's Meat May Be Philippines' Poison," The Wall Street Journal,
12 March, 1984.

"Golkar's Authority Is Overestimated," The Asian Wall Street Journal, 16 November, 1983.

"Suharto's New Order is Stabler than Many Think," The Asian Wall Street Journal, 28 June, 1983.

"President Suharto's Visit to the United States," New York: The Asia Society, 1982.

"Country Risk Analysis: Indonesia," in Seminar Report, Country Risk Analysis: Indonesia, New
York, Fund for Multinational Management Education and the American Indonesian Chamber of
Commerce, 1981.

"The Return of Indonesia's General Sumitro," Southeast Asia Record, 20-26 July, 1979.
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"Iranian Parallels in Southeast Asia," Southeast Asia Record, 29 March-5 April, 1979.

"Indonesia," Americana Annual/Encyclopedia Year Book, 1978-1984.

Recent Academic Presentations and Papers

“Democratic Deconsolidation: Indonesia and Some Asian Democracies,” presented at annual CNEP
conference, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, August 9, 2019 (with Saiful Mujani).

“Political Tolerance and the Problem of Indonesia’s Democratic Consolidation.” Paper Presented
at the Election and Participation in Southeast Asia Conference, Electoral Study Center, National
Chengchi University, Taipei, June 11, 2017.

Presentation, “What Difference Do Presidents Make, and Why?” Understanding Indonesia

Conference, Harvard Kennedy School, November 21, 2015.

Presentation, “Determinants of the Vote: the 2014 Indonesian National Legislative Election,”
Comparative National Elections Project, Mexico City, July 2015 (with Saiful Mujani).

Keynote Address, “The Rise of Critical Democrats: Reflections on Fifteen Years of Indonesian
Democracy,” Indonesia Focus 6th Annual Conference, ASIRPA (Asian Society for International
Relations and Public Affairs) and Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and
Human Ecology, Ohio State University, November 2014. Also presented at Yale Indonesia Forum
Spring Dialogue, April 2014.

Presentation, “Explaining Indonesia’s 2014 Presidential Election,” USINDO and International

Republican Institute, Washington DC, July 2014 (with Saiful Mujani).

Keynote Address, “Alternative Modernities,” 2nd annual Southeast Asia Research Group
conference, Cornell University, May 2014.

Presentation, “Political Parties and Presidential Candidate Prospects in Indonesia 2014,” Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC, April 2014 (with Saiful Mujani).

Presentation, “Coalition-Building for the Indonesian Presidential Elections,” Managing Risk in

ASEAN, American-Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, New York, April 2014.

Presentation, “The Electability of Political Parties and Candidates: the 2014 Indonesian Elections,”
United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO), Washington DC December 2013.

Paper, “Marx or Machiavelli? Improving the Quality of Democracy in Indonesia and America,”
presented at a conference on Beyond Oligarchy, University of Sydney, December 2012.

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Paper, “The Impact of China’s Rise: A Popular Assessment,” presented at an Asianbarometer
conference, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2012. With Saiful Mujani.

Paper, “Democratic Support Among Youth in Some East Asian Countries,” presented at a
conference in Taipei, Taiwan, September 2012. With Saiful Mujani.

Lecture, “Indonesia’s Democracy: From Transition to Consolidation,” presented at Flinders

University, Adelaide, Australian National University, Canberra, and the University of Sydney,
Sydney, Australia, August 2012.

Paper, “Indonesia’s Democratic Performance: a Popular Assessment,” prepared for delivery at a

conference on Hybrid Regimes in Eastern Europe and East Asia: Fragile Linkages between
Parties, Political Leaders and Citizens, School of International and Political Studies, Australian
National University, August 15-16, 2012. With Saiful Mujani.

Paper, “Generational Gaps, Political Institutions, and Regime Support in East Asia,” prepared for
delivery at the Asianbarometer conference, Taiwan in Comparative Perspective, Stanford
University, May 25-26, 2012. With Saiful Mujani.

Paper, “Voters and the New Indonesian Democracy,” presented at 27th Annual Indonesia Update,
Australian National University, Canberra, October 2009. Also presented at the Lowy Institute,
Sydney, Australia, October, 2009, and at the University of Michigan, Center for Southeast Asian
Studies, November 2009. 47 m pages. With Saiful Mujani.

Paper, “Testing Islam’s Political Advantage: Evidence from Indonesia,” presented at American
Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, September 2009. With Thomas Pepinsky
and Saiful Mujani. Listed in October 2009 on Social Science Research Network's Top Ten
download list. An earlier version presented at Midwest Political Science Association Annual
Meeting, April 2009.

Paper, “Voters, Parties, Elections and Democracy,” Comparative National Elections Project
Conference in Ipanema, Brazil, July 2009, 20 ms pages. With Robert Mattes, Saiful Mujani and
others.

Presentation, “Swing Voters and the 2009 Indonesian Elections,” Comparative Politics Research
Workshop, Department of Political Science, Ohio State University, May 2009. Earlier version
presented at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, January 2009. With Saiful
Mujani.

Paper, “Indonesia’s Democracy: From Transition to Consolidation,” for a conference on Indonesian

Islam and Democracy, chaired by Alfred Stepan and Mirjam Kunkler, Columbia University, April
2009, 31 ms pages. With Saiful Mujani.

Paper, “Evaluating Soeharto’s New Order: 1966-1998,” International Seminar on 100 Years of
National Awakening, 80 Years of National Youth Pledge and 10 Years of Indonesian Reform; A
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Retrospection and Projection, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Charles University
in Prague, June 2008.

Current Research and Writing

Democratic Presidential Leadership in Indonesia, book project.

Comparative National Elections Project, joint electoral research in international project with Saiful
Mujani and others, under the leadership of Richard Gunther and Paul Beck, Mershon Center, Ohio
State University.

Departmental and University Service

University service on the Committee on Curriculum and Instruction (CCI), Colleges of Arts
and Sciences; Study Abroad Committee, Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Curriculum Committee,
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; Professional Leave Committee, College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences; Fulbright Review Committee, Center for International Studies; Presidential
Fellowship Selection Committee, Graduate School; and Arts and Sciences Honors Committee.
Chair, Arts and Sciences Honors Committee, 2007-2008. Member, Provost’s Committee to
Evaluate the Associate Provost for International Affairs, 2005-2006. Member, Council on
Academic Affairs, 1997-1999. Elected Member, University Senate, 1996-1999. Member,
Legislative Affairs Committee, University Senate, 1996-1999. Member, Advisory Committee to
University Center for International Studies, 1992. Member, Provost's committees to evaluate area
studies programs and to create an undergraduate honors program in public affairs, 1988-1989.
Adviser to Permias, association of Indonesian students at Ohio State, 1970-2014.

Departmental service on the Colloquium, Fellowship and Admissions, Student Awards,

Undergraduate Studies, Minority Affairs, Graduate Studies, Comparative Politics and Political
Theory Search Committees. Associate Chair for Teaching, 2007-2011. Director of Undergraduate
Studies, 2005-. Comparative Politics Field Coordinator, 1994-99. Ph.D. Coordinator and First Year
Student Advisor, 1992-94, 1983-85, 1970-76.

Professional Activities

Organizations

Member, American Political Science Association, 1962-present.

Association for Asian Studies, 1965- present.

Member, Harry J. Benda Prize Selection Committee, Association for Asian Studies, 1983-85.
Chairman, 1983.
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Assistant Editor for Southeast Asia, Journal of Asian Studies, 1981-83.

Member, Nominating Committee, Association for Asian Studies, 1981.

Elected member and chairman, Southeast Asia Council, Association for Asian Studies, 1978-1981.

Member, Committee to Establish a Harry J. Benda Prize in Southeast Asia Studies, Association for
Asian Studies, 1974-76.

Indonesia Studies Committee, Association for Asian Studies, organizer and acting chairman, 1973-
74; elected chairman, 1974-76.

Elected member, Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia (CORMOSEA), Association

for Asian Studies, 1972-74.

Conference/Meeting Participation

Professional papers presented at annual meetings of the Association for Asian Studies 2008, 2005,
2004, 2000, 1997, 1996, 1992, 1983, 1979, 1975, 1974, 1972, 1970. Panel organizer and chair,
2009, 2004, 1996, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1983, 1971. Panel organizer, 1989. Discussant, 2011, 1998,
1989, 1980, 1978. Roundtable participant, 2007, 1996, 1991. Panel chair and discussant, 2014,
1999. Panel chair, 2012.

Professional papers presented at annual meetings of the American Political Science Association
2009, 2000, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1979, 1978, 1962. Panel chair, 1991. Panel organizer, 2000.

Professional papers presented at annual meetings of the International Political Science Association
2000, 1997.

Professional papers presented at annual meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association
2009. Discussant 1998.

Organizer, Conference on Consolidating Indonesian Democracy, Mershon Center, Ohio State, May
2001.

Organizer, Conference on Structural Reform and Indonesian Democratization, Jakarta, August

1998. Sponsored by LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Sciences) and the Ford Foundation.

Paper presented at Joint Sessions of Workshops of the European Consortium for Political Research,
Bordeaux, France, March 1995.

Discussant, Workshops on Political Authority and Legitimacy in Southeast Asia, East-West Center,
Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1992, and Chiangmai, Thailand, February 1993.
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Organizer and Co-chair, Conference on the Politics of Economic Development in Indonesia, Bali,
Indonesia, 1990. Sponsored by the Asia Foundation.

Co-chair, Conference on the National Political Economy of Rural Development in Southeast Asia,
Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1985. Sponsored by the Social Science Research Council.

Chair, panel on Current Research on Indonesian Society. Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, St.
Louis, 1984.

Paper presented at annual meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, 1984.

Papers presented at annual Indonesia Studies Conferences 1983, 1982, 1981, 1979. Conference co-
organizer and co-chairman (Indonesian Political Economy) 1979. Panel organizer and chairman,
1982, 1981.

Chair, Panel on Politics and Economics, Symposium on North Sumatra, University of Hamburg,
Germany, 1981.

Papers presented at annual meetings of the Canadian Conference on Southeast Asian Studies, 1978,
1979.

Chairman, National Organizing Committee, first annual Conference on Indonesian Studies,

Madison, Wisconsin, July 1973.

Other

Country Expert on Indonesia, Varieties of Democracy Institute, 2015-2019.

Member, Panel of Experts, Indonesia-U.S. Council on Religion and Pluralism, 2016-

Member, SEAREG (Southeast Asia Research Group) Advisory Board, 2016-

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, TRaNS: Trans-Regional and –National Studies of Southeast
Asia, 2011-.

Member, Board of Directors, Lembaga Survei Indonesia (Indonesia Survey Institute), 2004-.

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Asian Survey, 1998-2015.

Member, Research Council, International Forum for Democratic Studies, 1994-.

Adjunct Professor, Southeast Asian Studies Program, Ohio University, 1978-.

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Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Asian Ethnicity, 1997-2009.

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Asian Journal of Political Science, 1993-6.

Manuscript reviewer for American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies,
Comparative Politics, Political Behavior, Journal of Asian Studies, Political Science Quarterly,
Political Research Quarterly, Pacific Affairs, Asian Survey, American Journal of Political Science,
Party Politics, Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies,
International Studies Quarterly, International Security, Journal of Asia-Pacific Economic
Literature, Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Crossroads, Studies in Comparative
International Development, Journal of East Asian Studies, Journal of International Political
Economy, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore), Cambridge University Press, Columbia
University Press, Cornell University Press, Oxford University Press, Ohio University Press,
Routledge Publishers, Stanford University Press, Westview Press, University of Pennsylvania Press,
University of Hawaii/East West Center Press.

Proposal reviewer for National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities,
United States Information Agency, Luce Foundation, Smith Richardson Foundation, Woodrow
Wilson Center, National Democratic Institute, United States Institute of Peace.

Promotion and tenure reviewer: University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins
University, University of California-Los Angeles, Stanford University, Northwestern University,
University of Wisconsin, Northern Illinois University, University of Toronto, Australian National
University, Flinders University, Cornell University, University of Florida, McGill University.

Ph.D. committee member/external examiner: University of North Carolina, George Washington

University, University of Wisconsin, Princeton University, Australian National University, Flinders
University, Melbourne University, Charles Darwin University, Sydney University, Deakin
University Jyvaskyla University.

Reviewer for Fulbright doctoral and post-doctoral Southeast Asia research grant programs, U.S.
Department of Education, 1981-present.

External Examiner in Political Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 1975-78.

Panelist, International Program for Population Analysis, Interdisciplinary Communications Program

of the Smithsonian Institution, 1973-77.

Recent Consulting and Non-Academic Presentations

Lecturer, Southeast Asia Area Studies basic and advanced courses, Foreign Service Institute,
Department of State, 1978-present. Named Distinguished Visiting Lecturer of the Foreign Service
Institute, 1995.

Presentation, “The First Two Years of the Jokowi-Jusuf Kalla Administration: a National Public
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Evaluation,” Executive Analytic Exchange on the Republic of Indonesia, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, U. S. Department of State, Washington, DC, November 2016 (with Saiful Mujani).

Member, Council, GLG, 2016-.

Assessment of USAID’s Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance programming in Indonesia,

for TetraTech ARD, October 2012.

Presentation, “Indonesia: Political and Economic Prospects,” Western Michigan University; Grand
Rapids, Michigan, World Affairs Council; Great Decisions Study Group, Friendship Village of
Columbus, March 2012; University of Louisville, October 2012.

Presentation, “Successes and Challenges of Indonesian Reform,” World Bank, Washington, DC,
February 2011.

Evaluation of USAID’s assistance to Indonesian political parties for the University of Pittsburgh,
2010.

“Indonesia’s Forthcoming Presidential Election,” United States-Indonesia Society, May 2009.

Presentation, “Muslim Indonesia’s Secular Democracy,” Centre for Developing Area Studies,
McGill University, Montreal, Canada, October 2008.

Presentation, “Islamic Politics in Indonesia,” Islamic Realities Course, Centra Technology Inc,
Washington DC, April 2008 and April 2007.

Assessment of USAID’s Democracy and Governance program in Indonesia for Democracy

International, Indonesia and Washington DC. April 2008.

Presentation, “Indonesia,” National Intelligence Council, Study Group on Asia, Center for Strategic
and International Studies, Washington DC, February 2008.

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