Bagi yg berminat: Indonesian visiting scholar program indonesia.crawford.anu.edu.au/grants-and-fel…

Delighted to announce the latest addition to the Cambridge Elements series on Politics & Society in Southeast Asia, Prajak Kongkirati's trenchant 'Thailand: Contestation, Polarization, and Democratic Regression.' Free to download through 10 May! tinyurl.com/2p85kfzd prajak kong

My new article is out! It examines the political rise of businesspeople in contemporary Indonesia, and it's the first article from my new research project. Many thanks to colleagues, and to reviewers and editors at Critical Asian Studies 🙏tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Tenure-track professorship in Global & Area Studies specializing in Southeast Asia at the University of Hong Kong.
Deadline: May 1, 2024
More info: tinyurl.com/24e86uuz

We're thrilled that Leila Chudori, esteemed Indonesian author, will give the 2024 Tony & Yohanni Johns lecture! Leila will explore the politics of history writing in Indonesia, and how young Indonesians find ‘truth’ through historical fiction. Join us! events.humanitix.com/tony-and-yohan…

Map shows only countries where over 20 per cent of the population are migrants (were born outside of that country). The combined population of these countries is only 179 million. Living in a migration-nation is pretty rare.

For those interested, our latest book is finally out in paperback! h/t Meredith Weiss, Edward Aspinall , and Paul Hutchcroft! Click here: tinyurl.com/fzz94sta

“The man who has spent the past three decades doing more than anyone to deny Indonesians the right to elect their leaders has now been elected #Indonesia 's leader.” My latest on the endangered state of Indonesian democracy Journal of Democracy.

muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

ANU Indonesia Institute Visiting Scholars Program 2024

Facilitates scholars at Indonesian universities, with funding from their home institution, to visit the College of Asia and the Pacific (CAP) for 1-3 months - applications close 22 April

indonesiainstitute.anu.edu.au/anu-indonesia-…

If you have an Australian undergrad student in your orbit, there is a $4,000 New Colombo Plan grant with their name on it courtesy of @DFAT. Challenge them to a summer gaining academic credit and professional experience in Indonesia.

They need to apply by 3 June.

Congratulations to ⁦ANUBellSchool⁩ colleagues ⁦Eve Warburton⁩ and Marcus Mietzner on their new books on Indonesia. Very pleased to have received my copies a couple of days apart. Both highly recommended.

Hope to see you here next week 👋🏽

New Element: Courts & Politics in Southeast Asia -- free download through 29 March. Bjoern Dressel 'analyses the historical foundations, patterns, & drivers of judicialization of politics ... that have shaped the emergence of modern courts in the region.' tinyurl.com/4ubc2yx3

Great new piece by Burhanuddin Muhtadi on vote buying in Indonesia’s recent elections : “Compared to 2019, there has been a substantial surge in the proportion of Indonesians who deem vote buying permissible.”

Mobilizing for Elections: Patronage and Political Machines in Southeast Asia, Edward Aspinall, Meredith Weiss, Allen Hicken, and Paul D. Hutchcroft Cambridge University Press - Politics | Reviewed by Mariela Daby at doi.org/10.1093/psquar…

Join us next Tuesday for this online panel with Sana Jaffrey Edward Aspinall & Marcus Mietzner. We'll examine Indonesia's elections and the country's broader political trajectory. Register here: anu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Very happy to have received a copy of Colm Fox’s fascinating new book on ethnic politics in (mostly) Indonesia. A really important contribution.

Read this truly excellent analysis of the Indonesian presidential election by Sana Jaffrey and Eve Warburton - “Explaining the Prabowo landslide”
newmandala.org/explaining-the…