March 1st, 2011
Location: Southeast
Asia
Expertise: Politics and Governance, Religion, Southeast Asia
Languages: English, German, Indonesian
Expertise: Politics and Governance, Religion, Southeast Asia
Languages: English, German, Indonesian
Dr. Bernhard Platzdasch is a
Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in
Singapore.
His work focuses on Islam, politics and inter-religious relations in Indonesia. He is the author of Islamism in Indonesia: Politics in the Emerging Democracy, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2009.
His work focuses on Islam, politics and inter-religious relations in Indonesia. He is the author of Islamism in Indonesia: Politics in the Emerging Democracy, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2009.
He is the co-author of “The
Masyumi Legacy: Between Islamist Idealism and Political Exigency”, in Islam in
Southeast Asia: Critical Concepts in Islam, Vol. II (Muslim Politics in
Southeast Asia: Discourses and Practices), edited by Joseph Liow and Nadirsyah
Hosen, London and New York: Routledge (Routledge Major Works Series), 2009
(with Dr Greg Fealy).
His latest writing is ‘Religious Freedom in Indonesia: The Case of the Ahmadiyah’”, ISEAS Working Paper: Politics and Security Series No.2 (2011)”.
He is also the co-editor of The Malay Heritage of Singapore, Singapore: Sun Tree Publishing, 2011.
His writings have appeared in
current affairs periodicals (e.g. Regional Outlook Southeast Asia), academic
journals (e.g. Studia Islamika, Inside Indonesia) and the press (e.g. The
Straits Times, South China Morning Post).
Dr. Platzdasch completed his doctorate in politics at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. He has previously studied Southeast Asian Studies at the Universities of Passau and Hamburg in Germany.
Retrieved from: http://www.theglobalexperts.org/experts/area-of-specialization/politics-and-governance/dr-bernhard-platzdasch
Prof.dr. Herman L. Beck
Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities
Tilburg University, The Netherlands
email: h.l.beck@uvt.nlDepartment of Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities
Tilburg University, The Netherlands
www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl
Herman Leonard Beck was born on 6 September 1953 in Sorong (former Dutch New Guinea) as son of a missionary preacher and a medical nurse. He is married and has a son and a daughter.
Education
1984
Doctorate in theology from Leiden University (cum laude) with a dissertation entitled: Idris de Kleine en de Idrisidische shurafa’ in Fas tijdens de Marinieden [Idris II and the Idrisid shurafa’ in Fes during the Marinid Dynasty]
1979
Master’s degree in theology from Leiden University (cum laude). Main subject: Comparative Religion and History of Religion, especially of Islam; subsidiary subjects: Church History and Arabic; full teaching qualifications for Religion and Social Studies in all types of Dutch secondary education.
Retrieved from: http://www.hermanbeck.nl/e-contact-CV.html
JOHN OLLE
He has a degree in Asian Studies from the University of New
England, an Honours degree and PhD in politics from Deakin University, and a
Diploma of Education from Monash University. He spent most of the period
1995-2006 researching and teaching at Indonesian universities, as well as being
involved in education development work with pesantren and Islamic
schools in Java. Since 2007, he has been teaching and training language teacher
at the Center for Language Programs at Holmesglen Institute in Melbourne,
Australia.
LEENA AVONIUS
Leena Avonius received her PhD in Anthropology at Leiden University in 2004. Her dissertation examined the immediate post-New Order decentralization processes in Lombok. In 2005-2006 she worked for the Aceh Monitoring Mission, where she monitored the reintegration of former combatants. After two years of postdoctoral research at the Renvall Institute, University of Helsinki, she returned to Aceh in December 2008 to work as Director of the International Centre for Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies (ICAIOS). She first joined ARTI in April 2009 as International Director of Programs, and has since replaced Professor Harold Crouch as Team Leader at ARTI.
Retrieved from: http://www.arti.unimelb.edu.au/about/people.html
LEENA AVONIUS
Leena Avonius received her PhD in Anthropology at Leiden University in 2004. Her dissertation examined the immediate post-New Order decentralization processes in Lombok. In 2005-2006 she worked for the Aceh Monitoring Mission, where she monitored the reintegration of former combatants. After two years of postdoctoral research at the Renvall Institute, University of Helsinki, she returned to Aceh in December 2008 to work as Director of the International Centre for Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies (ICAIOS). She first joined ARTI in April 2009 as International Director of Programs, and has since replaced Professor Harold Crouch as Team Leader at ARTI.
Retrieved from: http://www.arti.unimelb.edu.au/about/people.html
Melissa joined the Asian Law Centre in 2005 as a Research Assistant to Professor Tim Lindsey. In 2006, Melissa completed Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) degrees at the University of Melbourne. After completing her Articles of Clerkship at Lewis Holdway Lawyers, Melissa commenced her PhD at the University of Melbourne in July 2009. This is supported by Professor Tim Lindsey’s ARC Federation Fellowship doctoral scholarship. Since December 2008, Melissa has also been the Editorial Assistant for the Australian Journal of Asian Law.
Melissa's research interests include law in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia; Islamic law; religion and the law; and inter-religious relations. Melissa has had articles published in the Asian Journal of Comparative Law, the Australian Journal of Asian Law, and the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies.
Retrieved from: http://alc.law.unimelb.edu.au/go/people-at-the-alc/researchers/index.cfm#crouch
Melissa's blog: http://melissacrouch.blogspot.com/p/publications.html
NICOLA COLBRANNicola Colbran has a Bachelor of Asian Studies (Hons) and a Bachelor of Law (Hons) from the Australian National University. She also studied for two years years at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta in the Arts and Law faculties. Nicola worked at Allens Arthur Robinson in Sydney for 5 years before completing her Masters in Public International Law (cum laude) at Leiden University, the Netherlands. After graduating, she joined the Office of International Law at the Commonwealth Attorney General's Department. Most recently, from 2006-2010 she was the legal advisor in the Indonesia Programme at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights. In this capacity she coordinated and conducted human rights trainings in cooperation with Indonesian partners (government, NGOs and academia), and also researched and wrote widely on human rights and Indonesia. Nicola speaks Indonesian fluently.
Retrieved from: http://alc.law.unimelb.edu.au/go/people-at-the-alc/researchers/index.cfm#colbran
DANIEL BOTTOMLEY
University of Delaware
Southeast Asian Politics, Comparative Politics, Separatist Movements in Asia
dbott@udel.edu
Saskia Schäfer
http://fu-berlin.academia.edu/SaskiaSchaeferSASAKI TAKUO
He is an associate professor of international relations at Kurume University, Japan. His work has focused on the culture and political behavior of "ordinary Muslims" in Indonesia. His most recent works include "Islamism and Its Limitations: The Case of Indonesia," in Matsua Yasuhiro's (ed.), Toward a New Global Order: Normative, Historical, and Regional-Local Approaches (Kyoto: Horitsubunkasha, 2010) in Japanese. sasaki_takuo@kurume-u.ac.jp.
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