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Most recent sighting. This is probably the only picture that closely resembles the real me. Taken in Bogor, Indonesia, in March 2005.

WORK & SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS

ABOUT MYSELF

2001-2004
National University of Singapore Research Scholarship

1999-2001
J. William Fulbright Award from the US State Department

1999-2000
Queen Elizabeth II Chevening Award from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (revoked)

1998
Work-Study Fellowship from Italy's Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale (IRI)

1998-1999
ASEAN Scholarship from the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam

1997
Queen Elizabeth II Chevening Award from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office

1995
ASEAN Visiting Fellowship from the Singapore International

I am an intermittent Consultant/Advisor for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Government of Indonesia. My work deals with governance issues and was involved in developing the Programme of Support for Deepening Democracy in Indonesia (2006-2010), a joint collaboration between the Government of Indonesia and UNDP. The programme comprises civic engagement, electoral reform and parliamentary support (DPR, DPD and DPRD). I teach at the postgraduate level on "Democracy, Civil Society and Governance" in Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, and "Foreign Policy" and "International Communication" in Universitas Pelita Harapan.

Originally from Indonesia, I was raised in Jakarta, Sydney and London. My childhood was spent transferring from one school to another. From then on, I spent a lot of time moving and roaming around, which later developed my perennial passion for traveling and learning about how other societies work.

I have a Ph.D. in Political Science and my teaching and research interests include: participation, collective action, comparative democracy, Muslim politics and regional studies on Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei) and Middle East (with focus on Iran). My book entitled Why Muslims Participate in Jihad: An Empirical Survey on Islamic Religiosity in Indonesia and Iran will be published sometime this year by Mizan and the Australian Theological Forum Press (refer to the latest ATP catalogue at: http://www.internationalpubmarket.com) . Currently, I am working on another book on Managing Indonesia's Democracy.