Occupation
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Contact
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Pasir Panjang
Singapore 119614
Singapore
ABOUT
Alexander R. Arifianto earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Arizona State University in 2012. His dissertation, “Faith, Moral Authority, and Politics: The Making of Progressive Islam in Indonesia,” examines the role of religious leadership and organizational culture in promoting or preventing the institutionalization of liberal Islamic ideas that are conducive toward democracy, human rights, and religious tolerance/pluralism within two leading Indonesian Islamic social movements: Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah.
Dr. Arifianto's research interests include: religion and politics; Islamic politics in the Middle East and Southeast Asia; contemporary Islamic political thought (e.g., Fethullah Gülen, Nurcolish Madjid, and Abdurrahman Wahid); civil society and social movements; and qualitative and interpretive research methods.
During his Kroc Institute fellowship, Dr. Arifianto will revise his dissertation manuscript to prepare it for publication with a leading university press. In addition, he plans to conduct additional research on inter-religious dialogue and conflict prevention activities conducted by the NU, Muhammadiyah, and the Fethullah Gülen movement of Turkey.
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
Southeast Asian Studies
Middle East/Near East Studies
Comparative
Islamic Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Specialties
Islamic Politics
Middle Eastern Politics
Southeast Asian Politics
Languages
Indonesian (native)
English (fluent)
Education
PhD
| 2012
| Political Science
| Arizona State University
MA
| 2007
| Southeast Asian Studies
| SAIS-Johns Hopkins University
MA
| 2001
| International Economics
| Brandeis University
BA
| 1999
| Economics and Sociology
| Ripon College
Abstracts
Globalization, Moral Authority Leadership, and Progressive Islamic Discourse: The Fethullah Gulen Movement and the Nahdlatul Ulama in Comparative Historical Perspective
Religious Freedom, Authoritarianism, and Inter-Religious Conflict: Indonesia and Egypt in Comparative Perspective
