Here is a brief introduction of myself

Prof. Anak Agung Banyu Perwita, Ph.D

 

Anak Agung Banyu Perwita, born on 6 February 1967, is a Professor of International Relations, at the Department of International Relations, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung-INDONESIA. Currently is  Vice Rector for Relations and Cooperations, at the same university. The writer obtained MA in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lancaster University, UK (1994) and Ph.D from Flinders University-Australia (2002).His subject interests are foreign policies and strategic studies. Among his latest publications are :

 

Books (In English):

 

1.       Border Management and National Security. In ”Almanac Indonesia 2007: Security Sector Reform”. Beni Sukadis ed. Jakarta: LESPERSSI and DCAF. ISBN:978-979-25-2031-6. (2007)

2.       National Border Management and Security Problems in Indonesia. In “Border Management Reform: In Transition Democracies. Aditya Batara, Beni Sukadis eds. Jakarta: LESPERSSI and DCAF. ISBN: 978-979-1290-01-2. (2007)

3.       Indonesia and the Muslim World: Islam and Secularism in the Foreign Policy of Soeharto and Beyond. Copenhagen: NIAS Press, 2007. ISBN: 10-87-91114-92-2. (2007).

4.       Democratization and Foreign Policy in Indonesia: The Impact of Islamic “Symbolic Politics” on Post-Soeharto Foreign Policy. A contributing chapter of the book “Democracy in Indonesia: The Challenge of Consolidation. Ed Bob S. Hadiwinata, Christopher Schuck Eds. Munich: Nomos Verlog. ISBN: 13-978-3-8329-2374-7. (2007).

5.       Globalisation, Radical Islam And “Religious” Conflict in Indonesia. A contributing chapter of the book “Understanding and managing Militant Movements in Southeast Asia”. Ed. Kamarulzaman Askandar. Penang:Universiti Sains Malaysia. ISBN: 983-3391-01-X. (2006).

6.       New Strategic Partnership in Asia Africa. A contributing book chapter in “Asia African Movement”. Ed. Bantarto Bandoro. Jakarta: CSIS.(2005)

7.       Global Terrorist Threat and Regional Responses: The Case of ASEAN. A  contributing chapter of the book “ Understanding Global Politics: Issues and Trends”. Ed. Majumdar, Anindyo, Shibashis, Chatterjee, Calcutta: Lancer’s Book. (2004)

 

 Journals (In English):

 

1.       The Impact of Territorial Border Problems on Indonesia’s Security. In The Indonesian Quarterly, Vol.34. No.3.2006

2.       Islam Symbolic Politics, Democratization and Indonesian Foreign Policy. Working Paper No. 4, Centro Argentino de Estudios Internacionales. Buenos Aires, Argentina. December 2005.

3.       Terrorism, Democratization and Security Sector Reform in Indonesia. Working paper No.11, Indonesia Research Unit, Justus-Liebig Universitat Giessen, Germany. December 2005.

4.       Security Sector Reform in Indonesia. An academic article published by Journal of Security Sector Management, University of Cranfield, UK. Vol, 2, December 2004.

5.       ASEAN and the Issue of Terrorist Threats. An academic article published in NIASNytt. No.3  by NIAS, Copenhagen-Denmark. September 2003.

6.       Indonesia’s changing Role in OIC: Is It A “Necessity of Foreign Policy”. Academic Article published by The Indonesian Quarterly-CSIS, No.1/2003. June 2003.

 

He had also experiences as  overseas visiting fellows in several places, such as:

DAAD Research Visiting Fellow, Indonesia Research Unit, Institute of Political Sciences, International Relations/Foreign Policy Studies, University of Giessen, Germany (2005).

Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) Research and Teaching Fellowship (2004), Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia.

Visiting Fellow, Clingendael Institute of International Relations, Denhaag-Netherlands (Feb-March 2004)

Fulbright Fellows, University of Southern Carolina, Columbia-USA (June-July 2003).

Asian Visiting Fellow, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) Copenhagen-Denmark (March 2003)

 

Other activities are:

Overseas Member, Centro Argentino de Estudies Internacionale (CAEI), Argentina (since 2006)

Senior Fellow Member, Centre for Security and Strategic Studies, Jakarta (since 2006)

Member, Indonesia Research Unit, Institute of Political Sciences, International Relations/Foreign Policy Studies, University of Giessen, Germany (since2005).

Member, National Working Group on Indonesia’s Security Sector Reform (Since 2002).