Prof. Robert Bridson Cribb

Professor, Department of Political and Social Change, Coral Bell School of Asia-Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University

Areas of expertise

· Asian History

· Government And Politics Of Asia And The Pacific

· Professional Ethics (Incl. Police And Research Ethics)

· Other Law And Legal Studies

· History And Philosophy Of Science (Incl. Non Historical Philosophy Of Science)

Research interests

Robert Cribb's research interests focus mainly on Indonesia, though he has some interest in other parts of Southeast Asia (especially Malaysia and Burma/Myanmar) and in Inner Asia. The themes of his research are: mass violence and crime; national identity; environmental politics; and historical geography. Current research projects include: the origins of massacre in Indonesia; 'Puppet states revisited: Empire and Sovereign Subordination in Modern Asia' (with Li Narangoa); and War crimes and the Japanese Military, 1941 - 1945 (with Sandra Wilson).