Selamat datang and welcome!

I am an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea. Before coming back to my Alma Mater, I worked as an assistant professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at Pusan National University, South Korea.

I received my PhD from the National University of Singapore in 2021 by writing a thesis titled "Islamist Political Mobilization in Contemporary Indonesia: The Case of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)". My research interests primarily cover political dynamics in contemporary Indonesian and Southeast Asian politics, including the mobilization of political Islam, the rise of political dynasties, rice and food policy settings, and democratic backsliding and resilience.   

I am also affiliated with the Sogang Institute of Political Studies (SIPS) to conduct collaborative projects about party politics and ideological polarization in South Korea.