Faculty of Arts Asia Institute

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Arief Budiman

Foundation Professor of Indonesian


Professional Address

Asia Institute
University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010, Australia

Tel: +61 3 8344 5990
Fax: +61 3 9349 3472
E-mail: a.budiman@unimelb.edu.au

Degrees, Qualifications

1980 Ph.D. (in Sociology), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Thesis title: The Mobilization and State Strategy in the Democratic Transition to Socialism: The Case of Allende's Chile
1968 M.A. (in Psychology,) Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

Career, Principal Offices, Principal Positions Held

1998- Head, Indonesian Studies, Asia Institute
1997-1998 Foundation Professor of Indonesian Head, Indonesian Studies, Department of Language Studies, The University of Melbourne
1980-1996 Staff of Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Indonesia
1973-1980 Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
1972-1973 Staff of Association of Cultural Freedom, Paris, France
1970-1972 Director, Indonesia Foundation (publisher of monthly literary Horizon), Indonesia
1968-1970 Vice-Chairman, Art Council of Jakarta, Indonesia

Research Interests


Principal Publications

Sole-authored books (in Bahasa Indonesian) - [titles translated into English]

  1. Chairil Anwar: Sebuah Pertemuan [Chairil Anwar: An Encounter]. Jakarta: Pustaka Jaya, 1976.
  2. Pembagian Kerja Secara Seksual. Sebuah Pembahasan Sosiologis tentang Peran Wanita di Masyarakat [Sexual Division of Labor. A Sociological Analysis on the Role of Women in Society]. Jakarta: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 1981 (reprinted in 1982, 1985).
  3. Jalan Demokrasi ke Sosialisme: Pengalaman Chili di bawah Allende [Democratic Way to Socialism: The Chilean Experience under Allende]. Jakarta: Pustaka Sinar Harapan, 1987.
  4. Sistem Perekonomian Pancasila dan Ideologi Ilmu Sosial di Indonesia [The Pancasila Economic System and the Ideology of Social Science in Indonesia]. Jakarta: PT. Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 1989 (reprinted in 1990).
  5. Negara dan Pembangunan: Studi tentang Indonesia dan Korea Selatan [State and Development: A Study on Indonesia and South Korea]. Jakarta: Yayasan Padi dan Kapas, 1991.
  6. Teori Pembangunan Dunia Ketiga [Theories of Third World Development]. Jakarta: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 1995 (reprinted in 1996).
  7. Teori Negara: Negara, Kekuasaan dan Ideologi [Theories of State: State, Power and Ideology]. Jakarta: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 1996.

Sole-authored book (in English)

  1. The State and Political Regime in Indonesia. Yokohama: PRIME, 1991.

Sole edited book (in English)

  1. State and Civil Society in Indonesia. Clayton: Center of South East Asian Studies, Monash University, 1990 (reprinted in 1992, 1994).

Co-edited book (in English)

  1. (Edited with Barbara Hatley and Damien Kingsbury) Reformasi. Crisis and Social Change in Indonesia. Clayton: Monash Asia Institute, 1999.
  2. (Edited with Damien Kingsbury) Indonesia - The Uncertain Transition. Adelaide: Crawford House Publishing, 2001.

Co-authored book

  1. (With Akiko Tsuru) Social Development and Human Rights in Indonesia. Osaka: HURIGHTS, 1998.
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