Adi Abidin

Research Fellows

Profile

Adi Abidin is research fellow at the Populi Center, and his research interests are on voter behavior and political geography, public policy and stakeholder behavior, social change, political culture, and research methods. Research and analysis are the main pillars of his more than 20 years of professional career while working in the aspects of democracy development, decentralization, governance, development civil society, social development, and climate change as a consultant for the government, international institutions, and the business world. Currently he is interested in the development and adaptation of technology and its impact on social, economic and cultural change. He is also one aspiring gastronome with special attention to Indonesian cuisine.

Study Interests: Voter Behavior, Political Geography, Public Policy, Social Change

Education

Master of International Relations, University of Melbourne, 2015
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 1998

Publications

March 5, 2022	“Jakarta Ceases to be Indonesia's Political Bellwether” (with Charine Pakpahan), The Jakarta Post – Opinion Page
18 February 2022	“A Political Algorithm for 2024 Presidential Election” (with Charine Pakpahan), The Jakarta Post – Opinion Page
21 January 2020	“Gibran Should Take High Road, By Way of Surabaya” (with Piebo Dimas Perdana), The Jakarta Post – Opinion Page
July 15, 2019	“Indonesia's Core Holds, Decisively, in Elections” (with Piebo Dimas Perdana), The Jakarta Post – Opinion Page
April 11, 2019	“Can Jokowi Take Back Jakarta From Anies?” (with Piebo Dimas Perdana), The Jakarta Post – Opinion Page
November 4, 2016	“Expeditionary Force for Indonesia Defense” (with Piebo Dimas Perdana), The Jakarta Post – Opinion Page
11 October 2016	“Jakarta's Battleground Subdistricts in Waiting” (with Piebo Dimas Perdana), The Jakarta Post – Opinion Page
2009	“When the Burden is Shouldered Alone: Experiences in Autonomy at Regencies and Municipalities” in Decentralization and Regional Autonomy in Indonesia: Implementation and Challenges, Coen JG Holtzappel & Martin Ramstedt (eds.), Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore