To mark the beginning of the semester, here are the syllabi for my three (!) courses that I’m teaching this semester. Each link is a PDF. I’ve also included the “sum it up in one picture” banner that I’m using…
Marc Bellamare gives a thorough overview of what to do, and what not to do, as a manuscript referee in the social sciences. Some of these things should be obvious, but as someone who has received plenty of unhelpful yet…
Anwar Ibrahim, former deputy prime minister of Malaysia and currently a leading opposition figure, was found not guilty of sodomy the other week. This was a very important moment for Malaysia (and it’s unambiguously good news: no consenting adults should…
There’s something different about Indonesia today than there was, say, 3 years ago. Among businesspeople, I sense a new optimism about Indonesia’s growth prospects. A decade of 6-7% growth will do that for you, I guess. As will the lifting…
2008 Floods in Central Jakarta (from Triastuti et al, Indonesia Climate Change Sectoral Roadmap, 2009) Climate change will have dramatic consequences for Indonesia, including increase frequency of both floods and droughts; changes in the seasons; and of course, higher temperatures. Among the…
Here’s a question: what is the metric of success for a comparativist working in a U.S. university? I’ve thought about this a lot during this trip, which exposes me to a completely different community of colleagues than the one that…
Greetings from Jakarta, where I am visiting for a whirlwind 7 days of presentations, meetings, and the grand opening of the Jakarta office of the American Institute for Indonesian Studies. While I’m here, I will be doing a presentation for…
