Academic Research
Selected works
All works shown received First Class Honours from The University of Melbourne.
Indonesian media ecosystem
Right-Wing Narratives: A Reassessment of Digital Media Usage in Indonesian Civil Society
Online and Offline Power Struggles: A Case Study of Indonesia’s Omnibus Law on Job Creation Protests
COVID-19 (Dis)information in Indonesia: Social Media and Undemocratic Discourse
Microcelebrities on Twitter: Navigating Ideological State Apparatus in Contemporary Indonesia
Journalism and Democracy: The State of the Indonesian Media Ecosystem
Contesting the Indonesian State Narrative in Crisis Reporting: Citizen Journalism during the Omnibus Law Protests
Country Brief Report: The Inadequate Reportage of Human Rights Issues in Indonesia
Digital media & regulation
Digital Sovereignty and International Cooperation: A UN Perspective
Digital Convergence and the Gaming Industry: Epic Games as a Case Study
International relations
ASEAN’s Role in the Security of the Korean Peninsula
Strategic Partnerships for Peace: Assessing China’s Role in Korean Peninsula Diplomacy
Navigating Xinjiang: Pakistan’s Strategy in Balancing Security and Diplomacy with China
Civil society & NGOs
State, Society, and International NGOs: A Critical Assessment of Development Paradigms
Journalism
Challenges of Journalism in the Social Media Era: Algorithmic Moderation, Polarisation, and Digital Formats
Empowering the Public Sphere: Dynamics of Citizen Journalism in the Digital Age
Indonesian politics, identity & history
Anti-Chinese Sentiment in Present-day Indonesia: Exploring Economic, Religious and Ethnocultural Othering
The Unpopularity of Islamic Parties in Indonesia’s Post-Suharto National Elections
The Indonesian Genocide of 1965-68: Origins, Perpetrators, and Lingering Impacts
The Perantau 