The Speakers for Special Roundtable Discussion
Yako Kozano – Aichi Prefectural University, Japan
Yako Kozano is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies and School of Foreign Studies, Aichi Prefectural University. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Indonesia; a visiting professor in the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada; and a researcher at the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University.
He has studied Indonesian local historiography, particularly oral history in Javanese rural areas. Some of his notable works are published in Concise History of Protestantism in Indonesia by Teisuke Ito (2006), and in Two Centuries of Agrarian, Economic, and Ecological Shifts in The North Coast of Java (1812-2012) titled Seventy Years in Comal: The Enduring Javanese Village Leadership (2023).
Siti Daulah – Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Siti Daulah Khoiriati is a seasoned academic and researcher with a distinguished background in international relations. She completed her Master’s in International Relations at the International University of Japan in 1991 and earned her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in 1987. Since 1988, she has served as a lecturer at UGM’s Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Science (FISIPOL), where she continues to shape future diplomats and policymakers.
Since 2013, Khoiriati has also held a position as a researcher at UGM’s Institute of International Studies. Her research focuses on Japan’s foreign aid policies, ASEAN cooperation, and halal tourism governance, with notable publications including The Transformation of Japan’s Foreign Aid Policy to Indonesia (2021) and 50 Years of Amity and Enmity: The Politics of ASEAN Cooperation (2018). She has contributed to multiple journal articles and conference papers, adding valuable insights into regional integration and cultural diplomacy in Asia.
Agus Haryanto – Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Indonesia
Agus Haryanto is currently the Chairman of the Association of Indonesian International Relations Scholars or AIHII (Asosiasi Ilmu Hubungan Internasional Indonesia). He received his Master of Sciences from Japanese Area Studies, Universitas Indonesia and his doctor from the Department of International Relations, Universitas Padjajaran. Previously, he was the Head of the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (2019-2023). During his leadership, the Department of International Relations has awarded accreditation A from the national institute for accreditation.
As an associate professor, Agus has published many books titled, ‘Indonesia Diplomacy: Realities and Prospects’; ‘The Role of Indonesia in the South China Sea Dispute’; ‘Transnational Organized Crime in Southeast Asia’, etc. Some of his published journal papers are titled, “Independent and Active as Foundation of Indonesian Foreign Policy”, “Navigating Around Conflict: The Indonesian Way to Initiate Peace Talks in the South China Sea Dispute.”
Isao Yamazaki – Saga University, Japan
Isao Yamazaki is a Professor at the Faculty of Culture and Education at Saga University, concentrating on the study of Asia’s popular culture, particularly the dynamic relations between Japan and Southeast Asia. His research often focuses on the Kyushu region’s cultural and historical ties with Southeast Asia, covering areas such as economic history, politics, and the broader historical contexts of Asia and Africa. One of his notable works, The Political Cultures and the International Relations Between Our Home Provinces and Asian Countries, was published by Seibundo Tokyo in 2013.
Currently, Yamazaki leads several research initiatives, including a project titled Indonesia’s Malaria War: Explorations of Society through Wartime Epidemic Prevention and Medical System, which investigates societal impacts of epidemic prevention during wartime in Indonesia. His ongoing studies also delve into post-war Indonesian society under Japanese military administration, adding valuable insights into the complexities of Southeast Asia’s historical landscape.
The Speakers for Academic Seminar
Mohtar Mas’oed – Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Mohtar Mas’oed is an emeritus professor at the Department of International Relations, FISIPOL, Universitas Gadjah Mada, with more than 40 years of teaching experience. He received his Baccalaureat (1973) and Doctorandus (1975) degrees from Universitas Gadjah Mada and his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University (1983). He has been a visiting professor at several universities and the latest was at International Studies, Malmo University, Sweden (2015).
Mohtar’s latest monograph, Dekolonisasi Studi Hubungan Internasional (May 2024), presents the results of thought and research to open up the possibility of knowledge production based on the conditions of the South, especially related to the legacy of colonialism and oriented towards the politics of emancipation to fight for a more just world order.
Kate McGregor – University of Melbourne, Australia
Kate McGregor is an Indonesian historian based in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies (SHAPS) at the University of Melbourne. She is currently the Associate Dean International for the Faculty of Arts. Kate’s research interests include Indonesian historiography, memories of violence, the Indonesian military, Islam and identity in Indonesia, and historical international links between Indonesia and the world.
Kate’s latest monograph, Systemic Silencing: Activism, Memory and Sexual Violence in Indonesia (August 2023), published by the Critical Human Rights Series of the University of Wisconsin Press, focuses on transnational activism for the Indonesian so-called ‘comfort women.’ This work won the 2024 NSW Premier’s General History Prize.
Ardhitya Eduard Yeremia Lalisang– Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Ardhitya Eduard Yeremia Lalisang is a senior assistant professor at the Department of International Relations, FISIP, Universitas Indonesia. Yeremia’s research interests include Indonesian foreign policy, the rise of China and its impacts on various levels and dimensions, the cultural dimension of international relations, and global and local entanglement.
Yeremia’s latest publication, Navigating between Giants: Unpacking the Complexities of Indonesian Perceptions of China and the U.S. (October 2024), explores the Indonesian public and elite respondents, who seem to perceive more differences than similarities in the foreign policy behaviour of the major powers under consideration.
The Chairs
Luqman Nul Hakim – Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Luqman Nul Hakim is a lecturer at the Department of International Relations at Universitas Gadjah Mada. He is currently serving as the Director of the Institute of International Studies (IIS) Universitas Gadjah Mada. Luqman’s area of expertise includes political Islam, security-democracy-development nexus, post-structuralist political theories, and comparative political economy development. His current book, published in 2023, is called Islamism and the Quest for Hegemony in Indonesia. Luqman will serve as the chair of the Special Roundtable Discussion titled “Japan in Asia: Past, Present, and Future” at GO SOUTH 2024 on 8 November 2024.
Muhadi Sugiono – Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Muhadi Sugiono is a lecturer at the Department of International Relations at Universitas Gadjah Mada. Muhadi’s area of expertise includes peace and security, theory of international relations, and a geographical focus on Europe and the Global South. He currently serves as the coordinator of ICES (Indonesian Community for European Studies). Muhadi is also actively contributing to a global campaign to abolish nuclear weapons with the 2017 Nobel-awarded International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). In 2022, he authored a book chapter titled The Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia’s Response to the rise of China. Muhadi will serve as the chair of the Academic Seminar titled “Global South and the Decolonisation of Knowledge” at GO SOUTH 2024 on 8 November 2024.