Geradi Yudhistira is faculty member in IR Department of UII cum public intellectual who often express his concerns trough essay and another literature in various national-circulated media. He received his Bachelor degree from University of Indonesia and MA in Asia Pacific Studies from the Waseda University and. Prior Joining UII, he was faculty member at Universitas Indonesia and Bina Nusantara University. His research interest is democracy and moving matters in Southeast Asia by applying multidiscipline approach. Besides being active as faculty member at UII, Geradi is also a research fellow at LP3ESJakarta.