Hangga Fathana, a faculty member at the Department of International Relations at Universitas Islam Indonesia, focuses on global political economy, trade politics, and capitalism. He also serves as the Executive Secretary of Universitas Islam Indonesia. His research explores Australia’s relations within the Indo-Pacific, where he offers Indonesian perspectives on Australian politics and foreign policy.
Educations
• Bachelor of International Studies, Flinders University of South Australia, 2009
• Sarjana Ilmu Politik, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, 2011
• Master of Arts (International Relations), Universitas Gadjah Mada, 2013
Honors, awards, grants
• Awardee, the Emerging Indo-Pacific Leaders by the Perth USAsia Centre, Australia, and represented Indonesia in a visit to Washington D.C., United States, 2024
• Awardee, the Australia Awards Short Course on Strategic Equilibrium in the Indo-Pacific, 2023
• JIH Research Grants, Indigenisation of trade negotiation model: a case study of Southeast Asia, 2020
• Awardee, Discovering Indonesian Islam, British Embassy, Jakarta, 2016
• Awardee, Bakrie Graduate Fellowship, 2012
Selected key responsibilities
• Executive Secretary, Universitas Islam Indonesia (September 2022-present)
• Head, Department of International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (January 2020-2022)
• Director of Partnerships & International Affairs, Universitas Islam Indonesia (September 2018-January 2020)
• Head of University Admission Committee, Universitas Islam Indonesia (December 2018-August 2019)
• Director of Marketing, Partnerships, and Alumni Affairs, Universitas Islam Indonesia (January 2015-August 2018)
• Director of Public Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (July 2013-December 2014)
Membership of association and professional bodies
• Secretary for Yogyakarta Region, Indonesian Association of International Relations, 2021-present
• Secretary for Partnership Affairs, Indonesian Inter-Islamic Universities Cooperation, 2019-present
• Deputy Secretary for Yogyakarta region, Indonesian Private Higher Education Association, 2020-present
• Member of International Political Science Association, 2018-2019
• Member of Australian Political Studies Association (APSA), 2017-2019
Research expertise
• Australian Politics
• Australian Foreign Policy
• Global Political Economy
• Trade Politics
Selected publications
Journal Articles
• “Me Too as Transnational Advocacy Networks: The Case of Anti-Sexual Violence Movement in Indonesia” in JAS (Journal of ASEAN Studies), Vol. 11, No. 2, 2023.
• “The politics of development: revisiting concept of sustainable cities in Malioboro, Yogyakarta” in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 1218, No. 1, p. 012019, 2023.
• “Indigenization of Global Trade Negotiation Model: Perspective from Southeast Asia” in 수완나부미, Vol. 24, No. 2, p. 251-268, 2022.
• “Palm oil politics in Malaysia and Indonesia: competition or collaboration?” in JATI – Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 23, No. 2, p. 47-64.
• “Economic Boom or Gloom?: The Political Economy of Australia’s Resource Industry” in Multiversa Journal of International Studies, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2013.
• “Bali Democracy Forum as Indonesia’s Initiative on Promoting South-South Cooperation: Advancing Democracy in the Global South” co-author with Karina Utami Dewi, in Multiversa Journal of International Studies, Vol. 41, No. 3, 2012.
Other public research outputs
• “Indonesia’s Democratic Decline: Implications for Future Relations with Australia”, in Australian Institute of International Affairs, April 2024.
• “Bagaimana Pilpres 2024 akan membingkai ulang arah kebijakan politik luar negeri Indonesia”, in The Conversation, February 2024.
• “Jokowisme, Trumpisme, dan dinasti politik: bagaimana fenomena pendangkalan demokrasi kian mendunia”, in The Conversation, October 2023.
• “Dosen adalah buruh: pengakuan ini adalah langkah pertama dalam memperjuangkan kesejahteraan akademisi”, in The Conversation, May 2023.
• “Pemeringkatan kampus: praktik imperialisme budaya yang menjebak perguruan tinggi dalam perlombaan kosong”, in The Conversation, March 2022.
• “Bagaimana pemilu Indonesia berbeda dari Australia”, in The Conversation, April 2019.
• “Rencana Australia pindahkan kedutaan ke Yerusalem bisa pengaruhi hubungan dengan Indonesia”, in The Conversation, October 2018.
• “Harapan Indonesia untuk perdana menteri baru Australia Scott Morrison”, in The Conversation, August 2018.
• “Revisiting Australia-Indonesia Economic Relations: Close but still far?”, presented at International Political Science Association 25th World Congress of Political Science, Brisbane, Australia, July 21-25, 2018.
• “Kertas kabinet Australia 1994-1995: Perjanjian keamanan dengan Indonesia meredam kekhawatiran”, in The Conversations, January 2018.
• “Domestic tensions and external threats: Revisiting the politics of innovation in Southeast Asia”, presented at The International Conference on Southeast Asia, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 6-7 December 2017.
• “Low politics as policy priority: reshaping Australia-Indonesia relations”, presented at the Australian Political Studies Association Conference 2016, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 25-28 September 2016.
• “Malaysia and Indonesia in Southeast Asian food politics”, presented at the International conference on Malaysia-Indonesia Relations (PAHMI), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-17 August 2016.
• “Examining Australia’s humanitarian response to asylum seekers: an Indonesian perspective”, presented at the 5th Annual Conference of Japan Association for Human Security Studies, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, 12-13 December 2015.
• “How Indonesia’s elections differ from Australia’s”, in The Conversation Australia, April 2019.
• “Correspondence on Hugh White’s – The Jakarta Switch”, in Australian Foreign Affairs, October 2018.
• “How will Australia’s plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem affect relations with Indonesia?”, in The Conversation Australia, October 2018.
• “What Indonesia expects from Australia’s new Prime Minister Scott Morrison”, in The Conversation Australia, August 2018.
• “Cabinet papers 1994-95: How a security agreement allayed Australian anxiety over Indonesia”, in The Conversation Australia, December 2017.
• “Between perceptions and realities of Australian-Indonesian attitudes: a view from Indonesia”, in The Conversation Australia, September 2016.
• “Views from abroad: how does the world see Australia’s political instability? Indonesia isn’t too reliant on a single party” in The Conversation Australia, July 2016.
• “View from abroad on the election: Indonesians need to rethink party stereotypes” in The Conversation Australia, June 2016.
• “The Landscape of Government Policies to Support Research in Indonesian Universities”, presented at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 6 August 2017
• “Political Islam in Indonesia: Addressing Challenges”, presented at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, The United Kingdom, 17 November 2016.
• “Palm Oil Politics in Indonesia”, presented at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Malaysia, 20 November 2016.
Selected teachings
• SHI601 Method for Undergraduate Thesis Writing
• SHI415 Rethinking Rights and Global Development
• SHI412 Sustainable Development Goals
• SHI311 Politics of Global Trade and Investments
• SHI333 Study of Australia
• SHI311 Politics of Global Trade and Investments
• SHI554 Workshop on Global Studies of Global Political Economy
• SEM824 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Undergraduate thesis supervision
• Australia’s Politics and Foreign Policy – 8 students (ongoing)
• Latin America’s Democracy and Political Economy – 5 students (completed)
• Politics of Indonesian Trade and Investment – 1 student
Availability for supervision
• No
Expert for media contact
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIN: linkedin.com/in/hanggafathana
• Instagram: instagram.com/hanggafathana
• X/Twitter: HanggaFathana
Hangga Fathana, a faculty member at the Department of International Relations at Universitas Islam Indonesia, focuses on global political economy, trade politics, and capitalism. He also serves as the Executive Secretary of Universitas Islam Indonesia. His research explores Australia’s relations within the Indo-Pacific, where he offers Indonesian perspectives on Australian politics and foreign policy.
Educations
• Bachelor of International Studies, Flinders University of South Australia, 2009
• Sarjana Ilmu Politik, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, 2011
• Master of Arts (International Relations), Universitas Gadjah Mada, 2013
Honors, awards, grants
• Awardee, the Emerging Indo-Pacific Leaders by the Perth USAsia Centre, Australia, and represented Indonesia in a visit to Washington D.C., United States, 2024
• Awardee, the Australia Awards Short Course on Strategic Equilibrium in the Indo-Pacific, 2023
• JIH Research Grants, Indigenisation of trade negotiation model: a case study of Southeast Asia, 2020
• Awardee, Discovering Indonesian Islam, British Embassy, Jakarta, 2016
• Awardee, Bakrie Graduate Fellowship, 2012
Selected key responsibilities
• Executive Secretary, Universitas Islam Indonesia (September 2022-present)
• Head, Department of International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (January 2020-2022)
• Director of Partnerships & International Affairs, Universitas Islam Indonesia (September 2018-January 2020)
• Head of University Admission Committee, Universitas Islam Indonesia (December 2018-August 2019)
• Director of Marketing, Partnerships, and Alumni Affairs, Universitas Islam Indonesia (January 2015-August 2018)
• Director of Public Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (July 2013-December 2014)
Membership of association and professional bodies
• Secretary for Yogyakarta Region, Indonesian Association of International Relations, 2021-present
• Secretary for Partnership Affairs, Indonesian Inter-Islamic Universities Cooperation, 2019-present
• Deputy Secretary for Yogyakarta region, Indonesian Private Higher Education Association, 2020-present
• Member of International Political Science Association, 2018-2019
• Member of Australian Political Studies Association (APSA), 2017-2019
Research expertise
• Australian Politics
• Australian Foreign Policy
• Global Political Economy
• Trade Politics
Selected publications
Journal Articles
• “Me Too as Transnational Advocacy Networks: The Case of Anti-Sexual Violence Movement in Indonesia” in JAS (Journal of ASEAN Studies), Vol. 11, No. 2, 2023.
• “The politics of development: revisiting concept of sustainable cities in Malioboro, Yogyakarta” in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 1218, No. 1, p. 012019, 2023.
• “Indigenization of Global Trade Negotiation Model: Perspective from Southeast Asia” in 수완나부미, Vol. 24, No. 2, p. 251-268, 2022.
• “Palm oil politics in Malaysia and Indonesia: competition or collaboration?” in JATI – Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 23, No. 2, p. 47-64.
• “Economic Boom or Gloom?: The Political Economy of Australia’s Resource Industry” in Multiversa Journal of International Studies, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2013.
• “Bali Democracy Forum as Indonesia’s Initiative on Promoting South-South Cooperation: Advancing Democracy in the Global South” co-author with Karina Utami Dewi, in Multiversa Journal of International Studies, Vol. 41, No. 3, 2012.
Other public research outputs
• “Indonesia’s Democratic Decline: Implications for Future Relations with Australia”, in Australian Institute of International Affairs, April 2024.
• “Bagaimana Pilpres 2024 akan membingkai ulang arah kebijakan politik luar negeri Indonesia”, in The Conversation, February 2024.
• “Jokowisme, Trumpisme, dan dinasti politik: bagaimana fenomena pendangkalan demokrasi kian mendunia”, in The Conversation, October 2023.
• “Dosen adalah buruh: pengakuan ini adalah langkah pertama dalam memperjuangkan kesejahteraan akademisi”, in The Conversation, May 2023.
• “Pemeringkatan kampus: praktik imperialisme budaya yang menjebak perguruan tinggi dalam perlombaan kosong”, in The Conversation, March 2022.
• “Bagaimana pemilu Indonesia berbeda dari Australia”, in The Conversation, April 2019.
• “Rencana Australia pindahkan kedutaan ke Yerusalem bisa pengaruhi hubungan dengan Indonesia”, in The Conversation, October 2018.
• “Harapan Indonesia untuk perdana menteri baru Australia Scott Morrison”, in The Conversation, August 2018.
• “Revisiting Australia-Indonesia Economic Relations: Close but still far?”, presented at International Political Science Association 25th World Congress of Political Science, Brisbane, Australia, July 21-25, 2018.
• “Kertas kabinet Australia 1994-1995: Perjanjian keamanan dengan Indonesia meredam kekhawatiran”, in The Conversations, January 2018.
• “Domestic tensions and external threats: Revisiting the politics of innovation in Southeast Asia”, presented at The International Conference on Southeast Asia, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 6-7 December 2017.
• “Low politics as policy priority: reshaping Australia-Indonesia relations”, presented at the Australian Political Studies Association Conference 2016, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 25-28 September 2016.
• “Malaysia and Indonesia in Southeast Asian food politics”, presented at the International conference on Malaysia-Indonesia Relations (PAHMI), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-17 August 2016.
• “Examining Australia’s humanitarian response to asylum seekers: an Indonesian perspective”, presented at the 5th Annual Conference of Japan Association for Human Security Studies, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, 12-13 December 2015.
• “How Indonesia’s elections differ from Australia’s”, in The Conversation Australia, April 2019.
• “Correspondence on Hugh White’s – The Jakarta Switch”, in Australian Foreign Affairs, October 2018.
• “How will Australia’s plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem affect relations with Indonesia?”, in The Conversation Australia, October 2018.
• “What Indonesia expects from Australia’s new Prime Minister Scott Morrison”, in The Conversation Australia, August 2018.
• “Cabinet papers 1994-95: How a security agreement allayed Australian anxiety over Indonesia”, in The Conversation Australia, December 2017.
• “Between perceptions and realities of Australian-Indonesian attitudes: a view from Indonesia”, in The Conversation Australia, September 2016.
• “Views from abroad: how does the world see Australia’s political instability? Indonesia isn’t too reliant on a single party” in The Conversation Australia, July 2016.
• “View from abroad on the election: Indonesians need to rethink party stereotypes” in The Conversation Australia, June 2016.
• “The Landscape of Government Policies to Support Research in Indonesian Universities”, presented at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 6 August 2017
• “Political Islam in Indonesia: Addressing Challenges”, presented at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, The United Kingdom, 17 November 2016.
• “Palm Oil Politics in Indonesia”, presented at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Malaysia, 20 November 2016.
Selected teachings
• SHI601 Method for Undergraduate Thesis Writing
• SHI415 Rethinking Rights and Global Development
• SHI412 Sustainable Development Goals
• SHI311 Politics of Global Trade and Investments
• SHI333 Study of Australia
• SHI311 Politics of Global Trade and Investments
• SHI554 Workshop on Global Studies of Global Political Economy
• SEM824 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Undergraduate thesis supervision
• Australia’s Politics and Foreign Policy – 8 students (ongoing)
• Latin America’s Democracy and Political Economy – 5 students (completed)
• Politics of Indonesian Trade and Investment – 1 student
Availability for supervision
• No
Expert for media contact
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIN: linkedin.com/in/hanggafathana
• Instagram: instagram.com/hanggafathana
• X/Twitter: HanggaFathana