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Education and Career
Ph.D. (American University 1975);
M.A. (Ohio 1972);
M.A. (Monash 1970); Sarjana Sastra, (Universitas Indonesia 1965);
B.A. (Nanyang 1962)
Experiences:
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS, Singapore (August 2002-December 2005)
Professor, Dept of Political Science, NUS (2000-June 2002)
Associate Professor, Dept of Political Science, NUS (1994-2000)
Senior Lecturer, Dept of Political Science, NUS (1982-1993)
Research Officer/Senior Research Officer, ISEAS (1976-1982)
Teaching Fellow, American University, Washington D.C. (1972-75)
Teaching Assistant/Program Associate, Southeast Asian Studies, Ohio University (Athens, 1970-72)
Professional Activities:
Editor/Co-editor, Asian Journal of Political Science, (1993-2002);
Editor-in-chief, Asian Culture, (1990 - date);
Editor-in-chief, CHC Bulletin (2006- date);
President, Singapore Society of Asian Studies (1998- March 2002; 2006- March 2008);
Vice-President, Singapore Society of Asian Studies (March 2002-2004);
President, International Society for the Study of the Chinese Overseas (ISSCO), 2007-2010.
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Honors
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Publications
Books/Monographs:
1. Ethnic Chinese in Contemporary Indonesia. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008, forthcoming (Editor and contributor)
2. Liao Jianyu 廖建裕 (Leo Suryadinata), Dongnanya yu huaren zuqun yanjiu.东南亚与华人族群研究( Southeast Asian and the Studies of Ethnic Chinese) Singapore: Qingnian Shuju, 2008, 212 pp.
3. Laksamana Cheng Ho dan Asia Tenggara. Jakarta: Pustaka LP3ES, 2007, 162. (Editor and Contributor)
4. Language, Nation and Development in Southeast Asia, Singapore. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007, 229 pp. (Co-editor and contributor)
5. Chinese Diaspora Since Admiral Zheng He With Special Reference to Maritime Asia. Huayinet and Chinese Heritage Centre, 2007, 370 pp. (Editor and Contributor)
6. Understanding the Ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007. pp.310.
7. Southeast Asia’s Chinese Businesses in an era of globalization: Coping with the rise of China. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006, pp.374.
8. Tongmenghui, Sun Yat Sen and the Chinese in Southeast Asia: A Revisit. Singapore: Chinese Heritage Centre, 2006. pp.248. (editor and contributor)
9. Admiral Zheng He and Southeast Asia (Singapore: ISEAS, 2005) (Editor and contributor) 168 pp.
10. Emerging Democracy in Indonesia (Singapore: ISEAS, 2005) (joint authors with Aris Ananta and Evi Nurvidya Arifin), 166 pp.
11. Michael Leifer,Selected Works on Southeast Asia (Singapore: ISEAS, 2005) co-compiler and co-editor with Chin Kin Wah), 748 pp.
12. Ethnic Relations and Nation-Building in Southeast Asia: The Case of the Ethnic Chinese. (Singapore: ISEAS, 2004) (Editor and contributor), 251 pp.
13. Indonesian electoral behaviour: A statistical perspective (Singapore: ISEAS, 2004) (co-authors: Aris Ananta, Evi Nurvidya.) 427 pp.
14. Chinese Indonesians: State policy, Monoculture and Multiculture. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2003) (Editor and contributor) 124 pp.
15. Indonesia’s Population: Ethnicity, Religion in the Changing Political Landscape (Singapore: ISEAS, 2003) (co-authors: Evi Nurvidya Arifin, Aris Ananta) 196 pp.
16. Negara dan Etnis Tionghoa: Kasus Indonesia. Jakarta: LP3ES and Centre for Political Studies, November 2002) 295 pp.
17. Liao Jianyu 廖建裕 (Leo Suryadinata), Xianjieduan de Yinni Huaren Zuqun 现阶段的印尼华人族群 (Ethnic Chinese in Contemporary Indonesia), Singapore: Bafang Qiye Publishing Co., 2002), 138 pp.
18. Ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia: A Dialogue between Tradition and Modernity (Singapore: Times Academic Press, 2002) (editor and contributor) 408 pp.
19. Elections and Politics in Indonesia (Singapore: ISEAS, 2002) 282 pp.
20. Nationalism and Globalization: East and West. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2000. (Editor and contributor) 366 pp.
21. Etnis Tionghoa dan Pembangunan Bangsa, Jakarta: LP3ES, 1999. (An Indonesian translation of my book entitled: Chinese and Nation-Building in Southeast Asia.) 264 pp.
22. Interpreting Indonesian Politics, Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1998, 264 pp.
23. Politik Luar Negeri Indonesia di bawah Soeharto. Jakarta: LP3ES, 1998) (Indonesian
Translation of my book entitled Indonesia’s Foreign Policy Under Suharto, with a postscript.) 270 pp.
24. The Culture of the Chinese Minority in Indonesia, Singapore: Times Books International,
1997. 276 pp. (Reissued in 2004 by Marshall Cavendish, with a postscript, 258 pp.)
25. Ethnic Chinese as Southeast Asians, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1997, 308 pp. (Editor and Contributor)
26. Chinese and Nation-Building in Southeast Asia, Singapore: Singapore Society of Asian Studies, 1997, 170 pp. (Reprinted in 1999) (Reissued in 2004 by Marshall Cavendish, with an epilogue, 174 pp.)
27. Indonesia’s Foreign Policy Under Suharto: Aspiring to International Leadership.
(Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1996). 210 pp. (2nd printing)
28. Sastera Peranakan Tionghoa Indonesia. (Jakarta: Grasindo, 1996). 379 pp. (editor and contributor).
29. Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches. (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1995; 1997 2nd printing). 299 pp. (A revised and enlarged edition of my earlier book entitled Eminent Indonesian Chinese.)
30. Southeast Asian Chinese and China: The Politico-Economic Dimension, (Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1995; 1997 2nd and 3rd printing). 260 pp. (Editor and Contributor)
31. Southeast Asian Chinese: The Socio-Cultural Dimension, (Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1995). 326 pp. (Editor and Contributor)
32. Peranakan's Search for National Identity: Biographical Studies of Seven Indonesian Chinese, (Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1993.), 131 pp. (Reissued in 2004 by Marshall Cavendish, with a postscript, 162 pp.)
33. Chinese Adaptation and Diversity: Essays on Society and Literature in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, (Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1993), 212 pp. (editor and contributor)
34. Liao Jianyu 廖建裕 (Leo Suryadinata) Yinni Huaren Wenhua yu Shehui 印尼华人文化与社会 (Indonesian Chinese Culture and Society), (Singapore: Singapore Society of Asian Studies, 1993). 244 pp.
35. Golkar dan Militer: Studi Tentang Budaya Politik. (Jakarta: LP3ES, 1992. Reprinted in 1993; Indonesian edition of my Military Ascendancy and Political Culture, with a new chapter on the 1992 election and Golkar), 200 pp.
36. Times Comparative Dictionary of Malay and Indonesian Synonyms. (Singapore and Kuala Lumpur: Times Books International, 1991) xii + 486 pp.
37. Military Ascendancy and Political Culture: A Study of Indonesia's Golkar. (Athens, Ohio University Press for Center for International Studies, 1989;1992 2nd printing) 230 pp.
38. The Studies of the Ethnic Chinese in the ASEAN States: Bibliographical Essays. (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1989) 270 pp. (editor and contributor)
39. Kebudayaan Minoritas Tionghoa di Indonesia. (Jakarta: Gramedia, 1988) 159 pp.
40. Moving Into the Pacific Century: The Changing Regional Order in the Asia-Pacific. (Singapore: Heinemann, 1988) 189 pp. (Co-editor)
41. Politik Tionghoa Peranakan di Jawa. (An Indonesian Translation of my work: Peranakan Chinese Politics in Java) (Jakarta: Pustaka Sinar Harapan, 1986, 1994 2nd printing) 196 pp.
42. Liao Jianyu 廖建裕 (Leo Suryadinata). Jaowa Tusheng Huaren Zhengzhi. 爪哇土生华人政治 (A Beijing's translation of my work: Peranakan Chinese Politics in Java) (Beijing: Youyi Publishers, 北京友谊出版社1986) 229 pp.
43. Liao Jianyu (Leo Suryadinata). Jaowa Tusheng Huaren de Zhengzhi Huodong. 爪哇土生华人的政治活动 (A Taiwan's translation of my work in English: Peranakan Chinese Politics in Java) (Taipei: Cheng-Chung Book Co., 台北正中书局1985), 178 pp.
44. China and the ASEAN States: The Ethnic Chinese Dimension. (Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1985), 230 pp. (Reissued in 2005 by Marshall Cavendish, with an epilogue, 222 pp.)
45. Dilema Minoritas Tionghoa. (The Dilemma of the Chinese Minority) (Jakarta: Grafiti Press, 1984 and 2nd printing, 1986), 258 pp.
46. Trends in Indonesia II: Proceedings and Background Paper. (Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1981), 166 pp. (Co-editor and Contributor)
47. Political Thinking of the Indonesian Chinese 1900-1977: A Source Book. (Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1979; 1997 2nd edition, with an amended title: Political Thinking of the Indonesian Chinese 1900-1995.) 265 pp. (editor and translator)
48. Liao Jianyu 廖建裕 (Leo Suryadinata), Xianjieduan de Yinni Huazu Yanjiu现阶段的印尼华族研究 (Studies on the Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia) (Singapore: Educational Publication Bureau, 1978), 164 pp.
49. Pribumi Indonesians, the Chinese Minority and China; A Study of Perceptions and Policies. (Kuala Lumpur and Singapore: Heinemann, 1978; second revised edition, 1986; third revised edition, 1993), 254 pp.
50. Eminent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches. (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1978; 2nd revised edition, Gunung Agung, 1981), 218 pp.
51. The Chinese Minority in Indonesia: Seven Papers. (Singapore: Chopmen, 1978), 175 pp.
52. Peranakan Chinese Politics in Java: 1917-1942, (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1976; 2nd edition, Singapore University Press, 1981), 193 pp.
Chapters in Books:
1. “The Decline of the Hegemonic Party System in Indonesia: Golkar after the Fall of Soeharto”, Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol.29, no.2 (August 2007), pp. 333-358.
2. “National Language and Nation-Building: The Case of Bahasa Indonesia”, in Lee Hock Guan & Leo Suryadinata, eds. Language, Nation and Development in Southeast Asia, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007, pp.39-50 (Co-author Lucy Montolalu)
3. “China’s Nationality Laws, Dual Nationality Status and the Chinese in Southeast Asia”, In Emile Kok-Kheng Yeoh and Hou Kok Chung, eds. China and Malaysia in A Globalizing Words: Bilateral Relations, Regional Imperatives and Domestic Challenges. Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, 2006, pp. 81-92.
4. “China-ASEAN Political Relations: Post-Cold War Developments”, In Hou Kok Chung & Yeoh kok-Kheng, eds. Malaysia, Southeast Asia and the Emerging China: Political, Economic and Cultural Perspectives, Kuala Lumpur: Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, 2005, pp.189-206.
5. “Peranakan Chinese Identities in Singapore and Malaysia: A Re-Examination”, In Leo Suryadinata, ed. Ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia: A Dialogue between Tradition and Modernity (Singapore: Times Academic Press, 2002), pp.69-84
6. “China’s Citizenship Law and the Chinese in Southeast Asia,” In M. Barry Hooker, ed. Law and the Chinese in Southeast Asia, (Singapore: ISEAS, 2002), pp.169-202.
7. "Ethnic Chinese Literature in Indonesia: Ethnicity and Nationhood", in Lee Guan Kin, ed. The Nantah Scholar, Singapore: Centre for Chinese Language & Culture, Nanyang Technological University, 2001, pp.147-170.
8. “The Economic Role of Ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia”, in Jocelyn Armstrong , Warwick Amstrong and Kent Mulliner, eds. Chinese Populations in Contemporary Southeast Asian Societies: Regional Interdependence and International Influence, London: Curzon, 2001, pp. 55-73.
9. “Ethnic Chinese and the Nation-State in Southeast Asia”, Terisita Ang See, ed. Intercultural Relations, Cultural Transformation, and Identity—the Ethnic Chinese. Manila: Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, 2000, pp.308-327.
10. “Nation-Building and Nation-Destroying in Indonesia”, in Leo Suryadinata, ed. Nationalism and Globalization: East and West. Singapore: ISEAS, 2000. pp. 38-70.
11. “State and Minority Religions in Contemporary Indonesia: Government Policy towards Confucianism, Tridharma and Buddhism”, in Tsuneo Ayabe, ed. Nation-State, Identity and Religion in Southeast Asia. Singapore: Singapore Society of Asian Studies, 1998, pp.5-24.
12. “China’s Policy towards the Ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia,” in L.M. Douw and P. Post (eds.), South China: State, Culture and Social Change during the 20th Century, Amsterdam: Royal Netherland Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1996, pp. 103-111.
13. “Government Policies towards the ethnic Chinese in the ASEAN States: A Comparative Analysis.” in Teresita Ang-See and Go Bon Juan (eds), The Ethnic Chinese: Proceedings of the International Conference on Changing Identities and Relations in Southeast Asia. Manila: Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, 1994. pp. 67-80
14. “Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore: Past and Present.” In Taufik Abdullah and Yekti Maunanti (eds.) Toward the Promotion of Southeast Asian Studies in Southeast Asia., Jakarta: Program of Southeast Asian Studies: Indonesian Institute of Sciences, 1994. pp. 115-136.
15. “National Ideology and Nation-Building in Multi-Ethnic States: Lessons from Other Countries", in Jon S.T. Quah, (ed.) In Search of Singapore's National Values. (Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1990) pp.24-44.
16. "Political Contestation in Indonesia", in Norma Mahmood and Zakaria Haji Ahmad, (eds.) Political Contestation: Case Studies from Asia. (Singapore: Heinemann, 1990) pp. 15-28.
17. "Domestic Political Dimensions: ASEAN", in Security in South-East Asia and the South-West Pacific: Challenges of the 1990s. (International Peace Report No. 29) (Dordrecht/Boston/London: Martinus Nijhoff, 1989) pp.93-110.
18. "Kwee Tek Hoay Sebagai Penulis Masalah Masyarakat Tionghoa dan Politik: Sebuah Pengkajian Awal", in Myra Sidharta, (ed.) 100 Tahun Kwee Tek Hoay. (Jakarta: Pustaka Sinar Harapan, 1989) pp.17-33.
19. "Chinese Economic Elite in Indonesia: A Preliminary Study", in Jennifer Cushman and Wang Gungwu eds. Changing Identities of the Southeast Asian Chinese Since World War II. (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1988) pp.261-188.
20. "Yinni Wuxia Xiaoshuo Gailun" 印尼武侠小说概论 (A General Introduction to Kungfu Novels in Indonesia), in Lee Lai To and Tan Eng Chow, eds. Nanyang yu Zhongguo 南洋与中国 (Southeast Asia and China), Singapore: South Seas Society, 1987), pp.141-186.
21. "The 1911 Revolution and the Chinese in Java: A Preliminary Study", in Lee Lai To, (ed.) The 1911 Revolution--The Chinese in British and Dutch Southeast Asia. (Singapore: Heinemann, 1987), pp.108-124.
22. "Indonesia" in D.K. Mauzy, (ed.) Government and Politics of ASEAN Countries. (Kuala Lumpur: Marican and Sons, 1984) pp.109-137.
23. "Indonesia under the New Order: Problems of Growth, Equity and Stability", in Leo Suryadinata and Sharon Siddique (eds.) Trends in Indonesia II: Proceedings and Background Paper. (Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1981) pp.3-51.
24. "ASEAN Relations with China: Problems and Prospects", in Kuang-sheng Liao, (ed.) Modernization and Diplomacy of China: Selections from Proceedings of the Seminar on China. (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1981) pp.117-126.
25. "Pers Melayu-Tionghoa", in Abdurrachman Suryomihardjo (ed.) Beberapa Segi Perkembangan Sejarah Pers di Indonesia. (Jakarta: Deppen RI & Leknas) Lipi, 1980, pp.35-64.
26. "Studies on the Chinese in Southeast Asia: Some Observations", in Peter Chen and Hans-Dieter Evers, (eds.) ASEAN Sociology. (Singapore: Chopmen, 1979) pp.35-64.
27. "Yinni Huazu de Guoqu, Xianzai yu Jianglai" 印尼华族的过去,现在与未来(Indonesian Chinese: Past, Present and Future), in Chui Kui-Chiang, et.al eds. Dongnanya Huaren zi Yuanjiu. (Singapore: EPB, 1978) pp.160-167.
28. "Kertanegara", The New Encyclopedia Britannica. (15th edition, 1974) vol.10, pp.435-436.
29. "Gajah Mada", The New Encyclopedia Britannica. (15th edition, 1974) vol.7, pp.825-826.
Refereed Journal Articles (International):
1. "Chinese politics in Post-Suharto's Indonesia: Beyond the Ethnic Approach?" Asian Survey (May/June 2001), pp. 502-524.
2. “Democratization and Political Succession in Suharto’s Indonesia,” Asian Survey (march 1997), pp. 269-280.
3. "Islam and Suharto's Foreign Policy: Indonesia, the Middle East and Bosnia," Asian Survey, (March 1995), pp. 291-303.
4. "Indonesia-China Relations: A Recent Breakthrough", Asian Survey (July 1990) pp. 682-696.
5. "Ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia", in Journal of International Affairs (New York: Columbia University) vol. 41, no.1 (Summer/Fall 1987) pp.135-151.
6. "Bumiputra and Pribumi: Economic Nationalism (Indigenism) in Malaysia and Indonesia", Pacific Affairs (Winter 1981)1982), vol.54, no.4, pp.662-687. (Co-author)
7. "The Chinese Minority and Sino-Indonesian Diplomatic Normalization", Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (March 1981), pp.179-196.
8. "Indonesian Nationalism and the Pre-War Youth Movement", Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, vol.9, no.1 (March 1978), pp. 99-114.
9. "The Search for Identity of a Peranakan Chinese in Indonesia: A Political Biography of Liem Koen Hian", Archipel (Paris), no.14 (1976) pp.43-70.
10. "Ethnicity and National Integration in Indonesia: An Analysis", Asia Quarterly (Belgium), no.3 (1976) pp.209-234.
11. "Indonesian Policy Toward the Chinese Minority under the New Order", Asian Survey (August 1976) pp.770-789.
12. "Confucianism in Indonesia: Past and Present", Southeast Asia (Southern Illinois University), vol. 3, no.3 (Spring 1974) pp.17-33.
13. "Indonesian Chinese Education: Past and Present", Indonesia, no.14 (October 1972) pp.49-71.
14. "Pre-War Indonesian Nationalism and the Peranakan Chinese", Indonesia (Cornell Modern Indonesia Project) no.11 (April 1971) pp.83-94.
15. "The Use of the Terms Tjina and Tionghoa in Indonesia: An Historical Survey", Papers on Far Eastern History. (ANU) II (September 1970) pp. 97-118. (co-author)
Refereed Journal Articles (Regional):
1. “The Decline of the Hegemonic Party System in Indonesia: Golkar after the Fall of Soeharto,” Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol. 29, no. 2 (August 2007), pp. 333-358.
2. “Southeast Asianists in China in the Last Three Decades: A Preliminary Survey”, Asian Culture, no.30 (June 2006) pp.1-20.
3. “Indonesia: The Year of the Democratic Election”, Southeast Asian Affairs 2005, forthcoming.
4. “Indonesia: Continuing challenges and Fragile Stability”, Southeast Asian Affairs 2004, pp.89-103.
5. "A Year of Upheaval and Uncertainty: The Fall of Soeharto and Rise of Habibie", Southeast Asian Affairs 1999, pp.111-127.
6. “Golkar of Indonesia: Recent Development”, Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol. 19, no.2 (September 1997) pp.190-204.
7. "Patterns of Chinese Political Participation in Four ASEAN States," Contemporary
Southeast Asia, Vol. 15, No. 3 (December 1993), pp. 292-308.
8. "Indonesia-Vietnam Relations Under Suharto", Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol. 12,
no.4 (March 1991), pp.331-340.
9. "Government Policy and National Integration in Indonesia", Southeast Asian Journal of
Social Science, vol.16, no.2 (1988) pp.111-131
10. "Indonesian Political System: Continuity and Change", Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol. 9, no.4 (March 1988) pp.268-281.
11. "Suharto's Indonesia: Two Decades On", Southeast Asian Affairs 1987. pp.131-145.
12. "Politics in Indonesian Parliament 1966-1985", Southeast Asian Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 1 (1987) pp. 35-52.
13. "Government Policies towards the Ethnic Chinese: A Comparison between Indonesia and Malaysia", Southeast Asian Journal of Social Science (Singapore) vol.13, no.2 (1985) pp.15-28.
14. "Indonesia in 1980: Continuity rather than Change", Southeast Asian Affairs 1981, pp.129-145.
15. "Indonesia in 1979: Controlled Discontent", Southeast Asian Affairs 1980, pp.121-144.
16. "Indonesia: A Year of Continuing Challenge", Southeast Asian Affairs 1979, pp. 105-118.
Occasional / Working Papers:
1. The Ethnic Chinese Issue and National Integration in Indonesia. (Trends in Southeast Asia no.2) Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1999. 18 pp.
2. Determinants of Indonesia's Foreign Policy: In Search of an Explanation, Department of Political Science, Working Paper Series, NUS, no. 6, 1993. 31 pp.
3. Political Parties and the 1982 General Election in Indonesia. (Singapore: Research Notes and Discussion Paper, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1982), 81 pp.
4. "Overseas Chinese" in Southeast Asia and China's Foreign Policy: An Interpretative Essay. (Research Notes and Discussion Paper, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1978), 45 pp.
5. Prominent Indonesian Chinese in the 20th Century: A Preliminary Survey. (Papers in International Studies, Southeast Asian Series, Ohio University, 1972), 62 pp.
6. The Pre-World War II Peranakan Chinese Press of Java: A Preliminary Survey. (Papers in International Studies, Southeast Asian Series, Ohio University, 1970), 35 pp.
Conference Papers and Lectures are not included.
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