Ken Ward, MA (Monash)
Research Associate, Department of Political and Social Change

Email: ken.ward@anu.edu.au

Biographical Statement

My interest in Indonesian politics arose in the1960s when I was studying Indonesian and Malayan Studies at Sydney University. I graduated in 1970 after completing a thesis on the Partai Muslimin, which was published that year by Cornell University. I did a Master of Arts at Monash University in 1970-72, writing in turn a thesis on the Indonesian Elections of 1971. This appeared as a Monash University monograph in 1974. I taught politics at Monash in 1973-74 as a tutor and senior tutor. Although I left the academic world and entered government, I maintained my interest in Indonesia and was Indonesia analyst at the Office of National Assessments in 1982-84 and again in 1996-2005. I retired from government service in 2005. I began research on Indonesian politics and particularly Indonesian terrorism, the latter remaining my principal research interest. I was appointing Visiting Fellow in 2009.

Key Publications

• The Foundation of the Partai Muslimin Indonesia, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Modern Indonesia Project, 1970.
• 'Indonesia's Modernisation: Ideology and Practice', in Rex Mortimer (ed), Showcase State, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1973.
• 'The 1971 Election in Indonesia: An East Java Case Study', Monash Papers on Southeast Asia, 1974.
• 'Indonesian Terrorism: From Jihad to Dakwah?', in Greg Fealy and Sally White (eds), Expressing Islam, ISEAS, Singapore, 2008.
• 'Non-violent Extremists: Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia', Australian Journal of International Affairs, Vol 63, No. 2, June 2009.