Student Profile

Bima Arya Sugiarto

Bima Arya Sugiarto is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS), at the Australian National University. He is currently writing a thesis on factionalism in Indonesian political parties focusing on Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDIP), National Mandate Party (PAN) and Golkar. His research interests include the political development in developing countries, party politics, election and democratisation.

Bima holds an MA in Development Studies from Monash University (1998) and a BA in International Relations from Parahyangan University (1996). Since 2001, Bima has been teaching at the Department of International Relations Paramadina University Jakarta, and was a researcher at CPPS (Centre for Presidential and Parliamentary Studies) Paramadina. From 1998 to 2001, he was a lecturer and researcher at the Department of International Relations Parahyangan University Bandung. Bima has been involved with various organisational activities and was the President of Indonesian Students Association (PPI) of Australia from 2002 to 2004.
Email: bima.sugiarto@anu.edu.au