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Edward Aspinall

Edward Aspinall researches Indonesian and Southeast Asian politics at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University. His latest books are Mobilizing for Elections: Patronage and Political Machines in Southeast Asia, coauthored with Meredith L. Weiss, Allen Hicken and Paul D. Hutchcroft (Cambridge University Press, 2022) and Governing Urban Indonesia, co-edited with Amalinda Savirani (ISEAS, 2024).

International Edward Aspinall 4 September 2025 The anti-government protests echo the anti-Suharto activism of the 1990s, but the differences are revealing
National affairs Edward Aspinall 14 December 2020 Signs suggest that Australia hasn’t learned from its experience with China Books & arts Edward Aspinall 31 August 2020 Books | Is there a pattern to the presidency of Indonesia’s Joko Widodo? National affairs Edward Aspinall 27 May 2020 A national institution’s inward turn comes at a strange time International Edward Aspinall 30 April 2019 The election count is still incomplete, but it’s now clear there’s more to Indonesian politics than pragmatism and patronage alone
International Edward Aspinall 18 April 2017 Will sectarian divisions decide Jakarta’s election for governor this week?
International Edward Aspinall 4 July 2014 Despite his protestations to the contrary, Prabowo Subianto is determined he will seek a popular mandate just this once, write Marcus Mietzner and Edward Aspinall International Edward Aspinall 17 June 2014 The outside world should be worried by the possibility that Prabowo Subianto could become Indonesian president, writes Edward Aspinall, but the biggest losers will be… International Edward Aspinall 7 May 2013 Rural dynamics explain the government’s victory in the Malaysian election, argues Edward Aspinall International Edward Aspinall 2 July 2009 Former rebels have come to power in Aceh but they now face the twin challenges of winning greater autonomy from Jakarta and controlling corruption in their own ranks, writes…
International Edward Aspinall 20 February 2009 Despite the importance of relations with Indonesia, the government is not backing up its Asia-literacy rhetoric with funds, writes Edward Aspinall