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2024 EDGS Visiting Scholars

Dr. Sirojuddin Arif

August 9th - September 27th

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We are pleased to welcome Sirojuddin Arif, PhD, as a visiting scholar at the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. Arif currently heads the Master’s Program in Political Science at the Indonesian International Islamic University in Jakarta. His extensive research spans critical areas such as education policy, food security, gender equality, representation, maternal mortality and the politics of religion. Recognized as one of Indonesia’s leading social scientists, Arif excels in both qualitative and quantitative research methods and has shared his knowledge through a variety of methods courses.

Hosted by Professor Jeffrey Winters, Director of the Buffett Institute’s Equality Development and Globalization Studies (EDGS) program, Arif will join us through September 2024 to conduct research on the politics of technology learning and industrial upgrading in late-industrializing countries, with a particular emphasis on Indonesia. He aims to explore the connections between the formal Indonesian education system and the country’s broader system of innovation in Indonesia. Arif plans to collaborate with experts across Northwestern’s academic community, particularly around his ongoing project, “Learning, Technology Transfer and Industrial Catch-up in Late Industrializing Countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, and South Korea in Comparative Perspective,” will benefit greatly from his time at NU. He plans to collaborate with Northwestern’s experts across various fields, enhancing both his research and the university's academic community. Additionally, Arif's visit will align with the 2024 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in Philadelphia, providing him an opportunity to present his work and engage with fellow scholars. His visit promises to foster valuable academic exchanges and strengthen ties between Buffett, EDGS, and the Institutes for Advanced Research (IFAR) Consortium, benefiting both institutions and their scholars.