Research Fellow

Muhammad is a lecturer at the Faculty of Languages and Arts, Indraprasta PGRI University, Jakarta. His work spans interdisciplinary approaches within the social sciences and humanities, combining diverse theoretical frameworks and research methodologies.

His research engages with a wide range of topics, including spatial conceptions of rural communities, historical narratives and collective memory, as well as existentialism and philosophical anthropology. This flexibility allows him to contribute to both empirical and theoretical debates across disciplines.

He has published both individually and collaboratively in various academic journals, including Economics & Sociology, Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities, and Antropologi Indonesia, contributing to discussions on social theory, history, and cultural analysis.

Muhammad Irvan, M.Si joined Asia Research Centre (ARC) UI on March 2022, he is also a research associate at one of LabSosio’s (Centre for Sociological Studies) Research Cluster which is focused on Relation Between Community and Extractive Industries, includes oil and gas industry, mining industry, and palm oil industry. Since 2006, his research focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR), community development (CD), social relation, social conflict in extractive industries, and social planning.

Dr. Hari Nugroho is a lecturer at the Department of Sociology, Universitas Indonesia. He finished his PhD at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University.

His research focuses on labour, social movements, and issues of social exclusion and inequality, particularly in the Indonesian context. His work contributes to critical discussions on class, precarity, and the dynamics of collective action in contemporary society.

He has published in a range of academic and public-facing outlets, including Democratization, Labour and Management in Development, Global Dialogue, and Inside Indonesia. Currently, he serves on the editorial boards of Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi, Jurnal Studi Pemuda, and Global Dialogue (International Sociological Association).

Ardhanareswari Handoko is a faculty member at the Department of Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia. Previously a former journalist, she is currently the Secretary of the Undergraduate Programme. Her research interest includes journalism, digital journalism, user-generated content, audience engagement, as well as journalist and social media.

Rhino Ariefiansyah is a Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Anthropology at Universitas Indonesia. He has degrees in Cultural Anthropology from Universitas Indonesia and in Arts and Politics from SciencesPo, Paris. Rhino is interested in human ecology, environmental and climate change, and migration.