Our Researcher

Herdis Herdiansyah
Head of Cluster

Herdis Herdiansyah is the chairman of the Social Environment Cluster (Cluster Interaction, Community Engagement, and Social Environment) of School of Environmental Science Universitas Indonesia (SoES UI). Written over 100 articles, Herdiansyah is also one of the most productive researchers. In 2020 he received 30 research grants as chairman and member with various schemes in social sciences including international funding schemes. Herdiansyah has been a lecturer for Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, System of Human Life and The Environment, Writing Scientific Paper, and Basic Principles of Environmental Science in the School of Environmental Science and Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Indonesia. Herdiansyah is the chief editor of two journals: ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement (Under ASEAN University Network, Universitas Indonesia, and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) and the Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development (School of Environmental Science, Universitas Indonesia); both of which he initiated. Herdiansyah actively manages seminars and joint research among universities in Indonesia and international collaboration such as Germany, Japan and others. Herdiansyah has a BA and MA in Philosophy before he earned his doctorate in Environmental Science. His thesis was of social conflict and community engagement in natural resources. His diverse background complements his research in environmental science with focus in the social paradigm. He aims to advance research through good collaboration.

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Prof. Dr. Kosuke Mizuno
Researcher

Prof. Kosuke Mizuno is a Professor of Development Studies with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. Currently he is the Political & Economic Coexistence Affiliated Professor in the centre with areas of expertise: Indonesian area study, agricultural economics, labor economics, and environmental economics. His research interests are: Industrial Relations and Industrial Dispute Settlement in Indonesia, Natural Resource Relied Economy and People’sEconomy in Indonesia, and Agrarian Reform and Peatland Restoration in Indonesia. His book: Rural Industrialization in Indonesia: A Case Study of Community-based Weaving Industry in West Java in 1996 has been cited by the FAO and many scholars due to the significance of subject. His other book in 2016 “Catastrophe and Regeneration in Indonesia’s Peatlands” highlights the importance of the relationship between societies, institutions, and the environment in achieving sustainability through policy.

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