R. William Liddle, Ohio University

Professor Liddle specializes in Indonesian, Southeast Asian, and developing world politics, focusing on issues of political economy, democratization, and national integration. His current research examines changing patterns of accumulation, mobilization, and deployment of political resources in societies undergoing rapid economic development. His publications include Ethnicity, Party, and National Integration; Politics and Culture in Indonesia; Political Entrepreneurs and Development Strategies: Southeast Asian Cases and Comparisons; and Leadership and Culture in Indonesian Politics, plus articles in Comparative Politics, International Studies Quarterly, World Development, the Journal of Democracy, the Journal of Asian Studies, Pacific Affairs, Government & Opposition, Asian Survey, and other scholarly journals. He has been chair of the Southeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies, and Southeast Asia editor of the Association's Journal of Asian Studies. He has also served frequently as a consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development.