Abdul Gaffar Karim completed his undergraduate education in the Department of Politics and Government at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM in 1994, masters in the Department of Asian Studies and Languages, The Flinders University of South Australia in 2000. Completed his Doctoral Degree in Political Science at Gadjah Mada University in 2018. His research interests include Religion and Politics, Electoral Governance, Decentralization and Democracy Studies.

In 2014 he was team leader of the EMC Roadmap Development, Australian Electoral Commission in Indonesia, and in 2016 was a facilitator and consultant for the Tunisian Institut Republika Internasional (IRI).

Now, Abdul Gaffar Karim is the Head of the Department of Politics and Government of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM. One of his publications is ‘Pesantren in Power: Religious Institutions and Political Recruitment in Sumenep, Madura’ which was published in the Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2008.

His most recent publication is “Ambon: A regime of Pluralism and Compromise”, which was published in the book In Search of Local Regime in Indonesia (Jakarta, Obor Foundation, 2018)

Email: agkarim@ugm.ac.id

Gaffar teaches the following courses:

Undergraduate Program (S1)

1. Election Governance
2. Indonesian Political Thought
3. Identity Politics and Multiculturalism
4. Political Communication Strategies and Techniques

Postgraduate Program (S2)

1. Election Organization and Bureaucracy
2. Election Quality Assessment

Doctoral Program (S3)

1. Research Substance

A list of Abdul Gaffar Karim’s research and publications can be accessed at the link: sdm.repository.ugm.ac.id/abdulgaffar