William Liddle

Professor
Political Science
104C Mershon Center
614.292.1356
liddle.2@osu.edu
http://psweb.sbs.ohio-state.edu/faculty/rwliddle/

Education
B.A., Yale University, Political and Economic Institutions (1959)
M.A., Yale University, Political Science (1961)
Ph.D., Yale University, Political Science (1967)

Teaching/Research
Dr. Liddle specializes in Indonesian, Southeast Asian, Islamic and developing world politics. He is currently conducting research on Indonesian voting behavior and public opinion and developing a theory of political action or agency.

Selected Publications
"Muslim Indonesia's Secular Democracy," with Saiful Mujani (Asian Survey, forthcoming)

"Obama, Johnson, dan Politik Ras" [Obama, Johnson, and the Politics of Race] (Kompas, 2008)

"Konflik Agama dan Pemilu di Dua Negara" [Religious Conflict and Elections in Two Countries] (Kompas, 2008)

"Kegagalan Pencalonan Wapres di Amerika" [A Vice-Presidential Nomination Failure in America] (Kompas, 2008)

"Batas-Batas Iklan Politik" [The Limits of Political Advertisements] (Kompas, 2008)

Dari Columbus Untuk Indonesia: 70 Tahun Prof Bill Liddle Dari Murid dan Sahabat [From Columbus for Indonesia: 70 Years of Prof Bill Liddle from Students and Friends] (KPG, 2008)

"Jendela Kesempatan Ketiga di Aceh" [Aceh’s Third Window of Opportunity] (Tempo, 2008)

"Karisma Obama?" [Obama’s Charisma?] (Kompas, 2008)

"Warisan Politik Jenderal Itu" [The General’s Political Legacy] (Tempo, 2008)

"Leadership, Party and Religion: Explaining Voting Behavior in Indonesia," with Saiful Mujani (Comparative Political Studies, 2007)

"Islamic Liberalism: Cause or Consequence of the Conservative Turn?" (Inside Indonesia, 2007)

"Indonesia: A Muslim-Majority Democracy," in Comparative Governance, ed. by W. Phillips Shively (McGraw-Hill Primis, 2007)

"Political Leadership and Civilian Supremacy in Third Wave Democracies: Comparing South Korea and Indonesia," with Yong Cheol Kim and Salim Said (Pacific Affairs, 2006)

"Indonesia in 2005: A New Multiparty Presidential Democracy," with Saiful Mujani (Asian Survey, 2006)

"Year One of the Yudhoyono-Kalla Duumvirate" (Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2005)

Leadership and Culture in Indonesian Politics (Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1996)

Honors and Awards
Outstanding International Faculty Member, The Ohio State University Office of Academic Affairs (1996)

Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State (1995)

William Liddle
Professor of Political Science
The Ohio State University