Abdul Hamid got his Ph.D in Contemporary Asian Studies from Graduate School of Global Studies Doshisha University, Japan. He is Associate Professor in University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Indonesia and also (non permanent) lecturer in Political Science Department, University of Indonesia since 2005. His research topic is local politics and decentralization in Indonesia, both in rural and urban area.
Hamid had some organization experience such as Head of Islamic Study Forum (Forum Studi islam) and Head of Student Association in Faculty of Social and Political Science, University of Indonesia (Ketua Senat Mahasiswa FISIP UI), Member of Regional Research Council (Dewan Riset daerah) of Ba...