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Taufiq Tanasaldy
Taufiq Tanasaldy
Senior Lecturer
Room 475 , Humanities
Dr Taufiq Tanasaldy is a Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies and Indonesian, the Head of Global Cultures & Languages in the School of Humanities in the College of Arts, Law and Education. He is interested in the fields of ethnicity, conflict, Chinese diaspora, Southeast Asian studies- particularly on Indonesia. |
Biography
Before undertaking his current position at the University of Tasmania, Taufiq worked at the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Taufiq was a visiting scholar at The University of British Columbia (Canada), University of Indonesia and Universitas Tanjungpura (Indonesia).
Career summary
Qualifications
| Degree | Title of Thesis | University | Country | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Regional ethnic politics and national political transitions: the Dayak of West Kalimantan | Australian National University | Australia | 2009 |
| MA | Korea University | Korea | 1997 | |
| BA | University of Indonesia | Indonesia | 1995 |
Languages (other than English)
English, Indonesian, Mandarin Chinese
Memberships
Committee associations
- Indonesia Council
- Australian Asian Studies Association
Other
- Tasmanian Indonesian Business Council (TIBC)
Administrative expertise
As the head of Global Cultures and Languages, Taufiq is coordinating and facilitating the running of five language majors. He is also coordinating the Indonesian Program.
Teaching
Indonesian politics, ethnic conflict, identity politics, minority, Chinese diaspora
Teaching expertise
Taufiq teaches units relating to the Indonesian language and politics, ethnic conflict, identity politics, minority, Chinese diaspora, as well as general Asian Studies.
Teaching responsibility
- Indonesian Research Project (HMN317)
- Religion, ethnicity, and conflict in Southeast Asia (HMN319)
- Guided Reading in Indonesian (HMN403)
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Expertise
Taufiq's research interests are within ethnicity, particularly in identity politics, conflicts, minority and marginalization and Chinese diaspora. Although Indonesia and Southeast Asia remains his main focus, he has a strong research interest in undertaking comparative studies involving other countries in the Asia Pacific region.
Taufiq's most recent publications include a book on the ethnic political history of the Dayak of West Kalimantan Indonesia, a book chapter on border interactions in the Borneo Island, and articles on the Indonesian Chinese in politics and sports. He is currently working on Indonesian Chinese political and social movements during the Dutch colonial period.
Research expertise:
- Indonesian politics
- Identity politics
- Ethnic conflict
- Southeast Asian Chinese Diaspora
Collaboration
Taufiq has research collaborations with national and international academics which has resulted in a number of publications. A collaboration with Professor Catherine Palmer (Head of Social Science, Northumbria University) resulted in an article on nation building and sport within Indonesia. He has written a comparative article on Nanyang Chinese in Indonesia and Malaysia with Professor James Chin (inaugural Director of the Asia Institute Tasmania). Supported by the Taiwan Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta, and in collaboration with academics from Universitas Indonesia and Universitas Bina Nusantara, he has coedited a book on Taiwan’s foreign policies.
Current projects
Taufiq is currently working on the Indonesian Chinese political and social movements during the Dutch colonial period.
Fields of Research
- Sociology of migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism (441013)
- Citizenship (440802)
- Asian history (430301)
Research Objectives
- Understanding Asia's past (130702)
- Government and politics (230299)
- Civics and citizenship (230201)
Publications
The majority of Taufiq’s publications are on ethnicity, conflict and the Chinese diaspora within Southeast Asian regions such as Indonesia.
Taufiq's most recent publications include a book on ethnic political history of the Dayak of West Kalimantan Indonesia (KITLV, 2012), and a chapter on Borneo in The Political Economy of Divided Islands edited by Godfrey Baldacchino (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). Between 2014 and 2015, he has published three articles based on his fieldworks on the Indonesian Chinese.
Total publications
21
Highlighted publications
(7 outputs)| Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Journal Article | Chin J, Tanasaldy T, 'The ethnic Chinese in Indonesia and Malaysia: the challenge of political Islam', Asian Survey, 59, (6) pp. 959-977. ISSN 0004-4687 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1525/as.2019.59.6.959 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Chin J | |
| 2019 | Journal Article | Tanasaldy T, Palmer C, 'Discrimination, sport and nation building among Indonesian Chinese in the 1950s', Indonesia and The Malay World, 47, (137) pp. 47-65. ISSN 1363-9811 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/13639811.2019.1559564 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Palmer C | |
| 2017 | Journal Article | Tanasaldy W, 'Legacy of the past: Chinese Indonesian sporting achievements during the Sukarno era', Journal of the humanities and social sciences of Southeast Asia, 173, (1) pp. 53-82. ISSN 0006-2294 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1163/22134379-17301003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 | |
| 2017 | Chapter in Book | Tanasaldy WT, 'Demokratisasi dan politik luar negeri Taiwan', Hubungan Luar Negeri Taiwan- Penentu Kebijakan dan Studi Kasus, Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, T Tanasaldy (ed), Indonesia, pp. 15-42. ISBN 9786024335496 (2017) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2015 | Journal Article | Tanasaldy WT, 'A decade after the Reform: political activism of the Chinese of West Kalimantan, Indonesia', Asian Ethnicity, 16, (4) pp. 446-479. ISSN 1463-1369 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/14631369.2015.1005035 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5 | |
| 2012 | Book | Tanasaldy W, 'Regime change and ethnic politics in Indonesia: Dayak politics of West Kalimantan', KITLV Press, Leiden, pp. 461. ISBN 978-90-6718-389-5 (2012) [Authored Research Book] | |
| 2007 | Chapter in Book | Tanasaldy WT, 'Ethnic Identity Politics in Kalimantan', Renegotiating Boundaries: Local politics in Post-Suharto Indonesia, KITLV, Schiulte Nordholt, Henk and Gerry van Klinken (ed), Leiden, pp. 349-372. ISBN 9067182834 (2007) [Research Book Chapter] |
Journal Article
(9 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chin J, Tanasaldy T, 'The ethnic Chinese in Indonesia and Malaysia: the challenge of political Islam', Asian Survey, 59, (6) pp. 959-977. ISSN 0004-4687 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1525/as.2019.59.6.959 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Chin J | |
| 2019 | Tanasaldy T, Palmer C, 'Discrimination, sport and nation building among Indonesian Chinese in the 1950s', Indonesia and The Malay World, 47, (137) pp. 47-65. ISSN 1363-9811 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/13639811.2019.1559564 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Palmer C | |
| 2017 | Tanasaldy W, 'Legacy of the past: Chinese Indonesian sporting achievements during the Sukarno era', Journal of the humanities and social sciences of Southeast Asia, 173, (1) pp. 53-82. ISSN 0006-2294 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1163/22134379-17301003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 | |
| 2015 | Tanasaldy WT, 'A decade after the Reform: political activism of the Chinese of West Kalimantan, Indonesia', Asian Ethnicity, 16, (4) pp. 446-479. ISSN 1463-1369 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/14631369.2015.1005035 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5 | |
| 2014 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Opportunities and challenges: social and political activism of the Indonesian Chinese in post-Reform Indonesia', Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, 47, (2) pp. 91-116. ISSN 0815-7251 (2014) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2010 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Ethnic geography on conflicts: the case of West Kalimantan, Indonesia', RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, 43, (2) pp. 105-130. ISSN 0815-7251 (2010) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2002 | Tanasaldy WT, 'The Establishment of Ethnic Interaction Channels', Indonesian Quarterly, 30, (4) pp. 416-424. ISSN 0304-2170 (2002) [Refereed Article] | |
| 1998 | Tanasaldy WT, 'The success and failure of Korean economy: Chaebol's role', GLOBAL: Jurnal Politik Internasional, 5, (1) pp. 39-53. ISSN 1411-5492 (1998) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 1997 | Tanasaldy WT, Kim J, 'Trade and Investment between Korea and Indonesia', Korea Review of International Studies, I, (1) pp. 14-42. ISSN 1226-4741 (1997) [Non Refereed Article] |
Book
(2 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Hubungan Luar Negeri Taiwan- Penentu Kebijakan dan Studi Kasus', Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, Indonesia, pp. 252. ISBN 978-602-433-549-6 (2017) [Edited Book] | |
| 2012 | Tanasaldy W, 'Regime change and ethnic politics in Indonesia: Dayak politics of West Kalimantan', KITLV Press, Leiden, pp. 461. ISBN 978-90-6718-389-5 (2012) [Authored Research Book] |
Chapter in Book
(7 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Taiwan dan duduk permasalahannya', Hubungan Luar Negeri Taiwan- Penentu Kebijakan dan Studi Kasus, Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, T Tanasaldy (ed), Indonesia, pp. 3-14. ISBN 9786024335496 (2017) [Other Book Chapter] | |
| 2017 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Demokratisasi dan politik luar negeri Taiwan', Hubungan Luar Negeri Taiwan- Penentu Kebijakan dan Studi Kasus, Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, T Tanasaldy (ed), Indonesia, pp. 15-42. ISBN 9786024335496 (2017) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2017 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Diplomasi ekonomi Taiwan', Hubungan Luar Negeri Taiwan- Penentu Kebijakan dan Studi Kasus, Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, T Tanasaldy (ed), Indonesia, pp. 43-70. ISBN 9786024335496 (2017) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2017 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Kebijakan RRC dan politik luar negeri Taiwan', Hubungan Luar Negeri Taiwan- Penentu Kebijakan dan Studi Kasus, Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, T Tanasaldy (ed), Indonesia, pp. 71-106. ISBN 9786024335496 (2017) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2015 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Orientation and Citizenship Status of the Indonesian Chinese and Political Implications', State, Society, and Minorities in South and Southeast Asia, Lexington Books, Kukreja, S (ed), United States, pp. 87-104. ISBN 9780739188903 (2015) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2013 | Tanasaldy Taufiq, 'Borneo (Including Sebatik)', The Political Economy of Divided Islands: Unified Geographies, Multiple Polities, Palgrave Macmillan, G Baldacchino (ed), Basingstoke, pp. 58-78. ISBN 9781137023124 (2013) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2007 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Ethnic Identity Politics in Kalimantan', Renegotiating Boundaries: Local politics in Post-Suharto Indonesia, KITLV, Schiulte Nordholt, Henk and Gerry van Klinken (ed), Leiden, pp. 349-372. ISBN 9067182834 (2007) [Research Book Chapter] |
Review
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Review of International Relations in Southeast Asia: The Struggle for Autonomy by Donald E Weatherbee', East Asia Integration Studies, 1, (1) pp. 1-1. (2010) [Review Single Work] |
Conference Publication
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | To V, Wickins M, Tanasaldy T, Wang I, 'Perceptions of languages education from leaders and educators in Tasmanian primary and secondary schools', 22nd AFMLTA International Languages Conference, 7-9 July 2019, Wrest Point Conference Centre, Hobart, Tasmania (2019) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: To V; Wang I |
Thesis
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tanasaldy WT, 'Regional ethnic politics and national political transitions: The Dayaks of West Kalimantan' (2008) [PhD] |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
4
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- Over the past decades the Australian Government has had many policies to develop the learning of languages throughout the country (Lo Bianco & Slaughter, 2009), particularly Asian languages. The importance of engaging with Asian nations in the era of global integration and international mobility was stated in the Melbourne declaration on educational goals for young Australians (2008). In the Australian Curriculum, Asia and Australias engagement with Asia is the cross-curriculum priority and intercultural awareness is the general capability. Within the Tasmanian context, the 2013 White Paper, Tasmanias Place in the Asian Century, emphasized the crucial engagement with Asia to enhance Tasmanias opportunities in the global market. Although some planning is underway for language education as part of the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Languages, a formal date for this implementation is still unknown (Asia Education Foundation, 2014). Currently, not many languages are offered in Tasmanian schools. This urges a timely and much needed investigation into the reality of languages education in Tasmanian schools to provide some interventions to increase the uptake of language studies in Tasmania to meet the Australian Governments demand on Asian literacy. The project seeks the answers for the following key questions:1. Which (Asian) languages in the national curriculum are taught in Tasmanian schools? Why?2. How many primary and secondary schools have offered a language education program in their curriculum to date?CAL Hothouse Research Enhancement Program EOI 2017 Page 2 of 83. What are the perceptions of principals, teachers, parents and students on languages education in Tasmanian schools?4. How are the aspects of culture presented in the current Asian languages classes to promote intercultural understanding about Asia?5. How are language and content integrated in the current Asian languages lessons in Tasmanian schools?6. What are the challenges of languages education in the Tasmanian context?
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($13,886)
- Scheme
- Grant - CALE Hothouse Alignment Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- To VT; Swabey KJ; Wang Y; Tanasaldy WT; Thai B
- Year
- 2018
- Description
- This project will investigate the role of sport in the integration of the Chinese minority in Indonesia in the critical first two decades that followed Indonesian independence, when the Chinese were relatively free to exercise their citizenship rights. Theproject has three aims:a. To investigate the underlining factors that aided active participation of the Chinese in sport;b. To question through a series of interviews how Chinese participation in sport was perceived at the time by the participants themselves, by Indonesian and Chinese onlookers, and by government officials;c. To place the responses in the context of media reporting of sports events.
- Funding
- PT Inti Cakara Anugrah ($17,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Tanasaldy WT
- Period
- 2015 - 2016
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($1,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Conference Support Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Tanasaldy WT
- Year
- 2012
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($3,577)
- Scheme
- Grant-New Appointees Research Grant Scheme (NARGS)
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Tanasaldy WT
- Year
- 2010
Research Supervision
Students who are looking to do research on the Indonesian Chinese, the Indonesian political system and foreign relations are encouraged to get in touch.
Current
4
Completed
2
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Statelessness to Citizenship in Sabah, Malaysia (How the State Picks its Citizens) | 2018 |
| PhD | The Failure of "Service" Politics by Malaysian Chinese-Based Political Party Among Malaysian Chinese Community | 2019 |
| PhD | Countering Violent Extremism in Sri Lanka through Community-based Approaches: Lessons to Tasmania | 2020 |
| PhD | Perceptions of Chinese language pre- and in-service teachers towards Chinese language teaching and learning in Tasmanian schools | 2022 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Images of Muslim Women in Contemporary Indonesian Literature Candidate: Wajiran Wajiran | 2020 |
| PhD | Transmigration, Transculturation, Tribulation: A Sociocultural Analysis of a Philippine Rural Resettlement Candidate: Peter Adolf Fritz Doelle | 2013 |