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Burhanuddin Muhtadi

  • Lecturer, State Islamic University Jakarta and Writer, Freelance
Asia–Pacific (APAC)
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Professor of Political Science @uinjktofficial | Founder of @indikatorcoid | PhD from Australian National Univ | Senior Fellow @ISEAS | IG: @burhanuddinmuhtadi

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Burhanuddin Muhtadi’s Biography

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Burhanuddin Muhtadi is the director of public affairs at the Indonesian Survey Institute (Lembaga Survei Indonesia, LSI) and an executive director of Indonesian Political Indicator (Indikator Politik Indonesia). He is also a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Social and Political Science, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta. He received his PhD from the Department of Political and Social Change, Australian National University (ANU). His research interests are political clientel…

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Entrepreneurs of Grievance: Drivers and Effects of Indonesia's Islamist Mobilization

Entrepreneurs of Grievance: Drivers and Effects of Indonesia's Islamist Mobilization

There has been much scholarly debate on the causes and effects of Islamist mobilizations. As some authors inv…

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Free Meals, Wasted Food: Why Indonesia’s Free Meals Targeting Problem Deserves More Attention

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By Burhanuddin Muhtadi
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In early August 2026, the National Nutrition Agency (Badan Gizi Nasional, BGN) confirmed something long suspected but rarely said aloud: hundreds of private schools, many of which are elite institutions in Jakarta and other parts of Java, told the government they did not need the free nutritious meals (Makan Bergizi Gratis, MBG) programme.
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The Politics of Indonesia’s Fiscal Recentralisation: Public Views on Regional Transfer Cuts

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By Burhanuddin Muhtadi
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North Nias Regent Amizaro Waruwu knelt before Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions Minister Yandri Susanto during a meeting on 25 February 2026, in a scene which went viral on social media. In tears, Amizaro pleaded for the central government’s attention on 30 disadvantaged, frontier and outermost (“3T”) regions, including his own, which had been hit by serious cuts to its TKD, or Transfers to the Regions (Transfer Ke Daerah).
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Popularity, Platforms and Potential Power: The Political Rise of Indonesian Governors

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By Burhanuddin Muhtadi
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One year after taking office on 20 February 2025, Indonesia’s regional heads (governors) are operating under increasingly tight fiscal conditions. Even so, a February 2026 face-to-face survey by Indikator Politik indicates that some governors remain exceptionally popular. From 7,200 respondents surveyed in 20 provinces, Indonesians’ average approval ratings for their governors were at 67.4 per cent.
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