Faculty Profiles 
DINNA WISNU, Ph. D
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NATIONALITY/CITIZENSHIP: Indonesia
Married to FX Supiarso
Key Areas of Competence and Experience:
Policy Assessment, Mapping & Analysis; Social Insecurity & Welfare Policies; ASEAN & East Asia Labor, Business & Market Governance; Indonesia’s Foreign Policy and International Relations issues; Cross-country Development Policies; Indonesian Decentralization; Training, Workshop, Module Development for Policymakers; Program Design for Indonesian Government Agencies, NGOs and Research Institute; Work plan, Proposal & Report Writing; Strategic Planning; Team Management; Program Start-up; Local, Regional and International Networking; High Profile Government Relations & Cooperation at All Levels;
Particular Interest: political economy issues.
EDUCATION
2007 PhD. in Political Science, The Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Full scholarship from the school & winning of competitive independent teaching assignments
2004 M.A. in Political Science, The Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Major: Comparative Politics. Minor: Political Economy.
Full scholarship from the school & winning of competitive research & teaching assignments
1999 B.A. in International Relations, University of Indonesia (UI) in Depok, Indonesia.
(The first to graduate among the cohort)
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Dean, Paramadina Graduate School of Diplomacy & Director, Paramadina Graduate Schools (supervising the management of Graduate School of Business, Communication and Diplomacy), December 22, 2008 – now, Universitas Paramadina.
Deputy Director/Democracy and Governance, Civil Society Expert, January 1, 2008 – December 19, 2008, World Learning’s RESPECT Program (Religious and Social Pluralism, Equity and Tolerance) – Cooperative Agreement of US$5 Million with USAID.
Lecturer, Sept 2007 – June 2009. Department of International Relations, University of Indonesia (undergraduate and graduate program).
Program Director, Sept 2007 – December 2008, Center for East Asian Cooperation Studies (CEACoS), University of Indonesia.
Associate, Senior TA Facilitator, June 2007-Aug 2007, Sept 2003, January 2007. Faculty and TA Development, The Ohio State University.
Instructor/Lecturer, Sep 2001 – June 2007. Political Science Department, Ohio State University.
Program Director for Legislative Program and Women in Politics Program, June 2001-August 2001, Indonesia’s field office of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI).
Program Officer, Oct 1999-June 2001. NDI Indonesia.
Office Manager, Primary Liaison, June 1999. Joint NDI-Carter Center International Election Observation Mission for Indonesia’s legislative election in 1999, and Co-electoral Observer with Former US President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter.
Program Assistant, Dec 1998-Sep 1999. NDI Indonesia.
Writer and Journalist, Nov 1996-July 1998, Suara Karya Daily Newspaper.
PORTFOLIO RESEARCH, PUBLICATION, PROJECTS
June 12 – 20, 2009. Inventory of Government Response to Global Financial Crisis of 2008: Indonesia. A project funded by ILO to supply global data at G-20 across all countries.
December 2008 –Feb 2009. Research & Paper Writing on the Political Side of Healthcare Reform in Indonesia, project by Prakarsa and funded by The Asia Foundation.
April 3, 2008 Colloquium for Critical Comparative Analysis for intellectuals. Department of Political Science, Sogang University, South Korea. Topic: National Social Security Reform in Indonesia: Formation & Implementation.
April 4, 2008 Resource Person. Institute for East Asian Regional Studies at the Academy of East Asian Studies, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. International Conference on East Asian Regional Cooperation. Topic: Challenges & Agenda of Possibilities.
May 15, 2007 Doctoral Dissertation on “Governing Social Security: Economic Crisis and Reform in Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore”, Department of Political Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus-Ohio, USA.
August 2006 – now. Resource Person. Organized by Voice of America, Washington DC, USA. Interactive radio talk show – relayed and joined by listeners across Indonesia.
1). Thailand coup on PM Thaksin Sinawatra (VOA)
2). US Midterm election 2006 – important issues, including Iraq War (VOA)
3). US Midterm election 2006: result (MsTree FM, VOA)
4). US Midterm election 2006: the chance for Democrat party in 2008 Presidential Election
5). The rise of Nancy Pelossi in US Congress
6). Towards 2008 Presidential Election: Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama (with Sonora Radio)
7). Towards 2008 Presidential Election: procedures (with M.A. Lubis).
8). The Killing of Pierre Gemayel in Lebanon
9). Party Convention System: comparison between US and Indonesian convention system (VOA, December 18, 2007)
10) Tight race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama: Threat to Unity of Democrats? (VOA, March 9, 2008).
11) Explaining Obama’s victory as Democratic Candidate and his chance of winning the presidential election (VOA, June 9, 2008)
12) Feature on living as students in Columbus and OSU – Fall 2006.
13) Feature on the career of Indonesianist William R. Liddle – Winter 2007.
14) Obama’s homework (VOA, December 23, 2008).
15). Obama calling Presiden Yudhoyono (Elshinta, live with Dr Dino Patti Djalal, Presidential advisor and speaker, 14 March 2009, 9:45 am)
Summer 2005. Research Associate, The Ohio State University, Prof. Sarah Brooks – problems of debts across the world.
Winter-Spring 2004. Research Associate. The Ohio State University. Prof. Paul Beck (Chair of Political Science Department, now Dean) – CNEP cross-country election survey, electronic media in American politics.
Summer 2003. Research Associate. The Ohio State University. Prof. Sarah Brooks – social spending across nations.
Summer-Fall 2002. Research Associate. The Ohio State University & The Mershon Center. Prof. Anthony Mughan – content analysis on US Presidential-Congress relations & focus group on immigration issues.
Autumn 2001-Winter 2002. Research Associate. The Ohio State University. Prof. Richard Sisson (Emeritus) – India Political Culture.
Jan 2007. Research Assistant. David Timberman, MA of World Bank Jakarta. Comparative data of economic development in Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand.
Jul-Sep 2000. Research Assistant. David Timberman, M.A. of USAID Jakarta. Political Parties and Election in Indonesia.
Jul 1999 – Feb 2000. Research Assistant, Prof.Daniel Brumberg of Georgetown University, USA. Islam, Political Parties and Election in Indonesia.
Books and Journals:
1. “Politik Reformasi Jaminan Kesehatan di Indonesia: Mengurai Upaya penciptaan Jaminan Universal” – for publishing & magazine insertion by Prakarsa.
2. Governing Social Security: Economic Crisis and Reform in Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore. Under review for publishing at ISEAS (Institute for Southeast Asian Studies), Singapore.
3. Ekonomi Pasar dan Jaminan Sosial: Reformasi dalam Krisis Ekonomi di Indonesia, Filipina, Singapura (Social Security in Capitalism of Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore) – draft manuscript for publishing in Indonesia.
4. “Dinamika Pengelolaan Ekonomi Indonesia (The Dynamics of Indonesia’s Economic Management)”. Jakarta, Freedom Institute: 2008. In Dari Columbus untuk Indonesia: Tribute for R William Liddle..
5. ”Sistem Jaminan Sosial Indonesia: Tunjangan Untuk Siapa?” (Indonesian Social Security System: Security for Who?”). Journal of Labor Research SEDANE 4 (2), 2008.
6. ”Sistem Jaminan Sosial Indonesia: Mengapa Alot?” (Indonesian Social Security System: Why so Tough?”). Kajian (Journal for Indonesia’s National Parliament) – upcoming September 2008.
7. “Risks and Social Protection in Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore”. 2006. In Bridging Disciplines, Spanning the World: Approaches to Inequality, Identity and Institutions, eds. Riedl, Aksartova, Mitchell. Foreword by Prof. Charles Tilly. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies.
8. One Step of Social Security Reform in Indonesia. 2006. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Jakarta. The publication is in two languages: Indonesian and English.
9. “Tantangan Politis Perdagangan Bebas Asia untuk Indonesia” (The Political Challenge of Asian Free Trade for Indonesia). Kajian (Journal for Indonesia’s National Parliament) 9 (4), December 2004: 53-69.
10. “Why Does Indonesia Have What it Has? A Preliminary Assessment on the Politics of Social Security Provision in Indonesia”. Kajian 8 (4), December 2003: 211-235.
Newspapers, among others:
- “Menuai Harapan pada Obama”. Koran Jakarta, December 23, 2009, p.1.
- “Pemilu yang Mengubah Dunia?” (An Election that Changes the World?). Koran Seputar Indonesia, November 5, 2008.
- “Obama dan Palin ala Indonesia?”. Koran Jakarta. September 10, 2008.
- “Rekonsiliasi untuk Demokratisasi di Myanmar” (Reconciliation for Democratization in Myanmar). Koran Tempo, Wednesday, October 31, 2007.
- “Pakistan dan Musharraf, Politik Persepsi Publik” (Pakistan and Musharraf, Politics of Public Perception). Media Indonesia, Thursday, October 18, 2007, p. 8. -
- “Makna Pemilu Sela 2006 di Amerika Serikat” (The Meanings of 2006 Midterm Election in the US). Kompas,Tuesday, November 7, 2006, p. 4.
- “Tantangan Politis Perdagangan Bebas Asia” (The Political Challenge of Asian Free Trade). Daily Investor.Tuesday, February 1, 2005.
SCHOLARSHIP, GRANTS, OFFERS
Graduate Associate, Political Science Department, OSU. Sep 2001-June 2007.
Research Fellow, Center for Integrative and Development Studies (CIDS), University of Philippines, Diliman, Philippines. Sep 29-Dec 21, 2005.
Visiting Researcher, Department of Political Science, University of Philippines, Diliman, Philippines, Sept 29-Dec 21, 2005.
Research Fellow, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Indonesia’s Field Office. Jan 10-Mar 4, 2006.
Research Fellow, Center for Strategic International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia. Dec 4, 2005-Mar 4, 2006.
Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship, OSU. May 20, 2005.
One of the Best Papers, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies Graduate Student Conference.
Travel Grant, Princeton University. April 7-9, 2005.
Travel Grant, Political Science Department, OSU. April 2005.
Ohio State Chapter of Sigma Xi Student Research Grant. April 24, 2005.
Offer of full TEMASEC Scholarship, the School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. (Declined because I chose the OSU).
Offers for Admissions to School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University and to the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University. (Both declined because OSU provides better offer).
SOCIAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Member, June 2009 – now. SEASREP (Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program), based in Philippines.
Coordinator, May 2009 – now. Consortium of Indonesian Foreign Policy Thinkers. Jakarta.
Activist and Volunteer, Sept 2001 – Aug 2007. Newman Center of The Ohio State University.
Associate Member, Apr 2005-now. Ohio State Chapter of Sigma Xi.
Certified Electoral Observer, Oct 30-Nov 6, 2002. Franklin County, Ohio.
Elected Chair, 1997-1998, the Association of International Relations Students of the University of Indonesia (HMHI).
Elected Chair, 1995-1996, the Catholic Youth of Blok Q Parish, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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