Dr Adam Tyson
Lecturer of Southeast Asian Politics
My core interests are political controversies, transitions and conflicts in Southeast Asia. Prior to joining POLIS I taught at Brock University, Canada, and worked for two years at the University of Northern Malaysia teaching politics, strategic studies and political economy. I've also lived in Indonesia for many years and participated in collaborative projects in Thailand and Vietnam.
As a result of these experiences, I have published a research monograph with Routledge, served as guest editor for the Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, and published selected articles in the Cornell Southeast Asia Program journal Indonesia, the Asian Journal of Social Science, The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, the Asian Journal of Political Science as well as the quarterly magazine Inside Indonesia and the daily Jakarta Post.
Research Interests
Current research interests include social compliance and censorship in Southeast Asia, formative trauma and political violence, and political Islam in the Malay world. More general research interests include political culture and identity, decentralisation and power.
Teaching
I teach on the following modules:
- Politics and International Relations of Pacific Asia (Level 2)
- Politics of Contemporary China (Level 2)
- Political Transitions in Southeast Asia (MA)
PhD Supervision
I would be keen to supervise PhD students in the following areas:
- Politics and censorship in Southeast Asia
- Civil society and political reform
- Identity politics and conflict
Key Publications
Books
- Frank Dhont, Thomas J Conners, Mason Hoadley and Adam D Tyson (2011) Social Justice and the Rule of Law: Addressing the Growth of a Pluralist Indonesian Democracy, Yale Indonesia Forum: International Conference Book Series No. 3, Semarang: Diponegoro University Press.
- Adam D Tyson (2010) Decentralization and Adat Revivalism in Indonesia: The Politics of Becoming Indigenous, Abingdon: Routledge.
Journals
- Adam Tyson (2011) ‘Being special, becoming indigenous: dilemmas of special adat rights in Indonesia’, Asian Journal of Social Science 39(5): 652–673.
- Adam D Tyson (2011) ‘Editor’s introduction: the brain drain cycle in Malaysia: rethinking migration, diaspora and talent’, Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies 48(2): 85–92.
- Adam D. Tyson, Daasaratan Jeram, Vanitha Sivapragasam and Hani Bt Noor Azlan (2011) ‘Ethnicity, education, and the economics of brain drain in Malaysia: youth perspectives’, Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies 48(2): 175–184.
- Yi-Jian Ho and Adam D Tyson (2011) ‘Malaysian migration to Singapore: pathways, mechanisms and status’, Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies 48(2): 131–146.
- Adam D Tyson (2011) ‘Titik api: Harry Roesli, music and politics in Bandung, Indonesia’, Indonesia 91(April): 1–34.
- Adam D Tyson (2011) ‘De-radicalisation in Indonesia: discourses and strategies’, Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter Terrorism (SEARCCT) Selection of Articles 2: 27–38.
- Adam D Tyson (2011) ‘Rethinking ethnicity in Malaysia: a review’, Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies 48(1): 79–83.
- Adam D Tyson (2009) ‘Still striving for modesty: land, spirits, and rubber production in Kajang, Indonesia’, The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology 10(3): 200–215.
- Adam Tyson and Paul Tyson (2007) ‘Dissecting the attitudes of political science students towards democracy and the 2004 elections in Indonesia’, Asian Journal of Political Science 15(3): 259–281.
Media Contact Areas
- Politics of Indonesia, Malaysia
Contact Details
- Room: Botany House 1.01
- Tel: 0113 343 6865
- Email: a.d.tyson@leeds.ac.uk
- Office hours: Term time: Tuesday 1pm-2pm and Wednesday 1:30pm-3:30pm