Jafar Suryomenggolo is Assistant Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo. A graduate of the University of Indonesia and Kyoto University, his research interests are on working-class politics and political change in contemporary Southeast Asia.
Books by this author

States and Societies in Motion
Essays in Honour of Takashi Shiraishi
- Original studies of the national and regional politics of Southeast Asia, China and Japan, often with Japan at their nexus.
- Draws connections between ideology and networks with state formation at critical junctures in history.
- A rich and rewarding collection of essays honoring a renowned Japanese scholar.