The Herb Feith Chair for the Study of Indonesia

In January 2007 Dr Greg Barton will arrive at Monash University to take up this named professorial chair.

A research chair for the study of Indonesia is of particular significance for the Faculty of Arts, the Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash University and Australian society. It continues and reinforces Monash’s commitment to the critical examination of complex political, cultural and historical issues in Indonesia and strengthens the university’s capacity to foster scholarship on Indonesia to the highest standard.

An immediate objective is to further understanding of Indonesia and to provide Australian society with the expertise of a world-ranked scholar and additional research graduates in this field. Although Professor Barton will be based in the School of Political & Social Inquiry, he will foster collaborative research across a range of disciplines between scholars at Monash and other Australian universities and their colleagues in Indonesia.