Kuskridho Ambardi is Senior lecturer at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia and executive director of Lembaga Survei Indonesia (Indonesian Survey Institute) - a leading public opinion survey institution. His scholarly articles include 'Indonesia's New Democracy: Who Controls Political Parties?' He has presented papers at various seminars and workshops such as the Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) (Singapore 2010), the Association of Asian Studies (AAS) (Hawaii 2011), the Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI), and the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia 2011. He is also a member of The Indonesian Research Council (Dewan Riset Nasional, 2015-18). In addition, he writes columns for Jakarta's daily newspaper Kompas and newsweekly Tempo, and appears on Indonesian national television channels as a source person.
