Northern Illinois University
Department of Public Administration
School of Public and Global Affairs

Ronnie Nataatmadja

My dissertation analyzes the impact of the middle class on the pattern of budgeting and expenditures of municipalities in a decentralized Indonesia. My research also includes political behaviors, campaigns, and elections. Other than my dissertation project, I am currently researching elite turnover in the Indonesian Legislature after the 1998 democratization.

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Degrees

• M.A., (Economics) San Jose State University, May 2006
• Bachelor of Economics, (Economics and Development Studies) Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia, February 2002 Thesis: "The Impact of Oil Prices on Indonesia's Balance of Payments"
• Expected Ph.D. Completion: Spring 2017

Selected Publications

Kikue Hamayotsu and Ronnie Nataatmadja. “Indonesia in 2015: The People’s President’s Rocky Road and Hazy Outlooks in Democratic Consolidation," Asian Survey, 56:129–137, 2016

Michael Buehler and Ronnie Nataatmadja. "Vote-seeking and voting in an open party-list system: Comparing Indonesia's 2004, 2009 and 2014 legislative elections." (in progress)

Michael Buehler and Ronnie Nataatmadja. "Do people vote for local candidates? The impact of personal vote-earning attributes on elections in Indonesia." (in progress)

Research Assistant for Countries at the Crossroads: Indonesia by Michael Buehler, Freedom House Washington D.C., 2012