Dr. Ridwan completed his Ph.D.at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Western Australia (UWA), and MA degrees in Human Rights and Democratization at University of Sydney, Australia, and Mahidol University, Thailand. Before joining UIII, he was a lecturer at Universitas Sains dan Teknologi Jayapura, Papua. Dr. Ridwan is a researcher at the Centre for Muslim States and Societies (CMSS, UWA), and co-Founder of Lembaga Perdamaian Indonesia (Indonesia Peacebuilding Institute). He attended some training and exchange programs, including Peace Training (Uppsala University, 2009; American University in 2009, funded by USAID Indonesia), Muslim Exchange Program (Australia, 2014), and KAICIID Dialogue Centre in Austria (2016). His research interest includes peace studies, conflict resolution, Muslim politics, interfaith studies, and human rights. He has published in the Int. Journal of Interreligious and Intercultural Studies, Int. Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies, and Millah: Jurnal Studi Agama.
