People

Expertise

The Cluster is led by senior scholars and practitioners with extensive experience in research, policy advisory work, and international collaboration. Our team has contributed to Scopus-indexed publications and has developed innovations in risk assessment methodologies, radicalization interviews, terrorism forensics, and peacebuilding frameworks.

Our core areas of expertise include:

• Psychology of terrorism and resilience
• Security sector governance and evidence-based policing
• Regional security and geopolitical dynamics
• Security law and institutional accountability
• Transnational crime and intelligence studies
• Conflict resolution and post-conflict reconciliation
• Anthropology of religion and ideological violence

Leadership and Team

Cluster Head:
Zora A. Sukabdi, S.Psi., M.Psi., Ph.D., Psi

Members:
Dr. Basir S., S.E., M.M.
Muhamad Syauqillah, S.H.I., M.Si., Ph.D.
Dr. Surya Nita, S.H., M.Hum
Dr. Riska Sri Handayani, S.I.P., M.A.
Dr. Sapto Priyanto, S.H., M.Si.
Dr. Amanah Nurish, S.Pd.I., M.A.

Our team consists of academics and practitioners with extensive national and international research experience, Scopus-indexed publications, and innovations in risk assessment, radicalization interviewing techniques, and forensic approaches to terrorism.

1️⃣ Psychology of Terrorism, Psychological Warfare, and Individual Resilience

(Lead Expertise: Dr. Zora A. Sukabdi)

• Psychology of terrorism and violent extremism
• Forensic psychology in terrorism investigation and risk assessment
• Military psychology and psychological warfare
• Ideological dynamics, identity formation, and offender motivation
• Rehabilitation, deradicalization, treatment management, and social reintegration
• Mental health and individual resilience
• Psychological approaches to peacebuilding

2️⃣ Police Management, Human Resources, and Information Security

(Lead Expertise: Dr. Basir S.)

• Human resource management in policing institutions
• Police science and organizational transformation
• Evidence-based policing and professionalization
• Information security and security management
• Mental well-being and performance of security personnel
• Institutional governance in the era of digitalization and big data

3️⃣ Regional Security, Terrorism, and Middle East Dynamics

(Lead Expertise: Muhamad Syauqillah, Ph.D.)

• Global terrorism and transnational ideological networks
• Regional security and Middle East geopolitics
• The relationship between Middle Eastern conflicts and global radicalization
• Roles of state and non-state actors in international terrorism
• Implications of Middle Eastern conflicts for Indonesia’s security

4️⃣ Police Law, Business Law, and Employment in Security Institutions

(Lead Expertise: Dr. Surya Nita)

• Legal studies and security policy
• Police law and institutional governance
• Business law in the security sector and public services
• Employment law and legal protection for police personnel
• Anti-corruption and institutional integrity
• Regulatory design and academic drafting of public policy

5️⃣ Security Systems, Terrorist Networks, and Transnational Crime

(Lead Expertise: Dr. Sapto Priyanto)

• Evaluation and development of security systems
• Analysis of terrorist networks and organized crime
• Security- and intelligence-based deradicalization
• Transnational crime and cross-border threats
• Integration of hard and soft security approaches

6️⃣ Conflict, Conflict Resolution, and Global Peacebuilding

(Lead Expertise: Dr. Riska Sri Handayani)

• Social and political conflict
• Conflict resolution and mediation mechanisms
• Post-conflict peacebuilding and reconciliation
• Migration, refugees, and the impacts of armed conflict
• The role of international organizations in peace and security

7️⃣ Anthropology of Religion and Ideological Violence

(Lead Expertise: Dr. Amanah Nurish)

• Anthropology of religion and religious identity
• Ideological violence and religion-based conflict
• Islamophobia and inter-communal relations
• Religious moderation and conflict transformation
• Symbolic and cultural analysis of extremism