Syaiful Bahri, S.Sos., M.Si., is a permanent lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia. He obtained his Bachelor of Social Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Indonesia. His research interests include technology and politics, political conflict, political communication and strategy, and political thought. In addition to teaching several courses, such as Political Consensus and Conflict, Western Political Thought, and Political Science Methodology, he has also served as Secretary of the Graduate Program and the Undergraduate Political Science Program at FISIP UI.