Amy L. Freedman
Research Interest
Political Islam in Indonesia and Malaysia
Amy Freedman is an adjunct associate research scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and department chair and professor of political science at Pace University. Dr. Freedman’s work looks at questions related to ethnic and religious politics and democracy in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Indonesia and Malaysia. Prior to her position at Pace University, she taught at Long Island University and Franklin and Marshall College. She is a co-editor of the Taylor & Francis journal Asian Security.
PUBLICATIONS
Professor Freedman's most recent work includes:
“Religion and State Legitimacy in Thailand and Myanmar,” Ch. 12 in Freedom of Religion and Religious Diversity: State Accommodation of Religious Minorities, edited by Md. Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Ann Black, Routledge, UK. 2024.
“Saving Compatriots: Indonesia’s Efforts to Protect Migrant Workers at Home and Abroad,” co-authored with Ann Marie Murphy, in Ganguly and Brummer, eds., Saving Compatriots, Oxford University Press, 2024.
“China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Malaysia and Ethiopia: Domestic Politics Overshadows International Relations,” co-authored with Naomi Bekele, in Indian Journal of Asian Affairs Vol. 35, June 2022: 1-22.
“Migration and Contentious Politics in Southeast Asia,” International Relations and Diplomacy, June 2020 Vol. 8, No. 06, 251-267.
“Undermining Democracy: Elites, Attitudes, Norms and Behavior in Southeast Asia,” The Air Force Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs Vol. 2, No. 4 Winter 2019, 36-56.
BOOKS
Resist! Democracy and Youth Activism in Myanmar, Hong Kong, and Singapore, co-editor with Joseph Tse Hei-Lee (Pace University Press, 2024).
Empire Competition: Southeast Asia as Site of Imperial Contestation, co-editor with Joseph Tse Hei-Lee (Pace University Press, 2021).
Religion and Politics in Southeast Asia, editor (Pace University Press, 2000).
Nontraditional Security Threats in Southeast Asia: The Transnational Dimension, co-authored with Ann Marie Murphy (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2018).
Political Change and Consolidation: Democracy’s Rocky Road in Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, and Malaysia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).
Political Participation and Ethnic Minorities: Chinese Overseas in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United States (Routledge, 2000).