Virdika Rizky Utama

Researcher at PARA Syndicate., University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute

Virdika Rizky Utama, usually called Virdi, is a political researcher at PARA Syndicate, Jakarta. Currently, Virdi is a graduate student in Political Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China. Prior to that, Virdi graduated with his undergraduate study at Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ) in the history of education. Virdi is also known as a Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) observer and has written two books about Gus Dur; his best-known book is Menjerat Gus Dur (NUMedia, 2019).

Experience

–present

Graduate Student in Political Science., University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
2019–2023

Researcher, PARA Syndicate

Education

2016

Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Pendidikan Sejarah

Publications

2019

Menjerat Gus Dur, NUMedia
2018

Demokrasi dan Toleransı dalam Repress Order Baru, Kanisius