Virdika Rizky Utama

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

Virdika Rizky Utama, usually called Virdi, holds a Master of Arts in Political Science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China. He is a political researcher at PARA Syndicate in Jakarta. Prior to his master's degree, Virdi graduated from Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ) with a degree in the history of education. He 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), and he has also authored a novel titled Panggil Saja Mutia ("Call Me, Mutia") (Islamidotco, 2023

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