German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Dr. Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo

Visiting Fellow

Kurzer Lebenslauf

Since August 2025: Visiting fellow at GIGA Institute for Asian Studies sponsored by the Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers

Since December 2021: Assistant Professor of Political Science, National University of Singapore

July 2020 - June 2021: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Konstanz

August 2018 - June 2020: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Religion Research Initiative, University of Notre Dame

Education: PhD in Political Science (University of Notre Dame, 2018); M.S. in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (University of Notre Dame, 2016); M.A. in Political Science (University of Notre Dame, 2015); M.A. in Applied Social Psychology (Loyola University Chicago, 2013); B.S. In Computer Science and B.S. in Applied Statistics (Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, 2009)

Aktuelle Forschung

Identity politics
Political behavior
Campaigns and elections
Social networks and social influence

Länder und Regionen

Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Middle East and North Africa
North America

Forschungsschwerpunkte

Politische Verantwortlichkeit und Partizipation

Dr. Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo

Visiting Fellow

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Blogbeitrag | 12.2025

The Pesantren Archipelago: Introducing a New Dataset on Indonesia’s Islamic Boarding Schools

Using new data from 42,000+ Islamic boarding schools, this analysis maps Indonesia's pesantren landscape for the first time—revealing geographic patterns, organizational ties to NU, accelerated growth after democratization, and surprising correlations with electoral outcomes.

Dr. Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo

Visiting Fellow

Perspectives on Politics | 2025

The Broader Political Significance of Houses of Worship: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia

Drawing on data from over 300,000 mosques and a two-wave survey of 16,000+ respondents in Indonesia, this article shows that mosques correlate with increased exclusionary attitudes toward non-Muslims. This is driven by the role of mosques as hubs for community communication and information.

Dr. Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo

Visiting Fellow

Forschungsprojekt | 01.08.2025 - 31.12.2026

The Political Consequences of Religious Institutions and Practices

This project examines the dynamic interactions between religious institutions and practices on the one hand and political outcomes on the other - in other words, how religion both shapes and is shaped by politics. While primarily adopting quantitative approaches, analyzing various survey data and location data of various religious institutions, it also draws insights from qualitative evidence and case studies. The project focuses on Indonesia as the initial case and will add more cases as appropriate.
AvH, 2025-2026

The Guardian | Zitat | 17.11.2025

Indifferent, nostalgic or plain pragmatic: Indonesia Gen Zs react to strongman Suharto’s national hero status

Prabowo's decision to name dictator Suharto a national hero reveals a troubling generational divide. While activists condemn the move, many young Indonesians respond with indifference or even nostalgia for an era they never knew.

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Dr. Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo

Kurzer Lebenslauf

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Dr. Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo

Publikationen

The Pesantren Archipelago: Introducing a New Dataset on Indonesia’s Islamic Boarding Schools

The Broader Political Significance of Houses of Worship: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia

Forschungsprojekte

The Political Consequences of Religious Institutions and Practices

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Indifferent, nostalgic or plain pragmatic: Indonesia Gen Zs react to strongman Suharto’s national hero status

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