Amy Freedman is department chair and professor of political science and international studies at LIU Post and she is an adjunct associate research scholar at Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Dr. Freedman's work looks at Southeast Asia; with a particular focus on Indonesia and Malaysia. Recent journal articles include: “Progress and Caution: Indonesia’s Democracy” co-authored with Robert Tiburzi, Asian Affairs: an American Review, 2013; “Food Security in Southeast Asia: Beggar Thy Neighbor or Cooperation?” Pacific Affairs, fall 2013, and “An Update on Democracy in Asia: Models or Cautionary Tales?<http://www.cgpublisher.
E-Mail: Amy.Freedman@liu.edu
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