Assoc. Prof. Marco Buente
Monash University
After his PhD, Dr. Bünte spent 10 years in policy research with the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg, advising the German government on political developments in East and Southeast Asia. At the same time, he has been adjunct lecturer at several German universities. In 2013 Dr. Bünte joined Monash University Malaysia.
His research is located at the intersection between comparative politics and international relations. He is interested in broader questions of regime change and persistence, constitutionalism, social movements and human rights. Moreover, he has done research on transnational violence (piracy, terrorism, ethnic and religious conflicts) and resource politics (EITI).
