Muhammad Hali Aprimadya

Hali is a policy scholar with over a decade of public service experience. His teaching and research adopt a critical approach to public policy, with particular attention and interest to the roles of ideas and institutions in shaping policymaking in the Asia-Pacific region.

Prior to joining Flinders University, Hali taught into core topics/courses in the Australian National University (ANU) Crawford School’s Master of Public Policy and Master of Public Administration programs, including Foundations in Public Policy, Political and Institutional Architecture of Public Policy, Public Sector Management, and Research Methods. He was also involved in the Australia Awards short course on Strengthening Higher Education Systems in Indonesia hosted by the ANU Crawford School. Beyond the classroom, Hali regularly presents his research at academic conferences and has been invited to deliver talks and public lectures to academic and non-academic audiences.

Hali has an emerging track record in research and publishing. His work has appeared in Critical Policy Analysis and Policy Studies, as well as the Edward Elgar Handbook of Public Policy in Asia. Since 2023, he has contributed to research projects on comparative higher education, nudge and behavioural insights, and digital transformation, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region. He recently spent a year as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy, University of Canberra, during which he published two journal articles and a book chapter. 

Hali completed his PhD in Public Policy at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy in 2024. His doctoral research examined the implementation of higher education reform in Indonesia, with a particular focus on research-related policy. He also holds a Master of Public Policy (with Merit) from ANU and a Bachelor of Human Sciences (Communication) from the International Islamic University Malaysia.