He is a member of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, an important think-tank in Asia. His most recent publications include Islam, Education, and Reform in Southern Thailand: Tradition and Transformation ( 2009); Piety and Politics: Islamism in Contemporary Malaysia (2009); Order and Security in Southeast Asia: Essays in Memory of Michael Leifer (2005); The Politics of Indonesia-Malaysia Relations: One Kin, Two Nations (2005); ?Political Islam in Southeast Asia: One Ummah, Many Narratives? (with Rohaisa Asi), Harvard Asia Pacific Review, (2008). ?Islamic Education in Southern Thailand: Negotiating Islam, Identity, and Modernity? in Robert W. Hefner (ed.), Making Modern Muslims: The Politics of Islamic Education in Southeast Asia (2008). Gordon Mathews, PhD