Yanwar Pribadi is lecturer at UIN (State Islamic University) Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten, Indonesia. He graduated from Leiden University (MA and PhD) and Padjadjaran University (BA). He authors Islam, State and Society in Indonesia: Local Politics in Madura (Routledge) and articles in edited volumes, encyclopaedia, and journals, such as TRaNS: Trans-Regional and –National Studies of Southeast Asia; Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde; South East Asia Research; American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences; Studia Islamika; Al-Jami’ah: Journal of Islamic Studies; Journal of Indonesian Islam; Encyclopaedia of Islam III (Brill) and two edited volumes published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. His research interests include Muslim politics and expressions, contemporary Islamic history, religious networks and citizenship.