Professor Dr. Paul Hutchcroft

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Paul Hutchcroft is a scholar of comparative Southeast Asian politics with extensive writings on Philippine politics and political economy. He serves as a Professor at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University, where he was the founding director from 2009 to 2013. Hutchcroft has experience as the Lead Governance Specialist at the Australian Embassy in Manila from late 2013 to late 2017. He was the chief investigator of a significant Australian government grant that supported various research and advocacy projects focused on democracy and human rights in Southeast Asia. He played a key role in the establishment of the ANU Philippines Institute, which recently secured a substantial grant to support its work. Hutchcroft has authored and co-authored multiple academic works, including "Booty Capitalism: Politics Banking Philippines" and "Mobilizing Elections: Patronage Political Machines Southeast Asia." His research interests encompass comparative politics, state formation, territorial politics, patronage, political reform, and governance in Southeast Asia. Hutchcroft earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University and has previously held faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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