Werdegang

Sindhunata Hargyono is a postdoctoral researcher in the DigID project focusing on the Indonesian country case. He
holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Northwestern University (2023). His dissertation examines the intersection
between aesthetics and politics in an Indonesian border infrastructure development project. His current (pre-fieldwork)
research project centers on the digitalization of the state identification system and its impact on a differentiated
citizenship landscape in Indonesia. The research is particularly interested in the informal and material dimensions of
citizenship. His research interests encompass the anthropology of the state, citizenship, and infrastructure.