Sandra R. Leavitt

 

Sandra R. Leavitt is a political scientist who specializes in the social mobilization of non-state actors as they engage or challenge the state, including peaceful protest movements, organized crime, insurgencies, and terrorism. While Thailand is Dr. Leavitt’s primary country of research, she has experience in Southeast Asia more broadly.

Dr. Leavitt has over seventeen years of experience in conference management, program management, and program development in higher education; international education; and government-community collaboration. She has led study tours and curriculum development initiatives to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and China. She has extensive experience in developing educational outreach for the community, K-12 teachers, and business leaders.

Dr. Leavitt holds a PhD in Government (Comparative Politics major and International Relations minor) from Georgetown University (2007) and an MA in Southeast Asia Studies from Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (2001). She also earned a BS in Speech Communication with focus on small-group and intercultural communication from Oregon State University (1986).

She is an avid road cyclist and mountain biker, gardener, and birder. She enjoys hiking, camping, weightlifting, and playing squash, as well as collecting fabrics from throughout Asia.

Shingetsu Newsletter Archives

93 -- Review of Anis on the Muslim Minority in Japan
276 -- Japanese Rule and the PETA Army in Indonesia
324 -- Japanese-Trained Armies in Southeast Asia
390 -- Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement Signed
396 -- Indonesia Sends Mixed Signals to Japan
408 -- Japan Moves Forward with Socio-Economic Assistance to Mindanao
420 -- Inpex Drills for LNG in Indonesia’s Timor Sea amid Energy Concerns
424 -- Mindanao Civil Society Seeks International Community’s Aid
435 -- Japan-Mindanao Update: Food Aid, JPEPA Controversy
439 -- Japan-Indonesia Economic Relations Update
445 -- Economic Cooperation to Dominate Yudhoyono Visit to Japan
459 -- Japan-Indonesia Relations Strengthened through Economic Initiative
464 -- Japan Joins with Asian Nations in Anti-Piracy Center
466 -- Fallout from Japan-Indonesia EPA Signing
468 -- Japan-Southeast Asia Trade Updates
488 -- Security Plays Role in ASEAN Relations / Nuclear Energy Attractive to Indonesia
489 -- JBIC to Offer its First Islamic Bonds in Malaysia
491 -- Building Bio-Ethanol Factories in Indonesia / Demand for Timber Increases
502 -- Japan’s Coast Guard Joins Anti-Piracy Exercises Off Malaysia and Thailand
517 -- Group Scrapped / EPA May be Finalized / Indonesia Seeks Industrialization
519 -- Tokyo Gas President Visits Brunei
521 -- Japan-Malaysia EPA Brings Cooperation / Auto Sector Exchanges / Steel Sector
539 -- Japan Moves Forward with Development to Bolster Peace Plan in Mindanao
542 -- Malaysian Officials Visit / Economic Cooperation Grows / Investment
543 -- Mitsubishi Ties with Brunei LNG / Brunei Companies in Tokyo Trade Show
549 -- Deepening Cooperation between Indonesia and Japan
568 -- Japan-Brunei Friendship Program Followed by Security Engagement
570 -- Kuala Lumpur Shipping / Economic Cooperation / Japanese Retirees / Education
588 -- Japan Boosts Economic Development in Southeast Asia via Aid and Investment
592 -- Energy Cooperation and Security in Malaysia and Indonesia
892 -- Japan Continues Economic Development Aid to Mindanao-Sulu Region
912 -- Pressure Brings Continued Progress in Mindanao Peace Negotiations
938 -- Human Smuggling: Two Faces of Japan and Indonesia

Main Publication

The following is Sandra Leavitt’s main academic publication to date.

Sandra R. Leavitt, “Understanding the Lack of Security Cooperation between Southeast Asia and Japan: Yen Yes, Pax Nippon No,” Asian Survey, Vol. 45, No. 2, April 2005.