Biography

ZAINAL ABIDIN ACHMAD is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur. He obtained his PhD at Universitas Airlangga. He is also working in the development sector (NGOs) to promote Index Democracy Indonesia in East Java since his participation at UNDP IDI-Project. He has contributed to a series of exit poll for elections in Indonesia. He has been conducting opinion research for some local elections. He has interest in media and cultural studies, ethnography, and sociology of communication.