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Astrid Susanto

Dr. Susanto received her M. Phil. at the University of Münster, then-West Germany, in 1960 and a Ph.D. in Mass Communications at the Free University of Berlin in 1964.

Career[edit]

• Dean of the publication faculty, Padjajaran University, Bandung (1971–1975)
• Adjunct Professor, Communications and Developmental Sociology, University of Indonesia (1976–2006)
• Head of the Bureau of the Study of Cultures in the Ministry of National Development (1974–1983)
• Asistent Minister in the Ministry of Development (1983–1988)
• Member, People's Consultative Assembly from Utusan Golongan (1987–1992)
• Member, PDKB DPR/MPR faction (2002)
• Member, Kesatuan Bangsa Kebangsaan Indonesia (F-KKI) faction (2002–2004)
• Adjunct Professor, in the post graduate program (S-2 dan S-3) - University of Indonesia, Jakarta; Sahid University, Jakarta; and Hasannudin University, Makassar

Family[edit]

Dr. Susanto was the second daughter of Prof. Mr. Soenario, S.H. (1902–1997), a former Indonesian minister of foreign affairs, and Dina Maria Geraldine Maranta (née Pantouw) Soenario^[2][3] (?-1995). Her husband was Ir. Bambang Susanto. She was survived by two sons, one daughter and two grandchildren.

Dr. Susanto's older sister is Prof. Dr. Sunaryati Hartono, vice-chairman of the National Ombudsman Commission of Indonesia. Another sister, Sunardien, is an economist. Her youngest sister, Wuryastuti Sunario, is managing director of the Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board. A younger brother, Irawan Sunario, lives in Jakarta.

Bibliography[edit]

• The Mass Communication System in Indonesia (1974) ASIN B0006XEDWM
• (With Simeon Itlay, Benny Hilapok, Nico Aso-Iokobal, Herman Peters and Frans Lieshout) Kebudayaan Jayawijaya dalam pembangunan bangsa (Culture of Kabupaten Jayawijaya with modernization process and traditional value system; papers of a seminar) (1993) ISBN 979-416-254-X
• Pembangunan masyarakat pedesaan: Suatu telaah analitis masyarakat Wamena, Irian Jaya (Study on socio-culture of Dani and Baliem ethnic groups in the context of rural community development in Wamena, Irian Jaya Province) (1994) ISBN 979-416-268-X
• Masyarakat Indonesia memasuki abad ke dua puluh satu (Social, political, and cultural conditions of Indonesia in the 21st century) (1999) ISBN 979-8439-02-3

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