Gerry van Klinken: From Physics to Politics

Gerry van Klinken of Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean StudiesText and Photo by Alpha AmirrachmanThe Jakarta PostLeiden, the NetherlandsMaking a switch from geology to Asian studies may not be the conventional path for an academic to take, but a fascination with Indonesian politics was enough for Gerry van Klinken.Now a research fellow with the 157-year-old KITLV (Royal