Rate My Professor Anita Herlina

Anita Herlina is a PhD candidate at the School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia, pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy since May 2023, with an expected completion in April 2027. She earned her Master of Arts in International Relations from Flinders University in 2019, where her thesis, "The Significance of the Bali Process in Fostering Awareness of Irregular Migration in Asia Pacific Region," examined regional responses to irregular migration. With over 20 years of extensive experience in the Indonesian immigration system, she has served as a lecturer at the Immigration Polytechnic of Indonesia and as an immigration officer, contributing to policy and enforcement in areas such as migrant worker protection and border security.

Her research interests lie in political migration studies, focusing on Indonesian immigration policy and its role in addressing non-traditional security threats, including irregular migration, human trafficking, people smuggling, infectious diseases, and climate change, analyzed through international relations and geographical perspectives. She investigates Indonesia-Australia immigration cooperation, Indonesian migrant workers, refugees, transnational crimes, and the effects of immigration policies on human security. Selected key publications include "Peran Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi Sebagai Fasilitator Pembangunan Masyarakat dalam Skema Kerjasama IA-CEPA" published in NeoRespublica: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan (2021), "Rethinking Indonesian Visa Policy: An Onshore Visa as a Tool to Anticipate Non-Traditional Security Threats" presented at the 2nd International Conference on Law and Human Rights (2021), "Refugees: A Humanitarian Program That Is Beneficial For Long Term Economic Development" in Jurnal Ilmiah Kajian Keimigrasian (2022), and "Penerapan Fungsi Keimigrasian Sebagai Penegak Hukum Keimigrasian Dalam Rangka Pencegahan Pekerja Migran Indonesia Nonprosedural" in Journal of Law and Border Protection (2019). At UWA, she undertakes casual teaching across multiple disciplines and is affiliated with the Future Regions Lab. Supported by the LPDP scholarship from the Indonesian Ministry of Finance, her PhD research evaluates Indonesian border management policies for sustainable security and international collaboration. Additionally, she mentors mothers pursuing PhDs via PhD Mama Indonesia.