Dr Francis E Hutchinson is a Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. His research interests include state-business relations, elections, federalism, decentralisation, local economic development, and cross-border regions. Francis is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Southeast Asian Economies, and has authored or edited eight books, including The Defeat of Barisan Nasional: Missed Signs or Late Surge? (2020), Asia and the Middle-Income Trap (2016), and the SIJORI Series, a trilogy of edited volumes looking at the interactions between Singapore, Johor, and the Riau Islands (2016, 2020, 2021). He has published articles in the Journal of Contemporary Asia, Asian Journal of Political Science, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, and other peer-reviewed journals. Francis holds a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from the Australian National University.
