James J. Fox

Professor James J. Fox is a distinguished academic specializing in the history and anthropology of Indonesia and East Timor, affiliated with the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University (ANU). He has held a Professorial role at ANU since 1975 and has been a visiting scholar at numerous institutions globally, including Harvard, Leiden, and Duke Universities. His research focuses on rural development, resource management, social organization, linguistic anthropology, and comparative Austronesian ethnology.

• Education: Harvard University (AB 1962), Oxford University (B Litt 1965, DPhil 1968, Rhodes Scholar)
• Affiliations: Foreign Fellow of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences; Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

Research contributions span multi-decadal studies in Java, Timor, and broader Asia-Pacific regions. He has led the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at ANU (1998–2006) and contributed to initiatives like the Australian Energy Emissions Monitor and Zero Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific. Current research groups include Carbon Removal, Extreme Events and Future Scenarios, and Adaptation Livelihoods in Asia-Pacific.