Professor, Department of Political Science, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

Prof. Drs. Heri Kusmanto, M.A., Ph.D areas of expertise are Political communication, polarization, political education, and local policy. His research includes The Identity of Places of Worship as a Means of Spiritualism and Political Propaganda in Indonesia, Digital-based Political Education and The Influence of Infrastructure Development on Increasing Farmers’ Income of Main Agricultural Commodities in Serdang Bedagai Regency.