Contents>> Vol. 8, No. 1 Wrestling Beetles and Ecological Wisdom: How Insects Contribute to the Cosmopolitics of Northern Thailand* Stéphane Rennesson** * This article is based on three fieldworks. The main one was carried out with Emmanuel Grimaudand Nicolas Césard, with whom I co-authored four articles (2008; 2011; 2012a; 2012b) […]
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Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 3 Borne by Dissent, Tormented by Divides: The Opposition 60 Years after Merdeka* Khoo Boo Teik** * I wish to express my deep gratitude to the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) for project funding that permitted me to conduct the interviews listed at the end of […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 3 Creativity in Dissent: From the Politics of Pedagogy to the Art of Pedagogy Simon Soon* *Visual Art Program, Cultural Centre, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia e-mail: simonsoon[at]um.edu.my DOI: 10.20495/seas.7.3_449 This essay examines the historical conditions of the politics of pedagogy that have shaped […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 3 Getting More Women into Politics under One-Party Dominance: Collaboration, Clientelism, and Coalition Building in the Determination of Women’s Representation in Malaysia Maznah Mohamad* *Department of Malay Studies and Department of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Block AS8, #06-03, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 3 Law and the Judiciary: Divides and Dissent in Malaysia Azmi Sharom* *Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia e-mail: azmi.sharom[at]gmail.com DOI: 10.20495/seas.7.3_391 Malaysia is a common law country, and as such the decisions of its courts have a binding and law-making force. […]
“Shifting Trends of Islamism and Islamist Practices in Malaysia, 1957–2017”
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 3 Domination, Contestation, and Accommodation: 54 Years of Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia Faisal S. Hazis* *Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor D.E., Malaysia e-mail: faisalhazis[at]ukm.edu.my DOI: 10.20495/seas.7.3_341 This article traces the major contestations that have taken place in Sabah […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 3 Rents, Accumulation, and Conflict in Malaysia Jeff Tan* *Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University, The Aga Khan Centre, 10 Handyside Street, London, N1C, United Kingdom e-mail: jeff.tan[at]aku.edu DOI: 10.20495/seas.7.3_309 This paper examines conflict in Malaysia through an analysis of rents and […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 3 Ethnicity and Class: Divides and Dissent in Malaysian Studies Abdul Rahman Embong* *Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor D.E., Malaysia e-mail: rahmanhe[at]ukm.edu.my DOI: 10.20495/seas.7.3_281 Ethnicity and class, two major paradigms constructed during the British colonial period, have shaped Malaysian […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 3 Introduction: A Moment to Mull, a Call to Critique Khoo Boo Teik* * The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, 7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677, Japan e-mail: khoo-bt[at]grips.ac.jp DOI: 10.20495/seas.7.3_271 The year 2017, which marked the 60th year since the Federation of Malaya emerged from […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 Constructing the Charisma of Khruba (Venerable Monks) in Contemporary Thai Society Pisith Nasee* *พิสิ ิษฏ ์ นาสี, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University; Lan Na Research Center, Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Road, Mueang District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand e-mail: […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 Art Auctions and the Poorer Rich: The Impact of the 2015 Stock Market Sell-off on the Emerging Philippine Art Market Rosalina Palanca-Tan* and J. Sedfrey S. Santiago** *Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108, Philippines Corresponding author’s e-mail: rtan[at]ateneo.edu ** […]