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Southeast Asian Affairs 2018
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018) Cook, Malcolm; Singh, Daljit
"Southeast Asian Affairs, first published in 1974, continues today to be required reading for not only scholars but the general public interested in in-depth analysis of critical cultural, economic and political issues in Southeast Asia.
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In China's backyard : policies and politics of Chinese resource investments in Southeast Asia
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017) Morris-Jung, Jason
In this fascinating multi-disciplinary and multi-sited volume, the authors challenge reductionist and oversimplifying approaches to understanding China's engagement with Southeast Asia. Productively viewing these interactions through a "resource lens"
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Citizenship in Myanmar : ways of being in and from Burma
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017) South, Ashley; Lall, M. C.
Myanmar is going through a period of profound and contested transition. The country has experienced widespread if sometimes uneven reforms, including the start of a peace process between the government and Myanmar Army, and some two dozen ethnic armed organizations, which had long been fighting for greater autonomy from the militarized and Burman-dominated state. This book brings together chapters by Burmese and foreign experts, and contributions from community and political leaders, who discuss the meaning of citizenship in Myanmar/Burma. The book explores citizenship in relation to three broad categories: issues of identity and conflict, debates around concepts and practices of citizenship, and inter- and intra-community issues, including Buddhist-Muslim relations. This is the first volume to address these issues, understanding and resolving which will be central to Myanmar's continued transition away from violence and authoritarianism.
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Turkey-Singapore relations : building a smart strategic partnership
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017) Yıldırım, Binali.
The 41st Singapore Lecture was delivered by His Excellency Binali Yildirim, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, on 21 August 2017 under the distinguished Chairmanship of Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, Singapore.
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Citizens, civil society and heritage-making in Asia
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017) Hsiao, Hsin-Huang Michael; Xiao, Xinhuang; Hui, Yew-Foong; Peycam, Philippe
This volume is based on papers from the second in a series of three conferences that deal with the multi-scalar processes of heritage-making, ranging from the local to the national and international levels, involving different players with different degrees of agency and interests. These players include citizens and civil society, the state, and international organizations and actors. The current volume focuses on the role of citizens and civil society in the politics of heritage-making, looking at how these players at the grass-roots level make sense of the past in the present. Who are these.
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France and Singapore : strategic partners in a fast-changing world
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017) Hollande, François.
The Singapore Lecture is designed to provide an opportunity for distinguished statesmen and leaders of thought and knowledge to reach a wider audience in Singapore. The 40th Singapore Lecture was delivered by Francois Hollande, President of the French Republic, on 27 March 2017 under the Chairmanship of Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister, Singapore.
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Electoral dynamics in Sarawak : contesting developmentalism and rights
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017) Weiss, Meredith L.; Puyok, Arnold
Based upon observation of the 2016 Sarawak state elections at a time of political turmoil for the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, Electoral Dynamics in Sarawak offers four ethnographic accounts of grassroots electoral politics in diverse constituencies of Sarawak. Covering Ba' Kelalan, the rural stronghold of Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People's Justice Party) leader Baru Bian, Tupong, the urban Malay-majority stronghold of the PBB, Stakan, a mixed constituency in which postal votes proved decisive, and Repok and Meradong, rural Chinese majority constituencies caught between the Sarawak United People's Party and the Democratic Action Party, this volume exposes the diversity and complexity of Sarawak's electoral geography. Central to the analyses in this volume are not only the role of ethnicity and the urban/rural divide but also the longer term impact of the politics of developmentalism, the personality politics surrounding Chief Minister Adenan Satem and the emerging force of Sarawakian states' rights enshrined in the Sarawak for Sarawakians (S4S) social movement. Part of a comparative study of electoral dynamics across Southeast Asia, Electoral Dynamics in Sarawak seeks both to analyse the wider lessons to be learned from the 2016 Sarawak state elections as well as to deepen our knowledge and understanding of a state which is likely to play an especially important role in the political future of Malaysia.
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Vietnam's foreign policy under Doi Moi
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018) Le, Hong Hiep.; Tsvetov, Anton.
In 1986, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) adopted the Doi Moi (Renovation) policy at its sixth national congress, opening up a new chapter in the country's modern history. Under Doi Moi, Vietnam has undergone significant socio-economic, political and foreign policy reforms that have transformed the country in many meaningful ways. This edited volume aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the multiple aspects and transformations of Vietnam's foreign policy over the past thirty years. The book is divided into three sections. The first covers the broader framework of Vietnam's foreign policymaking and the historical evolution of Vietnam's diplomacy under Doi Moi. The second examines Vietnam's bilateral relationships with its major partners, namely the United States, China, Japan, India, Russia, its smaller neighbours (Cambodia and Laos), and ASEAN. Finally, the book looks into two major issues in Vietnam's current foreign policy: the management of the South China Sea disputes and the international economic integration process. As the most informative, updated and comprehensive volume on Vietnam's foreign policy under Doi Moi, the book is a useful reference source for academics, policymakers, students as well as anyone interested in contemporary Vietnam in general and its foreign policy in particular.
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Pentecostal megachurches in Southeast Asia : negotiating class, consumption and the nation
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018) Chong, Terence.
Charismatic pastors, fast-paced worship sessions, inspirational but shallow theology, and large congregations -- these are just some of the associated traits of Pentecostal megachurches. But what lies beneath the veneer of glitz? What are their congregations like? How did they grow so quickly? How have they managed to negotiate local and transnational challenges? This book seeks to understand the growth and popularity of independent Pentecostal megachurches in Southeast Asia. Using an ethnographic approach, the chapters examine Pentecostal megachurches in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore. Each chapter dwells on the development of the megachurch set against the specific background of the country's politics and history.
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Framing Asian studies : geopolitics and institutions
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018) Tzeng, Albert.; Richter, William L., 1939-
This book explores the interconnection between geopolitical context and the ways this context frames our knowledge about Asia, highlighting previously neglected cause-effect relations. It also examines how various knowledge institutions promote and shape Asian Studies. The authors seek to explain why Asian Studies and its subfields developed in the way they did, and what the implications of these transformations might be on intellectual and political understandings of Asia. The book not only builds on the current debates on the decolonization and de-imperialization of knowledge about Asia, it also proposes a more multifaceted view rather than just examining the impact of the West on the framing of Asian Studies.
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Records, recoveries, remnants and inter-Asian interconnections : decoding cultural heritage
(ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018) Sharma, Anjana
Records, Recoveries, Remnants and Inter-Asian Interconnections: Decoding Cultural Heritage has its conceptual core the inter-regional networks of Nalanda Mahavihara and its unique place in the Asian imaginary. The revival of Nalanda university in 2010 as a symbol of a shared inter-Asian heritage is this collection's core narrative. The multidisciplinary essays interrogate ways in which ideas, objects, texts, and travellers have shaped -- and in turn have been shaped by -- changing global politics and the historical imperative that underpins them. The question of what constitutes cultural authenticity and heritage valuation is inscribed from positions that support, negate, or reframe existing discourses with reference to Southeast and East Asia. The essays in this collection offer critical, scholarly, and nuanced views on the vexed questions of regional and inter-regional dynamics, of racial politics and their flattening hegemonic discourses in relation to the rich tangible and intangible heritage that defines an interconnected Asia.
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Tradition and Islamic learning : Singapore students in the Al-Azhar University
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018) Saat, Norshahril.
The Al-Azhar University remains the top destination for Southeast Asian students pursuing an Islamic studies degree. The university, built in the last millennium, has been able to withstand competition from modern universities across the globe and continues to produce influential Islamic studies graduates. What are the motivations of students pursuing a degree at Al-Azhar? What are the challenges they face? Are they certain of their future and career opportunities upon their return to Singapore? This book combines both qualitative and quantitative analysis of former and current students at the Al-Azhar University. It not only hopes to develop more critical analysis of returning Al-Azhar graduates but also attempts to understand the deeper connections between Muslims in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore, and the Middle East.
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NIDA model ปฏิรูปประเทศไทย
(สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์, 2014) สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์
โมเดลปฏิรูปประเทศไทย 15 ด้าน ได้แก่ ด้านการเมือง, การต่อต้านการทุจริตคอร์รัปชัน และสร้างมาตรฐานจริยธรรมผู้บริหารประเทศ, กระบวนการยุติธรรม, การบริหารราชการแผ่นดิน, การศึกษา, โครงสร้างเศรษฐกิจและสวัสดิการสังคม, ข้อมูลข่าวสาร, ความเหลื่อมล้ำทางการเมือง เศรษฐกิจ และสังคม, การปราบปรามการค้ามนุษย์, การท่องเที่ยว, สิ่งแวดล้อม, เทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศ, การพัฒนาทรัพยากรมนุษย์, ระบบการขนส่งโลจิสติกส์ และพลังงาน
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Malaysia and the developing world : the Asian tiger on the Cinnamon Road
(Routledge, 2013) Stark, Jan.
As Malaysia’s economy grows and flourishes, strong new links are being forged with other developing countries in the region and beyond. This book traces the ways in which age-old organizational, political, religious and trade networks between Nusantara, the Malay World, and Central Asia, East Africa and the Middle East have changed in recent years. The book argues that these old links are being revived by new forms of globalization, modernization and knowledge transfer that are developing and implementing non-western models of governance, often in direct reference to Islam. The book goes on to explain how, as Malaysia develops new links with Indian Ocean countries, many of them Muslim countries, a new style trading network is being formed, a network with Islamic characteristics, which echoes Indian Ocean Islamic trading networks of earlier times. Interspersed with interesting methodological insights into the latest network, transnational and spatial theories, the book provides detailed case studies of Malaysia’s and Southeast Asia’s trade and numerous other links with Indonesia, Egypt, Zanzibar, Comoros and Central Asia, and concludes by assessing how Malaysia’s and ASEAN’s new style network is likely to develop and influence wider global networks. Written with a depth of knowledge reflective of the author’s many years of research throughout Asia, this book gives a real insight into how Malaysia’s mentalities, traditions and ways of thinking are being applied to its interactions with its immediate neighbours and the wider world.
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The economic development of South-East Asia : studies in economic history and political economy
(Routledge, 2012) Cowan, C. D.
First published in 1964, The Economic Development of South-East Asia: Studies in economic history and political economy contains eight papers originally written for a study group at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. The papers, edited by Professor C. D. Cowan, are written against a background of economic underdevelopment in large parts of Asia.
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Ideology and revolution in Southeast Asia 1900-75 : political ideas of the anti-colonial era
(Curzon, 2012) Christie, Clive J., 1944
The concept of 'Asian Values' has recently been emphasized by East and South East Asian political leaders. These leaders have argued that European political values have exercised an unhealthy hegemony over the international system, not only because of global influence exercised by European ideas during the colonial period, but because of 'Anglo-Saxon' dominance over the world orders that were set up in the aftermath of both the First and Second World Wars.
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Higher education in Southeast Asia : blurring borders, changing balance
(Routledge, 2011) Welch, Anthony R.
This is the first book to systematically chart and comparatively assess the trend towards private higher education in South East Asia. Caught between conflicting imperatives of spiralling demand, and limited resources, the balance between public and private higher education systems in South East, South, and East Asia has shifted markedly.
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Rethinking development : essays on development and Southeast Asia
(Routledge, 2011) Preston, P. W.
First published in 1987, this volume stresses the importance of development studies for sociology, as P. W. Preston argues that this field of study is emerging from the technical social scientific ghetto back into the mainstream of the ‘classical tradition’ of social theorizing, represented by Marx, Weber and Durkheim.
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รายงานการวิจัย ระบบการเมือง สภาวะเศรษฐกิจ การเปิดเสรีทางการค้า กับนโยบายสินค้าเกษตรในประเทศเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้
(สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์. คณะรัฐประศาสนศาสตร์., 2014) ธนพันธ์ ไล่ประกอบทรัพย์
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รายงานการวิจัยผลกระทบของโครงการอุดหนุนสินค้าเกษตรระยะสั้นต่อการส่งออกและการผลิตข้าวของไทย
(สถาบันบัณฑิตพัฒนบริหารศาสตร์. คณะรัฐประศาสนศาสตร์., 2013) ธนพันธ์ ไล่ประกอบทรัพย์