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On the history of the introduction of elections in Malaya during the colonial period, which was essentially 'election without democracy' because no colonial power endorsed democratic principles. Election was a tool of... more
On the history of the introduction of elections in Malaya during the colonial period, which was essentially 'election without democracy' because no colonial power endorsed democratic principles. Election was a tool of colonial social control and solving conflict through the ballot box. It engenders 'electocracy', namely, a bureaucratic institution anchored in election. Its success depends on the level of political literacy amongst the voters and elections become a stage for party leaders gladiator-like struggle.
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... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10068/99435. Title: Village: The imposed social construct in Malaysia's development initiatives. Authors: Shamsul,AB. Issue Date: 1989. URI:... more
... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10068/99435. Title: Village: The imposed social construct in Malaysia's development initiatives. Authors: Shamsul,AB. Issue Date: 1989. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10068/99435. ...
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... Sumbangan akademia penting kepada masyarakat. Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, - (2010) Sumbangan akademia penting kepada masyarakat. Utusan Malaysia . pp. 13-13. [img] Preview. ... ID Code: 321. Deposited By: Mr Md Hafiz Ahmad Zulkifli.... more
... Sumbangan akademia penting kepada masyarakat. Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, - (2010) Sumbangan akademia penting kepada masyarakat. Utusan Malaysia . pp. 13-13. [img] Preview. ... ID Code: 321. Deposited By: Mr Md Hafiz Ahmad Zulkifli. Deposited On: 05 Apr 2010 15:52. ...
ABSTRACT Malaysian society is experiencing rapid urbanization and modernization. A sizeable new middle class has emerged and the traditional ways of life and eating habits of the different ethnic communities are changing. For many years,... more
ABSTRACT Malaysian society is experiencing rapid urbanization and modernization. A sizeable new middle class has emerged and the traditional ways of life and eating habits of the different ethnic communities are changing. For many years, nutritional surveys have been capturing the transformations of food consumptions. To date no comprehensive survey focusing on the socio-cultural determinants of food habits at the national level have been reported. The Malaysian Food Barometer, a nationally representative with follow-up survey, intends to fill this gap. This article presents the conceptual framework and methodologies used to investigate the eating practices and cultural representations on food and eating in a multicultural context. It analyses the influence of modernization on social hierarchies and ethnic cultures, and ultimately on food eating patterns and food styles.
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Chapter 12 Anthropology, Identity, and Nation Formation in Malaysia AB SHAMSUL Anthropology at its best is analytic, comparative, inte-grative, and critical, all at the same time. It is a mode of knowledge like no other.(Wolf 1999:... more
Chapter 12 Anthropology, Identity, and Nation Formation in Malaysia AB SHAMSUL Anthropology at its best is analytic, comparative, inte-grative, and critical, all at the same time. It is a mode of knowledge like no other.(Wolf 1999: 132-133) Introduction The teaching of ...
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3 From Orang Kay a Baru to Melayu Baru Cultural construction of the Malay 'new rich' AB Shamsul Does any culture seek inferiority?... We studied how non-Western cultures alter their societies in an effort to attain equality or... more
3 From Orang Kay a Baru to Melayu Baru Cultural construction of the Malay 'new rich' AB Shamsul Does any culture seek inferiority?... We studied how non-Western cultures alter their societies in an effort to attain equality or superiority, but we used criteria and a framework that ...
... ISSN, 巻, 号, ページ, 出版者, 参考文献, 出版年, 年から 年まで. すべて CiNiiに本文あり CiNiiに本文あり、または連携サービスへのリンクあり. The Construction and Transformation of a Social Identity--Malayness and Bumiputeraness Re-examined. SHAMSUL AB; 本文を読む／探す. ...
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This chapter examines the experience of Arqam, an Islamic NRM which emerged in Malaysia in the 1960s, then became so successful at the national and international levels, (with members recruited from various countries in Europe, Africa and... more
This chapter examines the experience of Arqam, an Islamic NRM which emerged in Malaysia in the 1960s, then became so successful at the national and international levels, (with members recruited from various countries in Europe, Africa and Asia), that it was eventually banned and dismantled in the late 1990s at the pinnacle of its success, when it was accused of aiming to take over the government. By focusing on shared mechanisms of contention rather than, say, the uniqueness of the movement, such an approach opens up a broader array of theories, and comparative empirics, for studying successful and failed movements and gives equal weight to the dominant and the dominated, which is needed to explain them This chapter focuses on the rise and fall of a Malaysian Islamic movement, Arqam, and in doing so, contributes three unusual perspectives: Islamic movements in Asia, (in this case, one of revitalization of a traditional religion), a global religious movement originating from a developing economy, Malaysia, and finally a case of failure. A cursory browsing of digital and paper-based material on Asian globalized religious movements reveals the fact that the successful examples, especially new religious movements (NRMs), are overwhelmingly from Japan. Their success is often explained with reference to their style of organization which is highly corporate in nature and is measured, along with membership size, by their global reach made possible by good management, leadership, and a compact internal bureaucracy.
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This paper provides the background, historical perspective, structures of peace, conceptual framework and preliminary findings of a research project which monitor ethnic relations and creates an early warning system on the ‘health’ level... more
This paper provides the background, historical perspective, structures of peace, conceptual framework and preliminary findings of a research project which monitor ethnic relations and creates an early warning system on the ‘health’ level of ethnic relations in Malaysia in order to manage peace. Existing monitoring projects on ethnic relations in the country tend to focus on the negative aspects of these relations such as ethnic-related grievances and the number of ethnic group conflicts taking place. This project uses a positive indicator based on good governance and quality of life indices as a way to understand the level or quality of ethnic relations in Malaysia. Keywords: ethnic relations, Malaysia, monitoring system, managing peace.
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The US-or Europe-based world media, often being the self-appointed, political and moral judge of postcolonial societies' ruling elites, have played a major role, in the last three decades, in portraying and reinforcing the... more
The US-or Europe-based world media, often being the self-appointed, political and moral judge of postcolonial societies' ruling elites, have played a major role, in the last three decades, in portraying and reinforcing the 'authoritarian' image of mostly non-Western leaders, some justified ...
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The New Economic (NEP) 1971-1990 has created an expandedn Malay middle class. This essay is a narrative of that process.
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Colonial knowledge is the most powerful, influential, defining and lasting of all the colonial legacy in decolonised societies around the world. It defines the history, territory, citizenship and rule of law in such societies. It is both... more
Colonial knowledge is the most powerful, influential, defining and lasting of all the colonial legacy in decolonised societies around the world. It defines the history, territory, citizenship and rule of law in such societies. It is both orientalist and occidentalist in nature against which the colonized has failed to unshackled themselves from, including those so-called scholars of 'subaltern studies' scholars, who are now occupying important academic positions in the West and become 'de-subalternised' thriving in the very system they once opposed and criticized. The impact of colonial knowledge in Malaysia is examined in this essay.
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It is a general belief that rational knowledge empowered humans not only to understand how the world works but also how to progress. The European pre- modern dependence on virtues of tradition and continuity gave way to a commitment to... more
It is a general belief that rational knowledge empowered humans not only to understand how the world works but also how to progress. The European pre- modern dependence on virtues of tradition and continuity gave way to a commitment to reason- inspired change, innovation and progress. The rapid economic development in Europe in the nineteenth century depended crucially on easy access to raw materials, cheap labour, and new markets around the globe. Therefore, to the Europeans, colonialism was imperative and it became the most effective ‘rational’ political economic instrument at their disposal.
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The concept of McDonaldization is a well-known metaphorical figure of the globalisation paradigm, presenting neo liberalism as a form of cultural imperialism leading to global cultural homogenisation. The 'Golden Arch Theory... more
The concept of McDonaldization is a well-known metaphorical figure of the globalisation paradigm, presenting neo liberalism as a form of cultural imperialism leading to global cultural homogenisation. The 'Golden Arch Theory (GAT)', often regarded as an economist offspring of McDonaldization, was much more ambitious: GAT posited itself as a transnational conflict prevention system. In short, countries that were endowed with McDonald's restaurants on their national soil would not go to war with one another, as their respective middle-classes would have far much to lose, having reached standards of wealth and comfort symbolised by the presence of the Golden Arches on their territory. It is noticeable that the GAT theory was conceived to explain cross-borders or international conflicts, rather than to shed some light on the state of social cohesion in a given country. If we view social cohesion antithetically, as absence of social conflict, rather than opposing it to social exclusion, we pave the way for an alternative theory. We propose that this theory-in-the-making should be socially embedded and empirically rooted in order to analyse the level of social cohesion of a specified country. The main purpose of this chapter is to introduce the construct of 'Mamakization,' which draws from an iconic figure among food stalls in Malaysia: the 'Mamak' stall. In opposition to the 'global' McDonaldization, the foundations of the Mamakization paradigm derive from an alternative food network framing, outlined by two main precepts: localisation and divergent modernity. Mamakization views primarily the act of patronising a food stall in multiethnic Malaysia as a social transaction that can be analysed and made sense of. The objective of this chapter is to propose and discuss the construct of Mamakization as a comprehensive analytical tool to investigate social cohesion through a specific social practice: eating out in a Malaysian food stall. Introduction The disciplines of Anthropology and Sociology have been traditionally compartmentalized as the study of man for the former and the study of men for the latter. Anthropology would typically view food and eating as manifestations of the diversity of man, therefore exploring the rituals, taboos, myths and symbolic meanings that make this dualism a culturally conditioned object. By contrast,
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The concept of McDonaldization is a well-known metaphorical figure of the globalization paradigm, presenting neo liberalism as a form of cultural imperialism leading to global cultural homogenisation. The “Golden Arch Theory (GAT)”, often... more
The concept of McDonaldization is a well-known metaphorical figure of the globalization paradigm, presenting neo liberalism as a form of cultural imperialism leading to global cultural homogenisation. The “Golden Arch Theory (GAT)”, often regarded as an economist offspring of McDonaldization, was much more ambitious: GAT posited itself as a transnational conflict prevention system. In short, countries that were endowed with McDonald’s restaurants on their national soil would not go to war with one another, as their respective middle-classes would have far much to lose, having reached standards of wealth and comfort symbolized by the presence of the Golden Arches on their territory. It is noticeable that the GAT theory was conceived to explain cross-borders or international conflicts, rather than to shed some light on the state of social cohesion in a given country. If we view social cohesion antithetically, as absence of social conflict, we pave the way for an alternative theory. We therefore propose that this theory-in-the-making should be socially embedded and empirically rooted in order to analyze the level of social cohesion of a specified country. The main purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of “Mamakization”, which draws from an iconic figure of street food in Malaysia: the “Mamak” stall. In opposition to the “global” McDonaldization, the foundations of the Mamakization paradigm derive from a food alternative network framing, outlined by two main precepts: localization and divergent modernity. Mamakization views primarily the act of patronizing a food stall in multiethnic Malaysia as a social transaction that can therefore be analyzed and made sense of. The objective of this paper is to propose and discuss the key concept of Mamakization as a comprehensive analytical tool to investigate social cohesion through a specific social practice: eating out in a Malaysian food stall. Keywords: Mamak stall, Mamakization, McDonaldization, Food, Multiethnic Malaysia, Food Alternative Network, social transaction.
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The late Dr. Kosaku Yoshino is a Japanese sociologist with an anthropological imagination, he first came to Malaysia in 1986. For the next 30 years he was a frequent visitor to Malaysia and also conducted research on a number of themes.... more
The late Dr. Kosaku Yoshino is a Japanese sociologist with an anthropological imagination, he first came to Malaysia in 1986. For the next 30 years he was a frequent visitor to Malaysia and also conducted research on a number of themes. This essay records the author's academic and non-academic interactions with the late Dr. Yoshino.
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Malaysian society is experiencing rapid urbanization and modernization. A sizeable new middle class has emerged and the traditional ways of life and eating habits of the different ethnic communities are changing. For many years,... more
Malaysian society is experiencing rapid urbanization and modernization. A sizeable new middle class has emerged and the traditional ways of life and eating habits of the different ethnic communities are changing. For many years, nutritional surveys have been capturing the transformations of food consumptions. To date no comprehensive survey focusing on the socio-cultural determinants of food habits at the national level have been reported. The Malaysian Food Barometer, a nationally representative with follow-up survey, intends to fill this gap. This article presents the conceptual framework and methodologies used to investigate the eating practices and cultural representations on food and eating in a multicultural context. It analyses the influence of modernization on social hierarchies and ethnic cultures, and ultimately on food eating patterns and food styles.
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... A Brief Historical Overview", Ilmu Masyara-kat 4:67-69 ... and Anthropology and the State in Malaysia", Minpaku Anthropological Newsletter 1(1) :5-6 1996a "Nations-of-Intent in Malaysia", in: Stein... more
... A Brief Historical Overview", Ilmu Masyara-kat 4:67-69 ... and Anthropology and the State in Malaysia", Minpaku Anthropological Newsletter 1(1) :5-6 1996a "Nations-of-Intent in Malaysia", in: Stein Tonnesson, and Hans Antloev (eds.), Asian Forms of the Nation, 323-347. ...
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Research Interests: Ethnic Studies, Development Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Social Indicators, Political Science, and 15 moreRace and Ethnicity, Malaysia, Economic Development, Urban Sociology, Biodiversity, Theory and Method, Malaysian Studies, Social cohesion, Lessons Learned, Ethnic Group, Ethnic diversity, Economic Value, Ethnicity In Malaysia and Southeast Asia, Indexation, and Diversity index
... considerable de literatura sobre este tema (v., por ej., Roff; Firdaus Abdullah; Ariffin Ornar ... es decir, una «raza» con todos sus apuntalamientos sociales darwinistas (Hirschman; Shamsul, en prensa). ... a lo que debía constituir... more
... considerable de literatura sobre este tema (v., por ej., Roff; Firdaus Abdullah; Ariffin Ornar ... es decir, una «raza» con todos sus apuntalamientos sociales darwinistas (Hirschman; Shamsul, en prensa). ... a lo que debía constituir la «malayidad»: «bahasa, agama, dan raja», es decir ...
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... Shamsul AB,'Nations-of-intent in Malaysia', Asian Forms of the Nation, edited by Stein Tonnesson & Hans Antloev, London: Curzon, 1996: 426-456. Shamsul AB,'Ethnicity, Class, Culture... more
... Shamsul AB,'Nations-of-intent in Malaysia', Asian Forms of the Nation, edited by Stein Tonnesson & Hans Antloev, London: Curzon, 1996: 426-456. Shamsul AB,'Ethnicity, Class, Culture or Identity? Competing Paradigms in Malaysian Studies', Akademika, 53, July 1998: 33-60. ...
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... The last rekindled an old and latent nationalist 'nation-of-intent' debate amongst the Malay-Muslim political parties on the issue of 'Islamic state.' It re-entered the public sphere when Prime Minister Dr Mahathir... more
... The last rekindled an old and latent nationalist 'nation-of-intent' debate amongst the Malay-Muslim political parties on the issue of 'Islamic state.' It re-entered the public sphere when Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed declared that Malaysia is an 'Islamic state,' to which PAS ...
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... Asha'ari and others. 27 They were strongly influenced by the modernist thought of the Arabic reformists Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (d. 1879), Shaikh Muhammad... more
... Asha'ari and others. 27 They were strongly influenced by the modernist thought of the Arabic reformists Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (d. 1879), Shaikh Muhammad 'Abduh (d. 1905), and Rashid Rida (d. 1935). The influence of the ...
Research Interests: Space and Place, Islamic Education, Islamic Education & Islamic Schooling, Egypt, Malaysian Politics, and 10 moreIslamic Family Law, Anthropology of Islam, Stuttgart, Cairo, Syariah, Islamic Studies Education, Space And Power, Colonial And Post Colonial Cities, Islam In Germany And Europe, and Halal Laws
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29 Pengajian Alam Melayu di Pentas Global: Teknologi Maklumat Sari 22 (2004) 29 - 47 Pengajian Alam Melayu di Pentas Global: Teknologi Maklumat dan Penstrukturan Ilmu di ATMA, UKM SHAMSUL A. B. RUMAIZAH MOHAMED HASLINDAWATI HAMZAH ABSTRAK... more
29 Pengajian Alam Melayu di Pentas Global: Teknologi Maklumat Sari 22 (2004) 29 - 47 Pengajian Alam Melayu di Pentas Global: Teknologi Maklumat dan Penstrukturan Ilmu di ATMA, UKM SHAMSUL A. B. RUMAIZAH MOHAMED HASLINDAWATI HAMZAH ABSTRAK ...
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This article is a critique of ethnicity theories based on essentialism – the idea that ethnic traits are innate (essences) both in the individual and the ‘ethnie’ as a social group – which have been adopted, wittingly or unwittingly, by... more
This article is a critique of ethnicity theories based on essentialism – the idea that ethnic traits are innate (essences) both in the individual and the ‘ethnie’ as a social group – which have been adopted, wittingly or unwittingly, by historians in mainstream Malaysian historiography in their effort to explain the formation of ‘Malay-Malayness’ as a social identity. It proposes instead that Malay ethnicity is not innate but rather learned or constructed, and Malay-Malayness has been created as a result of intersecting historical, cultural and social factors at a particular moment in a culture's life and history. Indeed, Malay-Malayness has been constructed by a colonial historiography and subsequently adopted uncritically by most historians in postcolonial Malaysia, both Malays and non-Malays.
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The circumstances under which patron-client relationship exist and function in peasant society have been perceived by many scholars as the product of a 'social gap'. Frequently, this gap is seen as a physical one, corresponding to the... more
The circumstances under which patron-client relationship exist and function in peasant society have been perceived by many scholars as the product of a 'social gap'. Frequently, this gap is seen as a physical one, corresponding to the rural-urban gap which separates the villager and the outside world. The assumed homology between social and geographical space has since gained popularity as the dominant model is describing patron-client relationship.
This paper presents a critique of such a conception, and suggests two alternative explanations. Firstly, there is not a gap in the social structure. What separates the villager from his fellow villagers and the outside world is their differential access to wealth and power which is markedly defined by their positions in the class structure of economic exploitation and political domination. Secondly, the patron-client relationship, and what is constitutes, is in fact and aspect of peasant ideology to which both parties subscribe and adhere, as a conscious model of behaviour. The ideology then helps to maintain the status quo, beyond which lies a structural relationship of exploitation.
This reformulation of the patron-client model is illustrated with reference to the Malay peasantry in particular and peasant societies in general.
This paper presents a critique of such a conception, and suggests two alternative explanations. Firstly, there is not a gap in the social structure. What separates the villager from his fellow villagers and the outside world is their differential access to wealth and power which is markedly defined by their positions in the class structure of economic exploitation and political domination. Secondly, the patron-client relationship, and what is constitutes, is in fact and aspect of peasant ideology to which both parties subscribe and adhere, as a conscious model of behaviour. The ideology then helps to maintain the status quo, beyond which lies a structural relationship of exploitation.
This reformulation of the patron-client model is illustrated with reference to the Malay peasantry in particular and peasant societies in general.
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Konsep perpaduan tiga serangkai diaplikasikan dalam dokumen Indeks Perpaduan Nasional 2018 (IPNas 2018): perpaduan, kesepaduan dan penyatupaduan. Esei ringkas ini ialah sebuah naratif mengenai evolusi dan signifikannya konsep perpaduan... more
Konsep perpaduan tiga serangkai diaplikasikan dalam dokumen Indeks Perpaduan Nasional 2018 (IPNas 2018): perpaduan, kesepaduan dan penyatupaduan. Esei ringkas ini ialah sebuah naratif mengenai evolusi dan signifikannya konsep perpaduan tiga serangkai tersebut. Kata kunci: Perpaduan awal; perpaduan terkini; perpaduan tiga serangkai 'perpaduan, kesepaduan dan penyatupaduan; Kementerian Perpaduan Negara; dokumen rasmi mengenai perpaduan negara ABSTRACT 'Unity,' or perpaduan, is a concept that has been promoted, discussed, and researched widely extensively since Malaysia's ethnic conflict of 13 May 1969. Before the notion of unity was introduced officially in the Second Malaysia Plan 1971-75, 'union' was a more common concept used by colonial and post-colonial government until 1970 to characterize the socio-political nature of Malaysian society. The raison d'etre for the introduction of the unity concept after 1969 was because the society was viewed as being broken down because of the violent conflict, hence there was a necessity as such to piece together again the society guided within the broader framework of unity through the existing central planning approach, better known as Malaysia's five-year development plan. For the first five years after May 13, 1969, the concept of unity was understood as a singular notion to frame the effort to bring together the society again.
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... lar to describe the current Anwar–Mahathir conflict. There was, for example, the Dato'Onn Jaafar conflict with Tunku Abdul Rahman in the late 1940s over non-Malay membership in umno. In the aftermath of the 1969... more
... lar to describe the current Anwar–Mahathir conflict. There was, for example, the Dato'Onn Jaafar conflict with Tunku Abdul Rahman in the late 1940s over non-Malay membership in umno. In the aftermath of the 1969 ethnic riots ...
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... Sumbangan akademia penting kepada masyarakat. Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, - (2010) Sumbangan akademia penting kepada masyarakat. Utusan Malaysia . pp. 13-13. [img] Preview. ... ID Code: 321. Deposited By: Mr Md Hafiz Ahmad Zulkifli.... more
... Sumbangan akademia penting kepada masyarakat. Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, - (2010) Sumbangan akademia penting kepada masyarakat. Utusan Malaysia . pp. 13-13. [img] Preview. ... ID Code: 321. Deposited By: Mr Md Hafiz Ahmad Zulkifli. Deposited On: 05 Apr 2010 15:52. ...
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Rancangan Malaysia Kedua (RMK) 1971-75 merupakan satu rancangan lima tahun terpenting dalam sejarah pembangunan Malaysia kerana termasuk dalamnya adalah Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) yang diperkenal sete;ah berlaku peristiwa 13 Mei 1969. Esei... more
Rancangan Malaysia Kedua (RMK) 1971-75 merupakan satu rancangan lima tahun terpenting dalam sejarah pembangunan Malaysia kerana termasuk dalamnya adalah Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) yang diperkenal sete;ah berlaku peristiwa 13 Mei 1969. Esei ini mengupas landasan teori RMK dan pemikirannya.
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... are directly related to wider unresolved ethnic conflicts over issues such as 'language, youth, education, rural ... She has totally neglected the 'Indonesian... more
... are directly related to wider unresolved ethnic conflicts over issues such as 'language, youth, education, rural ... She has totally neglected the 'Indonesian connexion' and thus has failed to consider the crucial role ... Religous ideology and social change: the Islamic revival in Malaysia ...
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The Politics of Poverty Eradication: The Implementation of Development Projects in a Malaysian District Shamsul AB Malaysia's New Economic Policy (NEP), which was launched in association with the government's Second Malaysia... more
The Politics of Poverty Eradication: The Implementation of Development Projects in a Malaysian District Shamsul AB Malaysia's New Economic Policy (NEP), which was launched in association with the government's Second Malaysia Plan (1971 75), has been the subject of much ...
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The clash between Hindu and Islam keeps them apart, but relatively Malaysia displays a moderate and tolerant model for both believers to live together and respect the mosque and the temple's existence. The embedded Islam and the influence... more
The clash between Hindu and Islam keeps them apart, but relatively Malaysia displays a moderate and tolerant model for both believers to live together and respect the mosque and the temple's existence. The embedded Islam and the influence of Hinduism in the past resulted in the fusion of cultural mosaic that knits society. However, a few social deficits are stable tensions that may turn into conflict if they are ill-managed. Thus, the need to create and recreate a platform of integration is essential. The idea of preserving the cultural heritage, including the mosques and temples, the freedom to practice, and other fundamental rights protected by the Constitution, nurture the self-attachment feelings. This article applies a qualitative analysis using secondary data for historical narratives to discuss the social cohesion and reconciliation concepts about the cultural mosaic between Hinduism and Islam. In sum, the Federal Constitution, religious festivals, foods, and places are reconciliation processes to bridge the social cohesion gaps in a multiethnic society, packaged in tourism industries yet politically contested.
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The secret of Malaysian successful social cohesion is its ability to build integration platforms based on the principles of 'bargaining, negotiation, mediation.' This essay explains how this has taken place in Malaysia with empirical... more
The secret of Malaysian successful social cohesion is its ability to build integration platforms based on the principles of 'bargaining, negotiation, mediation.' This essay explains how this has taken place in Malaysia with empirical evidence. This essay is also a personal contribution to s book in honour of Prof Rudiger Korff, a scholar, colleague and friend.
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Mahathir pernah jadi Perdana Menteri Malaysia selama 22 tahun dan pada tahun 2018 menjadi PM sekali lagi. Esei ini adalah naratif pola percaturan politik beliau.
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Dr. Kosaku Yoshino is a Japanese sociologist with an anthropological imagination, first came to Malaysia in 1986. It is not known by many that almost every year for the next 30 years, he visited Malaysia, sometimes twice a year, for... more
Dr. Kosaku Yoshino is a Japanese sociologist with an anthropological imagination, first came to Malaysia in 1986. It is not known by many that almost every year for the next 30 years, he visited Malaysia, sometimes twice a year, for research or just to jalan-jalan and makan-makan, literally, going around the country sampling the different regional foods and visiting popular local spots. His deep interest in Malaysia, personal and academic, is revealed by what he has researched and written about the country and its society. He was also fascinated by Malay food but rather disappointed that it had not received global acclaim like Chinese and Indian food. He was well-known among a small circle of social scientists and policy-makers in Malaysia and those who specialize in Malaysian studies. He was also well-received by a larger community of higher education entrepreneurs around the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Among the former, he was seen as a softly spoken, erudite sociologist and an expert on Japanese studies. Among the latter, he was known as a researcher interested in the phenomenon of English-mediated globalization in Malaysia through the "sale" of higher education programs in English by the private sector, including those originating from overseas institutions.
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It is a narrative of my personal experience in constructing the Module for a compulsory course on "Ethnic Relations" for public university students, recording the challenges and the final outcome.
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This chapter examines the experience of Arqam, an Islamic NRM which emerged in Malaysia in the 1960s, then became so successful at the national and international levels, (with members recruited from various countries in Europe, Africa and... more
This chapter examines the experience of Arqam, an Islamic NRM which emerged in Malaysia in the 1960s, then became so successful at the national and international levels, (with members recruited from various countries in Europe, Africa and Asia), that it was eventually banned and dismantled in the late 1990s at the pinnacle of its success, when it was accused of aiming to take over the government. By focusing on shared mechanisms of contention rather than, say, the uniqueness of the movement, such an approach opens up a broader array of theories, and comparative empirics, for studying successful and failed movements and gives equal weight to the dominant and the dominated, which is needed to explain them This chapter focuses on the rise and fall of a Malaysian Islamic movement, Arqam, and in doing so, contributes three unusual perspectives: Islamic movements in Asia, (in this case, one of revitalization of a traditional religion), a global religious movement originating from a developing economy, Malaysia, and finally a case of failure. A cursory browsing of digital and paper-based material on Asian globalized religious movements reveals the fact that the successful examples, especially new religious movements (NRMs), are overwhelmingly from Japan. Their success is often explained with reference to their style of organization which is highly corporate in nature and is measured, along with membership size, by their global reach made possible by good management, leadership, and a compact internal bureaucracy.
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Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) dilancarkan pada 1971 dan berjalan sehingga 1990. Objektif kedua DEB ialah penyusunan semula masyarakat yang melibatkan pengagihan modal kepada Bumiputera berasaskan prinsip ekuiti, bukan equality. Esei ini... more
Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) dilancarkan pada 1971 dan berjalan sehingga 1990. Objektif kedua DEB ialah penyusunan semula masyarakat yang melibatkan pengagihan modal kepada Bumiputera berasaskan prinsip ekuiti, bukan equality. Esei ini adalah naratif mengenai proses agihan ini dna kesannya
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The New Economic (NEP) 1971-1990 has created an expandedn Malay middle class. This essay is a narrative of that process.
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A comment and critique on the 100-day performance of Malaysia's "Majlis Penasehat Kerajaan" (English trans. Government's Advisory Council) but rendered in English as the "Council of Eminent Persons" (trans in Malayi Majlis Orang Ternama)... more
A comment and critique on the 100-day performance of Malaysia's "Majlis Penasehat Kerajaan" (English trans. Government's Advisory Council) but rendered in English as the "Council of Eminent Persons" (trans in Malayi Majlis Orang Ternama) which carries a different meaning and role.
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An interview conducted by Dr Kartini on Prof Shamsul's personal history as an anthropologist in Malaysia for the last 40 years.
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Review of Shamsul AB book, From British to Bumiputera Rule by Prof. Nico Nordholt in Journal Bidjragen of KITLV, Leiden University
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Analysis on Islam and cultural diversity in the Malay world that covers the Islamic Southeast Asia with an empirical focus on Malaysia. Introducing the concept of 'knowledge baseline' to understand the evolution of plural society in the... more
Analysis on Islam and cultural diversity in the Malay world that covers the Islamic Southeast Asia with an empirical focus on Malaysia. Introducing the concept of 'knowledge baseline' to understand the evolution of plural society in the region and advancing yet again the 'embedded thesis' that informed the layering of many world religions in Southeast Asia.
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The concept of McDonaldization is a well-known metaphorical figure of the globalisation paradigm, presenting neo liberalism as a form of cultural imperialism leading to global cultural homogenisation. The 'Golden Arch Theory (GAT)', often... more
The concept of McDonaldization is a well-known metaphorical figure of the globalisation paradigm, presenting neo liberalism as a form of cultural imperialism leading to global cultural homogenisation. The 'Golden Arch Theory (GAT)', often regarded as an economist offspring of McDonaldization, was much more ambitious: GAT posited itself as a transnational conflict prevention system. In short, countries that were endowed with McDonald's restaurants on their national soil would not go to war with one another, as their respective middle-classes would have far much to lose, having reached standards of wealth and comfort symbolised by the presence of the Golden Arches on their territory. It is noticeable that the GAT theory was conceived to explain cross-borders or international conflicts, rather than to shed some light on the state of social cohesion in a given country. If we view social cohesion antithetically, as absence of social conflict, rather than opposing it to social exclusion, we pave the way for an alternative theory. We propose that this theory-in-the-making should be socially embedded and empirically rooted in order to analyse the level of social cohesion of a specified country. The main purpose of this chapter is to introduce the construct of 'Mamakization,' which draws from an iconic figure among food stalls in Malaysia: the 'Mamak' stall. In opposition to the 'global' McDonaldization, the foundations of the Mamakization paradigm derive from an alternative food network framing, outlined by two main precepts: localisation and divergent modernity. Mamakization views primarily the act of patronising a food stall in multiethnic Malaysia as a social transaction that can be analysed and made sense of. The objective of this chapter is to propose and discuss the construct of Mamakization as a comprehensive analytical tool to investigate social cohesion through a specific social practice: eating out in a Malaysian food stall. Introduction The disciplines of Anthropology and Sociology have been traditionally compartmentalized as the study of man for the former and the study of men for the latter. Anthropology would typically view food and eating as manifestations of the diversity of man, therefore exploring the rituals, taboos, myths and symbolic meanings that make this dualism a culturally conditioned object. By contrast,
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On the history of the introduction of elections in Malaya during the colonial period, which was essentially 'election without democracy' because no colonial power endorsed democratic principles. Election was a tool of colonial social... more
On the history of the introduction of elections in Malaya during the colonial period, which was essentially 'election without democracy' because no colonial power endorsed democratic principles. Election was a tool of colonial social control and solving conflict through the ballot box. It engenders 'electocracy', namely, a bureaucratic institution anchored in election. Its success depends on the level of political literacy amongst the voters and elections become a stage for party leaders gladiator-like struggle.
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This study attempts to introduce a new framework in the study of social exclusion and poverty in Malaysia. Traditionally, poverty was seen in its ethnic manifestation given the ethnically disproportionate percentage of poor Malays... more
This study attempts to introduce a new framework in the study of social exclusion and poverty in Malaysia. Traditionally, poverty was seen in its ethnic manifestation given the ethnically disproportionate percentage of poor Malays compared to poor non-Malays and the spatial chaThis study attempts to introduce a new framework in the study of social exclusion and poverty in Malaysia. Traditionally, poverty was seen in its ethnic manifestation given the ethnically disproportionate percentage of poor Malays compared to poor non-Malays and the spatial character of the same. This framework can be broadly termed as ‘Ungku Aziz
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Nota: Agradezco a mi universidad, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, por permitir que me dedicara a una investigación sobre «la formación de identidad en Malasia» desde 1988, y por brindarme apoyo en diversas formas durante la última década.... more
Nota: Agradezco a mi universidad, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, por permitir que me dedicara a una investigación sobre «la formación de identidad en Malasia» desde 1988, y por brindarme apoyo en diversas formas durante la última década. También, deseo dedicar este artículo al desaparecido Kenzo Horii, colega y amigo, cuya dedicación a los estudios malayos fue ejemplar y sin paralelo entre sus pares en Japón. Palabras clave: nacionalismo malayo, modelo de desarrollo, Malasia. Resumen: Cuando el movimiento nacionalista malayo estableció su agenda política y económica hace siete décadas, corrían los tiempos de la gran depresión y la era colonial. La prioridad entonces era clara: primero la política, después la economía. Los nacionalistas se esforzaron en un primer momento por crear una «nación malaya» y sólo en segundo lugar por crear una economía donde los malayos tuvieran un rol activo junto con otros grupos étnicos, particularmente los chinos. La agenda política se convirtió en realidad cuando Malasia se independizó en 1957, pero la agenda económica se llevó a la práctica 35 años después, con la conclusión de la Nueva Política Económica. No es raro que los analistas interesados en el tema, en especial los no malayos, describan la política de acción afirmativa pro-malaya, introducida por el Estado malasio en 1971 con el nombre de Nueva Política Económica (NPE), como inspirada por las fuerzas exclusionistas y chauvinistas del nacionalismo económico malayo. Una reacción no malaya tan racialmente tendenciosa era de esperarse. He sostenido en otros escritos que el discurso sobre la NPE ofrece uno de los
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This paper provides the background, historical perspective, structures of peace, conceptual framework and preliminary findings of a research project which monitor ethnic relations and creates an early warning system on the 'health' level... more
This paper provides the background, historical perspective, structures of peace, conceptual framework and preliminary findings of a research project which monitor ethnic relations and creates an early warning system on the 'health' level of ethnic relations in Malaysia in order to manage peace. Existing monitoring projects on ethnic relations in the country tend to focus on the negative aspects of these relations such as ethnic-related grievances and the number of ethnic group conflicts taking place. This project uses a positive indicator based on good governance and quality of life indices as a way to understand the level or quality of ethnic relations in Malaysia.
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Mengenai kepembangkangan di Malaysia dan persamaan antara BN dan Pakatan Harapan
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An Obituary for Edward Said examining critically his 'sociological imagination' articulated in his major and minor works. The essay argues that he is a critic of Orientalism but an excellent scholar of Occidentalism
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This paper provides the background, historical perspective, structures of peace, conceptual framework and preliminary findings of a research project which monitor ethnic relations and creates an early warning system on the 'health' level... more
This paper provides the background, historical perspective, structures of peace, conceptual framework and preliminary findings of a research project which monitor ethnic relations and creates an early warning system on the 'health' level of ethnic relations in Malaysia in order to manage peace. Existing monitoring projects on ethnic relations in the country tend to focus on the negative aspects of these relations such as ethnic-related grievances and the number of ethnic group conflicts taking place. This project uses a positive indicator based on good governance and quality of life indices as a way to understand the level or quality of ethnic relations in Malaysia.
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This article discusses the significance of etymology and its role in the construction of social concepts pertaining to amalgam, namely an ethnic group whose formation stemmed from amalgamation as part of assimilation process which occurs... more
This article discusses the significance of etymology and
its role in the construction of social concepts pertaining
to amalgam, namely an ethnic group whose formation
stemmed from amalgamation as part of assimilation
process which occurs continuously in interethnic
relations between the majority ethnic group and the
minority. It is an ethnic group that is often overlooked
in the discourse of ethnicity as a way to organise social
difference in a society into different ethnic categories.
The perception that such a group has no place in
mainstream society is reflected by the way labels that
are created and used on the group tend to be negative
and pejorative. As a result, this contributes to ethnic
contestation in the society. However, this is not the
case in the Malay Archipelago where culturally
localised, local-born of non-indigenous descent,
particularly offspring from mix-marriage with native
women, are referred to as „Peranakan‟. Derived from
the root word „anak‟ (meaning child), Peranakan may
be seen as one of rare social concepts that refers to
amalgam in a neutral, if not positive way where the
majority accepts the minority as one of their own while
simultaneously acknowledging the latter‟s ethnic
differences. As such, Peranakan may be adopted into
societies from non-Malay world as a more suitable
social concept to explain amalgamation harmoniously
as a way to promote social cohesion in a society.
its role in the construction of social concepts pertaining
to amalgam, namely an ethnic group whose formation
stemmed from amalgamation as part of assimilation
process which occurs continuously in interethnic
relations between the majority ethnic group and the
minority. It is an ethnic group that is often overlooked
in the discourse of ethnicity as a way to organise social
difference in a society into different ethnic categories.
The perception that such a group has no place in
mainstream society is reflected by the way labels that
are created and used on the group tend to be negative
and pejorative. As a result, this contributes to ethnic
contestation in the society. However, this is not the
case in the Malay Archipelago where culturally
localised, local-born of non-indigenous descent,
particularly offspring from mix-marriage with native
women, are referred to as „Peranakan‟. Derived from
the root word „anak‟ (meaning child), Peranakan may
be seen as one of rare social concepts that refers to
amalgam in a neutral, if not positive way where the
majority accepts the minority as one of their own while
simultaneously acknowledging the latter‟s ethnic
differences. As such, Peranakan may be adopted into
societies from non-Malay world as a more suitable
social concept to explain amalgamation harmoniously
as a way to promote social cohesion in a society.
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The "moderation project" proposed bU MotoUSion Prime Minister Dotuk Seri Nojib Rozok in 2010 con be interpreted os on ottempt to showcose, internotionotlu, N4otoUSio's success in monoging peoce in on ethnicqttu-divided societu. "Sociot... more
The "moderation project" proposed bU MotoUSion Prime Minister Dotuk Seri Nojib Rozok in 2010 con be interpreted os on ottempt to showcose, internotionotlu, N4otoUSio's success in monoging peoce in on ethnicqttu-divided societu. "Sociot equitibrium" qnd "socioI botonce" ore two concepts proposed os keUS to lMoloUsio's qbititu to mointqin moderotion, os orticuloted through peqce ond stobititu thot hqve persisted for decodes. This orticte suggests the "sociol equitibrium" ond "socioI bo[once" thot we experience in MotqUSiq hove been onchored in o brooder sociotogicoI process cotted socioI cohesion, o comptex process tied to the stute of notion-buitding ond opprooch to fostering notionqt unitu thot Motogsio odopted immediotetU ofter the trogic 13 MoU 1969 incident. ln this context socioI cohesion is not unitu, but cqn be viewed qs o poth to or o precondition for unitg. This orticLe orgues thot it is the bockbone of lvlotoUsio's sense of moderotion. Gtobot lvlovemenr of Moderotes
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Malaysia has a successful state-building experience that began during the colonial era, but still experimenting in nation-building until today. 'Social engineering' has been a method employed for the latter. Presented is a case study of... more
Malaysia has a successful state-building experience that began during the colonial era, but still experimenting in nation-building until today. 'Social engineering' has been a method employed for the latter. Presented is a case study of the multi-ethnic Royal Military College experiment.
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Kerajaan, by Anthony Milner (orig. 1982, reprint 2016), is a pioneering work ahead of its time in the context of Malaysian historiography and Malaysian studies. Based on a PhD dissertation completed in 1977, the book version was published... more
Kerajaan, by Anthony Milner (orig. 1982, reprint 2016), is a pioneering work ahead of its time in the context of Malaysian historiography and Malaysian studies. Based on a PhD dissertation completed in 1977, the book version was published five years later, in 1982, after much revision, rethinking and reflection. It is a must read for those interested in contemporary Malay politics in the context of the ever-present Malay royalty.
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) ditubuhkan untuk memenuhi hasrat rakyat majoriti, khususnya yang bermastautin di luar bandar, yang inginkan sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi yang menggunakan Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa pengantar... more
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) ditubuhkan untuk
memenuhi hasrat rakyat majoriti, khususnya yang bermastautin
di luar bandar, yang inginkan sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi
yang menggunakan Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa pengantar
ditubuhkan. Sekali gus institutsi berkenaan boleh mengangkat dan
mengembangkan suatu korpus bahasa ilmu berasaskan Bahasa
Melayu dalam bidang sastera, sains dan teknologi dan juga
perubatan. Pada awalnya, bidang pengajian yang ditawarkan di
UKM adalah bidang ilmiah asas yang berkait dengan Sains, Sains
Sosial dan Kajian Kemanusian. Kini UKM setelah 40 tahun lebih
umurnya telah berjaya berkembang dengan tumpuan ilmiahnya
meliputi hampir 20 fakulti, institut dan pusat, yang mengkhusus
dalam pelbagai bidang ilmiah dan profesional. Syarahan ini
berusaha untuk mengimbau kembali pencapaian objektif dan
peranan UKM sebagai ‘pendaulat amanah negara’ melalui kegiatan
ilmiahnya yang berterusan selama 40 tahun, terutamanya untuk
memperkasa Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa ilmu. Cabaran yang
dihadapi dalam usaha murni ini dan beberapa usaha sokongan
juga diperkatakan secara kritis untuk menambah baik usaha yang
sedia ada di UKM sebagai ‘pendaulat amanah negara’, atau ‘the
custodian of the state.’ Ternyata UKM adalah tempat majoriti
rakyat menaruh harapan dan cita-cita besar mengenai bahasa dan budayanya. Beberapa saranan untuk UKM mara ke depan bagi memperkukuh perananya sebagai ‘pendaulat amanah negara’ akan dikemukakan.
memenuhi hasrat rakyat majoriti, khususnya yang bermastautin
di luar bandar, yang inginkan sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi
yang menggunakan Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa pengantar
ditubuhkan. Sekali gus institutsi berkenaan boleh mengangkat dan
mengembangkan suatu korpus bahasa ilmu berasaskan Bahasa
Melayu dalam bidang sastera, sains dan teknologi dan juga
perubatan. Pada awalnya, bidang pengajian yang ditawarkan di
UKM adalah bidang ilmiah asas yang berkait dengan Sains, Sains
Sosial dan Kajian Kemanusian. Kini UKM setelah 40 tahun lebih
umurnya telah berjaya berkembang dengan tumpuan ilmiahnya
meliputi hampir 20 fakulti, institut dan pusat, yang mengkhusus
dalam pelbagai bidang ilmiah dan profesional. Syarahan ini
berusaha untuk mengimbau kembali pencapaian objektif dan
peranan UKM sebagai ‘pendaulat amanah negara’ melalui kegiatan
ilmiahnya yang berterusan selama 40 tahun, terutamanya untuk
memperkasa Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa ilmu. Cabaran yang
dihadapi dalam usaha murni ini dan beberapa usaha sokongan
juga diperkatakan secara kritis untuk menambah baik usaha yang
sedia ada di UKM sebagai ‘pendaulat amanah negara’, atau ‘the
custodian of the state.’ Ternyata UKM adalah tempat majoriti
rakyat menaruh harapan dan cita-cita besar mengenai bahasa dan budayanya. Beberapa saranan untuk UKM mara ke depan bagi memperkukuh perananya sebagai ‘pendaulat amanah negara’ akan dikemukakan.
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The concept of McDonaldization is a well-known metaphorical figure of the globalization paradigm, presenting neo liberalism as a form of cultural imperialism leading to global cultural homogenisation. The “Golden Arch Theory (GAT)”, often... more
The concept of McDonaldization is a well-known metaphorical figure of the globalization paradigm, presenting neo liberalism as a form of cultural imperialism leading to global cultural homogenisation. The “Golden Arch Theory (GAT)”, often regarded as an economist offspring of McDonaldization, was much more ambitious: GAT posited itself as a transnational conflict prevention system. In short, countries that were endowed with McDonald’s restaurants on their national soil would not go to war with one another, as their respective middle-classes would have far much to lose, having reached standards of wealth and comfort symbolized by the presence of the Golden Arches on their territory. It is noticeable that the GAT theory was conceived to explain cross-borders or international conflicts, rather than to shed some light on the state of social cohesion in a given country. If we view social cohesion antithetically, as absence of social conflict, we pave the way for an alternative theory. We therefore propose that this theory-in-the-making should be socially embedded and empirically rooted in order to analyze the level of social cohesion of a specified country. The main purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of “Mamakization”, which draws from an iconic figure of street food in Malaysia: the “Mamak” stall. In opposition to the “global” McDonaldization, the foundations of the Mamakization paradigm derive from a food alternative network framing, outlined by two main precepts: localization and divergent modernity. Mamakization views primarily the act of patronizing a food stall in multiethnic Malaysia as a social transaction that can therefore be analyzed and made sense of. The objective of this paper is to propose and discuss the key concept of Mamakization as a comprehensive analytical tool to investigate social cohesion through a specific social practice: eating out in a Malaysian food stall.
Keywords: Mamak stall, Mamakization, McDonaldization, Food, Multiethnic Malaysia, Food Alternative Network, social transaction.
Keywords: Mamak stall, Mamakization, McDonaldization, Food, Multiethnic Malaysia, Food Alternative Network, social transaction.
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Making sense of diversity hence differences is not a simple task but not a difficult one either to achieve if we put our minds together to resolve it. This paper argues that the effort must begin with a clear conceptualization of the... more
Making sense of diversity hence differences is not a simple task but not a difficult one either to achieve if we put our minds together to resolve it. This paper argues that the effort must begin with a clear conceptualization of the concept diversity that has empirically proven three significant traits, namely, positive, negative and moderate. These traits are not separated and often exist next to one another or enmeshed into a complex web of daily relations. However, they are often treated and analyzed separately as if they are mutually exclusive, when they are not. This has led to a general confusion in the academic and non-academic circles. This paper presents the experience of Malaysia in understanding and misunderstanding of what diversity is and the struggle Malaysian scholars and policy-makers have had in that process.
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There are three traits within diversity, namely, positive, negative and moderate. Each has often been dealt separately in a silo to an extent that each has become mutually exclusive. This paper is an attempt to examine the links and how... more
There are three traits within diversity, namely, positive, negative and moderate. Each has often been dealt separately in a silo to an extent that each has become mutually exclusive. This paper is an attempt to examine the links and how these traits have co-exist and sustain peace or create further conflicts.
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How three legal systems operate simultaneously, with endless contradictions and contestations, in the context of a framework of governance based on federalism
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Malaysian society is experiencing rapid urbanization and modernization. A sizeable new middle class has emerged and the traditional ways of life and eating habits of the different ethnic communities are changing. For many years,... more
Malaysian society is experiencing rapid urbanization and modernization. A sizeable new middle class has emerged and the traditional ways of life and eating habits of the different ethnic communities are changing. For many years, nutritional surveys have been capturing the transformations of food consumptions. To date no comprehensive survey focusing on the socio-cultural determinants of food habits at the national level have been reported. The Malaysian Food Barometer, a nationally representative with follow-up survey, intends to fill this gap. This article presents the conceptual framework and methodologies used to investigate the eating practices and cultural representations on food and eating in a multicultural context. It analyses the influence of modernization on social hierarchies and ethnic cultures, and ultimately on food eating patterns and food styles.
An analysis on the construction of ethnic categories hence identities through colonial knowledge during the British colonial rule and its crucial contemporary consequences and fateful impact.
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Contradictions are aplenty in a plural Malaysia, that it manages to stave off serious bloody ethnic conflict in the last 45 years and maintain a healthy level of stability has to be explained, as much as the continuous grievances held by... more
Contradictions are aplenty in a plural Malaysia, that it manages to stave off serious bloody ethnic conflict in the last 45 years and maintain a healthy level of stability has to be explained, as much as the continuous grievances held by the populace. This essay provides a window in our understanding of Malaysia's resilience and social sustainability.
A collection of essay and lectures by Prof. Aneez from the UKM with commentaries from Dr. Denison Jayasooria of KITA-UKM
The endless debate on the theory and practice of 'national language' in Malaysia, namely, the position of the Malay language in a vernacular school system.
A commentary on the concept of 'national reconciliation' is connected to how diversity operates -- its power to unite and divide -- in Malaysia, in the past and at present.
The story of the evolution of two important European disciplinary traditions, namely, anthropology and sociology, and their complicity in 'the making of Malaysia' in the form of knowledge
Nobody could describe and analyse Malaysia in its totality. What has thus far existed have been fragments of information and knowledge, put together by scholars, observers and researchers, to become the Malaysia that we know. It the... more
Nobody could describe and analyse Malaysia in its totality. What has thus far existed have been fragments of information and knowledge, put together by scholars, observers and researchers, to become the Malaysia that we know. It the Malaysia as a form of knowledge
The story of Malaysia's struggle to maintain peaceful co-existence in the midst of challenging contradictions it has to lived with
How Malaysia manages the contradictions within its society and continues to exist without violent ethnic conflicts when its friends, such as Sri Lanka, continue to struggle to overcome bloodshed.
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Research Interests: Geography, Political Geography and Geopolitics, International Relations, Development Studies, International Relations Theory, and 16 morePolitical Theory, Intelligence Studies, Electoral Systems, Political Elites, Contemporary Political Philosophy, Political Islam, Malaysian Politics, Good Governance, Environmental Sciences, Malaysia History and Politics, Political Thought, Peace and Conflicts Studies, UMNO Politics, Malay Leadership Conflict, Land Planning, and Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asian Politics
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Research Interests: International Relations Theory, Political Theory, Malaysia, Contemporary Political Philosophy, Political Islam, and 5 morePolitical Thought, Post-September 11 Discourse: The Case of Iran in The New York Times, Malaysia's International Relations, Foreign Policy of Malaysia, and Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asian Politics
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Colonial knowledge is the most powerful, influential, defining and lasting of all the colonial legacy in decolonised societies around the world. It defines the history, territory, citizenship and rule of law in such societies. It is both... more
Colonial knowledge is the most powerful, influential, defining and lasting of all the colonial legacy in decolonised societies around the world. It defines the history, territory, citizenship and rule of law in such societies. It is both orientalist and occidentalist in nature against which the colonized has failed to unshackled themselves from, including those so-called scholars of 'subaltern studies' scholars, who are now occupying important academic positions in the West and become 'de-subalternised' thriving in the very system they once opposed and criticized. The impact of colonial knowledge in Malaysia is examined in this essay.
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Cities have always been the centre and catalyst of social, economic and political development of a state, indeed a civilization. In the post-colonial context, states in the process of nation-building usually exhibit their hope, desire and... more
Cities have always been the centre and catalyst of social, economic and political development of a state, indeed a civilization. In the post-colonial context, states in the process of nation-building usually exhibit their hope, desire and dreams in the physical articulation of monuments, tall buildings and many other 'national' landmark built in the cities. The case study presented in this essay demonstrates how the physical landscapes of Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur have articulated the drive of Indonesia and Malaysia, respectively, towards nation-making.
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This is a text of a Distinguished Professor Lecture that argues that Malaysia dreams of a 'unity in diversity' but it actually exists on 'cohesion in diversity', which means as a society Malaysia is characterized by its intense diversity.... more
This is a text of a Distinguished Professor Lecture that argues that Malaysia dreams of a 'unity in diversity' but it actually exists on 'cohesion in diversity', which means as a society Malaysia is characterized by its intense diversity. This, in turn, makes Malaysia continuously having to contend with differences, contestations, conflicts and divergences. But it has managed to steer away from open bloody conflict because of its ability to find consensus, compromises, convergences through a non-stop process of negotiation and bargaining. As such Malaysia's 'unity and integraton' is still 'a work-in-progress'.
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A critique of indigenous Malay anthropologists and sociologists who claim that they know all about the Malay community they have studies. This claim is both naive and arrogant, showcasing the case of Syed Husin Ali, once a professor and... more
A critique of indigenous Malay anthropologists and sociologists who claim that they know all about the Malay community they have studies. This claim is both naive and arrogant, showcasing the case of Syed Husin Ali, once a professor and now a politician (indeed a Senator in the Upper House of Malaysian Parliament) who made this claims but his studies, epistemologically, ontologically and methodologically have been found wanting in spite of this claim.
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Establishing the critical connection between iCT and the expansion of knowledge production and the extent of its reach across the globe, showcasing the Malaysian experience, especially of ATMA, UKM
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Malaysian experience in using ICT to showcase 'Malaysia as a form of knowledge' in the Malay world civilizational context.
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The restructuring of 'Malay Studies' to 'Malay World Studies' at ATMA, UKM
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an article in Malay providing a critical comment on my recent public lecture delivered on 20 October 2011
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The origin, administration and performance of formal organizations in rural Malaysia are examined. Such organizations, mostly established by government or government-related bodies, have provided both critical links in state-village... more
The origin, administration and performance of formal organizations in rural Malaysia are examined. Such organizations, mostly established by government or government-related bodies, have provided both critical links in state-village relations and channels for the ...
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... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10068/99435. Title: Village: The imposed social construct in Malaysia's development initiatives. Authors: Shamsul,AB. Issue Date: 1989. URI:... more
... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10068/99435. Title: Village: The imposed social construct in Malaysia's development initiatives. Authors: Shamsul,AB. Issue Date: 1989. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10068/99435. ...
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Chapter 12 Anthropology, Identity, and Nation Formation in Malaysia AB SHAMSUL Anthropology at its best is analytic, comparative, inte-grative, and critical, all at the same time. It is a mode of knowledge like no other.(Wolf 1999:... more
Chapter 12 Anthropology, Identity, and Nation Formation in Malaysia AB SHAMSUL Anthropology at its best is analytic, comparative, inte-grative, and critical, all at the same time. It is a mode of knowledge like no other.(Wolf 1999: 132-133) Introduction The teaching of ...
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ISLAM EMBEDDED:'MODERATE' POLITICAL ISLAM AND GOVERNANCE IN THE MALAY WORLD Shamsul AB INTRODUCTION The" Malay world" is a riverine-maritime complex of contemporary Southeast Asia, a geo-body often compared to the... more
ISLAM EMBEDDED:'MODERATE' POLITICAL ISLAM AND GOVERNANCE IN THE MALAY WORLD Shamsul AB INTRODUCTION The" Malay world" is a riverine-maritime complex of contemporary Southeast Asia, a geo-body often compared to the Mediterranean because of their many ...
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For a long time, students and scholars from Southeast Asia studied and learnt about the region not from one another directly but rather in an indirect manner, from the experts located at the various Centres of Southeast Asian Studies in... more
For a long time, students and scholars from Southeast Asia studied and learnt about the region not from one another directly but rather in an indirect manner, from the experts located at the various Centres of Southeast Asian Studies in the United States of America, ...
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3 From Orang Kay a Baru to Melayu Baru Cultural construction of the Malay 'new rich' AB Shamsul Does any culture seek inferiority?... We studied how non-Western cultures alter their societies in an effort to attain equality or... more
3 From Orang Kay a Baru to Melayu Baru Cultural construction of the Malay 'new rich' AB Shamsul Does any culture seek inferiority?... We studied how non-Western cultures alter their societies in an effort to attain equality or superiority, but we used criteria and a framework that ...
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Publication Information: Book Title: Islam in an Era of Nation-States: Politics and Religious Renewal in Muslim Southeast Asia. Contributors: Robert W. Hefner - editor, Patricia Horvatich - editor. Publisher: University of Hawaii Press.... more
Publication Information: Book Title: Islam in an Era of Nation-States: Politics and Religious Renewal in Muslim Southeast Asia. Contributors: Robert W. Hefner - editor, Patricia Horvatich - editor. Publisher: University of Hawaii Press. Place of Publication: Honolulu. Publication Year: ...