Research Outcome

International Seminar: “Radically Envisioning a Different Southeast Asia: From a Non-State Perspective”

Posted on 2012/05/16 by nakane

International Seminar: “Radically Envisioning a Different Southeast Asia: From a Non-State Perspective” January 18-19, 2011 at at CSEAS, Kyoto University 　On January 18-19 2010, our Kiban (S) Project co-sponsored an international seminar entitled “Radically Envisioning a Different Southeast Asia: From a Non-State Perspective”. We welcomed Professor James Scott from Yale University and other renowned Southeast Asianists to the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University to participate in the two-day seminar. 　The central question of this seminar was to ask to what extent Southeast Asia can be re-conceptualized, researched, and rewritten, if we considered non-state-centered perspectives and as such all participants joined in a discussion on these perspectives in the […]

“Indonesian migrant workers: with particular reference in the oil palm plantation industries in Sabah, Malaysia”　[Dr. Riwanto Tirtrosudarmo]

Posted on 2012/05/15 by nakane

“Indonesian migrant workers: with particular reference in the oil palm plantation industries in Sabah, Malaysia” A seminar by Dr. Riwanto Tirtrosudarmo December 11, 2010 at CSEAS, Kyoto University On Dec. 11 2010, for the 15th Oil Palm Research Meeting at Kyoto University, we invited Dr. Riwanto Tirtosudarmo of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) to share his thoughts and views. Since completing his doctorates at the Australian National University, Dr. Riwanto has been a senior research fellow of LIPI. His field of study is political demography and he has been studying population mobility in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. In this meeting, he introduced his latest study outcomes, the circumstances […]

”Some aspects of forestry in Sarawak in the 70s”　[Dr. Lee Hua Seng]

Posted on 2012/05/14 by nakane

”Some aspects of forestry in Sarawak in the 70s” （A seminar by Dr. Lee Hua Seng） November 17, 2010 at CSEAS, Kyoto University) 　In 1970, when he finished his study of forestry in The Australian National University, Dr. Lee Hua Seng got a position in the Sarawak Forest Department and was immediately transferred to a logging camp located in deep inland of Bintulu District. According to Dr. Lee, there was no paperwork on job contract back in those days. This rash job assignment tells us well that it was an urgent matter in Sarawak at that time to develop forestry in accordance with the increase of global demand for the […]

A report on joint research in Sarawak: the possibilities for study of ethnic Chinese by researchers and scholars from different fields [Tetsu Ichikawa]

Posted on 2012/05/08 by nakane

A report on joint research in Sarawak: the possibilities for study of ethnic Chinese by researchers and scholars from different fields Tetsu Ichikawa（College of Tourism, Rikkyo University）　My study in Sarawak mainly focuses on the ethnic Chinese groups in that area. I have conducted the research, paying attention to the interactions between the ethnic Chinese and indigenous people in Sarawak. The interactions include business, mixed marriage, adoption and so forth. From the perspective of research experience in Sarawak, I would like to elucidate some of the characteristics of the research, performed by a team of researchers that integrate the humanities and science. 　The major benefit for me to take part […]

An overview of Anap-Muput Forest Management Unit [Hiromitsu Samejima]

Posted on 2012/05/07 by nakane

An Overview of Anap-Muput Forest Management Unit Hiromitsu Samejima（CSEAS, Kyoto University) 　 East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) can be divided into following land categories in general¹ 1. Government land 1.1 Natural reserves such as national parks 1.2 Concessions (the lease of commercial exploitation rights) managed by private companies 1.2.1 Logging management in natural forests (selective logging) 1.2.2 Industrial tree plantation (Plantations of fast-grow- ing trees species (ex. Acacia mangium) 1.2.3 Oil palm plantations 2. Private property mainly employing the shifting cultiva- tion system of hill padi ¹There is some land that is earmarked for other use, but the area is small. 　In sparsely populated East Malaysia, the major part of […]