Research Work in Sarawak and Study on Oil Palm Business [Fumikazu Ubukata]

Research Work in Sarawak and Study on Oil Palm Business Fumikazu Ubukata(Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University) 1. Non-specialist and Area Study  It always requires a certain amount of courage for an area study researcher to step into uncharted territory. Being a specialist of mainland Southeast Asia, I am not familiar with the history and geography of Malaysia and have no expertise in the language of Malay or Iban. It seems a bit strange then that such a “non-specialist” should join in an area study project outside of his field, but the project might benefit to some degree from the ideas of an outsider. I hope to make a […]

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