東南トーク：「Urban Vs Rural: The 13th Malaysian General Elections」（ライフとグリーン共催）

日時： 2013年9月9日
場所：京都大学東南アジア研究所東南亭（稲盛財団記念201号室）

アブストラクト:
The recent general elections saw the ruling Barisan Nasional winning the elections but losing the popular vote. The general view is that the urban voters supported the Opposition led by Anwar Ibrahim while the BN continue to enjoy the support of the rural population. In this seminar, James Chin will look at the results in detail and discuss the future of elections in Malaysia. He will concentrate on the electoral
system and the role of ethnic political parties.

Bio note:
Professor James Chin is Professor of Political Science and Head of the School of Arts & Social Sciences (SASS), Monash University, Malaysia Campus, and Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore. Prof Chin is a leading commentator on Malaysian politics and has published extensively on Malaysia and the surrounding region. In addition to his academic work, he is currently on the Advisory Board, Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS); Senior Fellow, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) and a member of the Executive Committee, Transparency International (Malaysia Branch).

Moderator: Akiko Morishita (CSEAS)

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