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LOH Kok Wah, Francis
lohkok@cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Visiting Research Fellow
(Term: December 1, 2008 - April 15, 2009)
Area Studies I
Development, Democracy and Cultural Diversity in Southeast Asia

Research Interests

Development,Democracy and Cultural Diversity in Southeast Asia
1. Sabah: Politics of Ethno-nationalism, Development and Federalism, 1900-2008
2. Peace Building with Democracy and Development in Southeast Asia
3. Local Government and Participation: Southeast and East Asian Comparisons

Academic Career

2000-2008 Professor, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
1993-2000 Assoc Prof, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
1989-1992 Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
1986-1989 Lecturer, Dept of Politics, Monash University, Australia
1979-1986 Lecturer, Scholl of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Publications

  1. 2009 Engaging Malaysian Society and Politics, 1983-2008: Continuities and Changes, Petaling Jaya: SIRD and Aliran.
  1. 2005 Politik Baru di Malaysia? Penang: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.
  1. 2005 Southeast Asian Responses to Globalization: Restructuring Governance and Deepening Democracy, Copenhagen: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) Press and Singapore; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. (co-editor)
  1. 2003 New Politics in Malaysia, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (co-editor).
  1. 2003 Malaysian Economics and Politics in the New Century, Cheltenham, Glos: Edward Elgar (co-editor).
  1. 2002 Democracy In Malaysia: Discourses and Practices, Kingston, Surrey: Curzon for Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (co-editor).
  1. 1997 Sabah and Sarawak: The Politics of Development and Federalism, Special Issue of Kajian Malaysia, vol 15 nos 1/2, Penang: Universiti Sains Malaysia
  1. 1994 ASEAN NGOs in the Post Cold War World, Kingston, Ontario: Queen's University Studies in National and International Development Occasional Paper.
  1. 1992 Fragmented Vision: Culture and Politics in Contemporary Malaysia, Sydney: Allen & Unwin for the Asian Studies Association of Australia, and Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.(co-editor)
  1. 1988 Beyond the Tin Mines: Coolies, Squatters and New Villagers in the Kinta Valley, Malaysia, c.1880-1980, Singapore: Oxford University Press.
  1. 1982 The Politics of Chinese Unity in Malaysia: Reform and Conflict in the Malaysian Chinese Association 1971-1973, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.