You are cordially invited to a CSEAS Tonan Talk, a Brown Bag lecture series. The talk is free-for-all, and you can bring your lunch bag to the place. The details are as follows.

Title: Urban Vs Rural: The 13th Malaysian General Elections
Speaker: Prof. James Chin, School of Arts & Social Sciences (SASS),Monash University
Date: September 9th (Mon.), 2013, 12:00 – 13:30
Place: Tonan-tei (Room No. 201), CSEAS, Inamori Foundation Memorial
Building, Kyoto University

Abstract:
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)