{"id":8108,"date":"2019-12-03T14:34:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T05:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/?p=8108"},"modified":"2019-11-15T11:45:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T02:45:53","slug":"20191203","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/2019\/12\/20191203\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonan Talk on Dec 3rd: King Makers\/King Breakers-Anthropological Perspectives on Sabah and Sarawak Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Date & Time<\/strong>: December 3rd (Tues.) 12:00-14:00, 2019
\nVenue<\/strong>: Tonan-tei (Room no. 201) on the second floor of Inamori Foundation Memorial Building, CSEAS, Kyoto University<\/p>\n

King Makers\/King Breakers<\/strong>: Anthropological Perspectives on Sabah and
\nSarawak Politics with Vilashini Somiah, Tian Chua and Sophie Lemiere<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong>:
\nOne year into a New Malaysia, the politics in Sabah and Sarawak remain
\nunpredictable for most. The two Bornean states of Malaysia continue to
\ninfluence and be influenced the peninsular of Malaysia, through various
\nparty strategies and federal policies. The calculation to remain in
\npower for the Pakatan Harapan coalition cannot be made without taking
\ninto account their local allies, and enemies in the Bornean states.
\nSabah and Sarawak are thus seen as either King Makers, or King Breakers,
\nand are often overlooked by observers of Malaysian Politics.
\nAlso, the research in\/on two states have often utilized the same tools
\nof analysis used in the peninsular of Malaysia, greatly neglecting local
\nhistorical, social and sociology points of views. This includes
\nnarratives from vulnerable populations such as the indigenous community,
\nmigrants and women.<\/p>\n

In this seminar, Vilashini Somiah and Sophie Lemiere analyze the recent
\ndevelopments of Sabah and Sarawak politics since the 2018 election\u2019s
\nvictory and discuss new approaches to conducting research in Borneo.
\nTian Chua brings his perspective as former Vice President of the
\nKeadilan Party and MP for Batu (Kuala Lumpur). It will also highlight
\nthe importance of anthropological research in a field where both the
\nlocal dynamics and data collection are incredibly complex.<\/p>\n

About Speakers<\/strong>:
\nChua Tian Chang, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Chua Tian
\nChang or better known as Tian Chua has been appointed as special adviser
\nto Works Minister Baru Bian effective March 1. The former Batu MP (2008
\n-2018), holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree from University
\nof Sydney, Australia (1984-1986) and Bachelor of Arts (History and
\nPhilosophy of Science) from University of New South Wales, Australia
\n(1989). He also holds a Master’s of Arts (Employment and Labor
\nStudies) from the Institute of Social Studies, in The Hague, Netherlands
\nin 1994.<\/p>\n

Vilashini Somiah is a Sabahan anthropologist who received her PhD from
\nthe National University of Singapore. Currently a senior lecturer at the
\nGender Studies Program at the University of Malaya, she maintains a keen
\ninterest for underrepresented narratives of women, migrants and Bornean
\nliving in the interiors. Outside of academia, she writes ethnographic
\narticles on the local socio-political landscape.<\/p>\n

Sophie Lemiere is a political anthropologist at Harvard University, and
\ncurrently a Visiting Research Scholar at CSEAS. She is currently writing
\nher first monograph on political legitimacy based on her experience in
\nthe inner circles of Mahathir from December 2017 to May 2018.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Organizers<\/strong>: Dr. Sophie LEMIERE and Dr. Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO, Associate
\nProfessor, CSEAS, Kyoto University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Date & Time: December 3rd (Tues.) 12:00-14:00, 2019 Venue: Tonan-tei (Room no. 201) on the second floor of Inamori Foundation Memorial Building, CSEAS, Kyoto University King Makers\/King Breakers: Anthropological Perspectives on Sabah and Sarawak Politics with Vilashini Somiah, Tian Chua and Sophie Lemiere Abstract: One year into a New Malaysia, the politics in Sabah and Sarawak remain unpredictable for most. The two Bornean states of Malaysia continue to influence and be influenced the peninsular of Malaysia, through various party strategies and federal policies. The calculation to remain in power for the Pakatan Harapan coalition cannot be made without taking into account their local allies, and enemies in the Bornean states. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tonan-talk-December3.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s8zquF-20191203","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8108"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8108"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8204,"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8108\/revisions\/8204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/www\/2021-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}