Jointly organised by the Malaysia Study Group of Asia Research Institute, and Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore.
CHAIRPERSON
Assoc Prof Maznah Binte Mohamad, Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore.
ABSTRACT
The Dayak are the majority ethnic group in Sarawak. They provided Sarawak’s first post-independence chief minister. Like their counterparts, the Kadazandusun in Sabah, they are mostly non-Muslims and feel marginalised by the Malay-dominant political system. In this seminar, James Chin will discuss the past and present political challenges facing the Dayak community in Sarawak.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
James Chin is Professor of Political Science, Monash University, Malaysia Campus and Senior Visiting Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore. In addition to his academic work, he is currently on the Advisory Board, Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) and Senior Fellow, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS). Prof Chin has published extensively on Sarawak politics and is the co-editor of Awakening: The Abdullah Badawi Years in Malaysia (SIRD, 2013)
