WPS 96 A Wishful Thinking Claim to Global Expansion? The Case of De Jiao

De Jiao is one of these New Religious Movements (NRM) which emerged in Asia in the boom of religious innovation following the Second World War. Although originally a local reaction from Teochiu mediums against the Japanese occupation of Chaozhou (Northeast of Guangdong province), it rapidly took another dimension through the promulgation of a basic doctrine …

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Islamic Law in Contemporary Indonesia: Ideas and Institutions

Although often neglected in the literature on Islamic law, contemporary Indonesia is an especially rich source of insight into the diverse understandings and uses of the Islamic legal tradition in the modern world. Indonesian Muslims are engaged in vibrant and far-reaching debates over the terms, relevance, and developmental limits of Islamic law, and Indonesia is …

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WPS 95 A Historical Overview of Political Transition in Myanmar Since 1988

The issue of political transition in Myanmar has generated scholarly interest and debate on the nature and outcomes of the whole process. This paper provides a historical overview of the political transition process in Myanmar since 1988. It highlights the missed opportunities and argues that the Tatmadaw’s (Myanmar armed forces) position on the political transition …

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WPS 94 Economic Nationalism in Motion: Steel, Auto and Software Industries in India

With increasing international economic interdependence, the scholarly treatment as well as the practice of economic nationalism has become passé.  Contrary to this conclusion, I argue that economic nationalism is not inconsistent with globalization.  States are not only active participants in globalization but they continue to strategically express nationalism in new global settings by supporting national …

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The Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Reader

Asian Cultural Studies or Cultural Studies in Asia is a new and burgeoning field, and the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Journal is at its cutting edge. Committed to bringing Asian Cultural Studies scholarship to the international English-speaking world and constantly challenging existing conceptions of cultural studies, the journal has emerged as the leading publication in Cultural …

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Malaysia: La dualité territoriale (Malaysia: Territorial dualism)

Le projet de la Malaysia (Malaisie + nord de Bornéo, formée en 1963) est d’être devenue un pays industriel en 2020.Démocratie parlementaire, elle devra auparavant avoir réglé la question des “races”. État musulman de 27 millions d’habitants, la Malaysia s’est construite sur un peuplement d’aborigènes, dominants à Bornéo, et sur un mélange de peuplement et …

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New Perspectives on Gender and Migration: Rights, Entitlements and Livelihoods

This book discusses recent theoretical and empirical developments in international migration from a gender perspective. Its main objective is to analyse the diversification and stratification of gendered migratory streams with regard to skill level, labour market integration, and legal status. In turn a migrant’s position in relation to these axes influences access to entitlements and …

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Performance in Bali

Leon Rubin and I Nyoman Sedana, both international theatre professionals as well as scholars, collaborate to give an understanding of performance culture in Bali from inside and out. The book describes four specific forms of contemporary performance that are unique to Bali: Wayang shadow-puppet theatre Sanghyang ritual trance performance Gambuh classical dance-drama the virtuoso art …

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