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「改革」を書く

Amir Muhammad “Perforated Sheets,” （穴あけ式投票用紙）　新聞コラム Kuala Lumpur / New Straits Times / 2 September 1998 – 3 February 1999 Sabri Zain Face Off: A Malaysian Reformasi Diary (1998–99) （対決―あるマレーシア人の改革日記―） Singapore / Options Publications / 2000 Shahnon Ahmad […]

เขียนเ่องปฏิรูป

Amir Muhammad “Perforated Sheets,” (คอลัมน์หนังสือพิมพ์) Kuala Lumpur / New Straits Times / 2 กันยายน 1998 – 3 กุมภาพันธ์ 1999 Sabri Zain Face Off: A Malaysian Reformasi Diary (1998–99) (การประจันหน้า : บันทึกการปฎิรูปมาเลเซีย 1998-99) Singapore / Options Publications / […]

Ang Pagsusulat sa Reformasi

Amir Muhammad “Perforated Sheets,” isang kolum sa pahayagan (Butas-butas na papel) Kuala Lumpur / New Straits Times / 2 September 1998 – 3 February 1999 Sabri Zain Face Off: A Malaysian Reformasi Diary (1998–99) (Harapan: Isang talaarawang […]

Of Strongmen and the State

John T. Sidel Capital, Coercion, and Crime: Bossism in the Philippines Stanford, U.S.A. / Stanford University Press / 1999 Patricio N. Abinales Making Mindanao: Cotabato and Davao in the Formation of the Philippine Nation-State Quezon […]

Of Strongmen and the State (Abstract)

John T. SidelCapital, Coercion, and Crime: Bossism in the PhilippinesStanford, U.S.A. / Stanford University Press / 1999 Patricio N. AbinalesMaking Mindanao: Cotabato and Davao in the Formation of the Philippine Nation-StateQuezon City, Philippines / […]

Ang mga Maykapangyarihan at ang Estado

John T. Sidel Capital, Coercion, and Crime: Bossism in the Philippines (Ang kapital, pamumuwersa, at krimen: Ang bosismo sa Pilipinas) Stanford, U.S.A. / Stanford University Press / 1999 Patricio N. Abinales Making Mindanao: Cotabato and […]

Orang Kuat dan Negara

実力者と国家について

John T. Sidel Capital, Coercion and Crime: Bossism in the Philippines (資本･強制･犯罪―フィリピンのボッシズム） Stanford, U.S.A. / Stanford University Press/ 1999 Patricio N. Abinales Making Mindanao: Cotabato and Davao in the Formation of the Philippine Nation-State (ミンダナオ創出―フィリピン国民国家形成におけるコタバトとダバオ) […]

ว่าด้วยผู้ทรงอิทธิพลกับรัฐ

John T. Sidel Capital, Coercion, and Crime: Bossism in the Philippines (ทุน การข่มขู่และอาชญากรรม: เจ้าพ่อในฟิลิปปินส์) Stanford, U.S.A. / Stanford University Press / 1999 Patricio N. Abinales Making Mindanao: Cotabato and Davao in the Formation of the […]

Studies in the Political Economy of New Order Indonesia

Farchan Bulkin “State and Society: Indonesian Politics Under the New Order, 1966-1978” PhD dissertation / University of Washington / 1983 Mochtar Mas’Oed Ekonomi dan Struktur Politik Orde Baru 1966-71 (New Order Economy and Political Structure […]

Studies in the Political Economy of New Order Indonesia (Abstract)

Kajian Ekonomi Politik Indonesia pada masa Orde Baru

Farchan Bulkin “State and Society: Indonesian Politics Under the New Order, 1966-1978” (Negara dan masyarakat: Politik Indonesia pada masa Orde Baru, 1966-1978) PhD dissertation / University of Washington / 1983 Mochtar Mas’Oed Economi dan Struktur […]

スハルト新秩序体制下のインドネシアに関する政治経済学研究

Farchan Bulkin “State and Society: Indonesian Politics Under the New Order, 1966-1978” (国家と社会：新秩序体制下のインドネシア政治1966-1978) PhD dissertation / University of Washington / 1983 Mochtar Mas’Oed Ekonomi dan Struktur Politik Orde Baru 1966-71 (新秩序体制の経済と政治構造1966‐71) Jakarta / LP3ES / […]

การศึกษาทางด้านเศรษฐศาสตร์การเมืองในอินโดนีเซียยุคระเบียบใหม่

Farchan Bulkin “State and Society: Indonesian Politics Under the New Order, 1966-1978” (รัฐกับสังคม: การเมืองอินโดนีเซียภายใต้นโยบายระเบียบใหม่ 1966-1978) วิทยานิพนธ์ปริญญาเอก / University of Washington / 1983 Mochtar Mas’oed Ekonomi dan Struktur Politik Orde Baru 1966-71 (โครงสร้างเศรษฐกิจและการเมืองในยุคนโยบายระเบียบใหม่ 1966-1971) Jakarta / […]

Mga Pag-aaral sa Ekonomyang Pulitikal ng Indonesya sa Bagong Kaayusan

Farchan Bulkin “State and Society: Indonesian Politics Under the New Order, 1966-1978” (Estado at lipunan: Ang pulitikang Indones sa Bagong Kaayusan, 1966-1978) PhD dissertation / University of Washington / 1983 Mochtar Mas’Oed Economi dan Struktur […]

The Voice of the Poor

Having read newspaper reports and watched TV news programs about a recent seminar on poverty alleviation strategies organized by the Thailand Research Development Institute (TDRI), as well as having heard Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra discuss […]

On the Horns of a Dilemma

Thai public intellectuals don’t seem to love and care for the people much these days. They facilely compare the Thais to chicken (I’m still puzzled why Thai people are compared to “chicken in the basket” […]

Thaksinomics and Liquor

Dr. Kasian Tejapera calls the economic policy of the current government “Thaksinomics.” This means, in essence, that the government bestows patronage on its affiliated crony capitalist groups on the one hand and garners support from […]

Malaysia: The Cost of Race Economics

Race in Malaysia is not a black and white matter. The very notion of “race” has its roots in the colonial past, not inthe cosmopolitan and creole histories of the Malay sultanates. Hence there is […]

In Golkar’s Grip

Why do high Golkar officials such as Syamsul Muarif, Ferry Mursyidan Baldan, and Slamet Effendi stubbornly shield their party leader, Akbar Tandjung? Why do they try to block the possible formation of a special committee […]

Police and Society in Political Turmoil

The dramatic arrest of Tommy Soeharto is the latest event to rock the political scene. The current cases, which link the police with Indonesia’s political turmoil, bring to mind the work of a famous British […]

Marites Dañguilan Vitug on Philippine Politics and Journalism

Kyoto Review recently spoke with Marites Dañguilan Vitug, prominent Philippine journalist and editor of the newsmagazine Newsbreak, who writes on issues ranging from the Philippine military and everyday politics to Islam and the Southeast Asian […]

The Human Rights Collection at the University of the Philippines

On 20 February 2002, the University of the Philippines (UP) Library formally opened the Human Rights Reading Room containing, at present, over 900 pages of narratives by 436 victims of human rights abuses during the […]

Area Studies at Kyoto University

Kyoto University has two area studies institutions, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (Asafas), with a combined faculty of fifty-seven members. Their joint library, […]

Southeast Asian Studies in Asia

The University of the Philippines’ Asian Center held a conference-workshop last January 8-10 that examined the state of teaching and research on Southeast Asian Studies in the east Asian region. Supported by the Japan Foundation’s […]

Orang Asli Leadership in Malaysia

The Orang Asli are the minority indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. Numbering 120,000 and distributed unevenly among 19 different linguistic groups, they represent the most marginalized of Malaysian society today. But the Orang Asli were […]

Book Review— Bank Indonesia’s Independence in Political Turbulence

Bank Indonesia’s Independence in Political TurbulenceIndependensi Bank Indonesia dalam Kemelut PolitikM. Dawam RahardjoJakarta / Pustaka Cidesindo / 2000 The book about Indonesia’s central bank contains two main discussions. The first reviews the degree of autonomy […]

Review— The Soeharto Family’s Accumulation of Wealth; The Early Life of Soekarno’s Daughter Megawati; Indonesia in Confusion

The Soeharto Family’s Accumulation of WealthSoeharto Family no chikuzaiMurai Yoshinori et al.Tokyo / Commons / 1999 Destiny’s Eldest Daughter: The Early Life of Soekarno’s Daughter MegawatiUnmei no chojyo—Soekarno no musume, Megawati no hanseiAkio SatokoTokyo / […]