Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia
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PSSM

Formed in 1979, the Malaysian Social Science Association (MSSA) aims to develop and promote social science education and research.

The Association's activities include organising forums, seminars and conferences; publishing books as well as disseminating and spreading information through our newsletter Berita PSSM.

Besides continuing with the above activities, the Association hopes in the future to increase its publications so as to encourage the development of the social sciences in the region.

MSSA welcomes new members from all groups - students, academicians, non-academicians, professionals, etc., both in Malaysia and abroad.

Membership Form
Further Information: Saliha Haji Hassan
saliha@pkrisc.cc.
ukm.my

President
Abdul Rahman Embong

Deputy President
Mohd Hazim Shah

Vice-Presidents
Terence Gomez
Diana Wong
Phua Kai Lit

Secretary
Saliha Haji Hassan

Assistant Secretary
Sharifah Munirah Alatas

Treasurer
Rashila Ramli

Committee Members
Chin Yee Whah
Lee Hwok Aun
Nor Hayati Sa'at
Rahim Zain
Wan Zawawi Ibrahim
Wong Soak Koon
Yeoh Seng Guan

The articles posted here are the opinions of the respective authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the PSSM Executive Committee

Articles

B E R I T A
P S S M

The PSSM Website has been moved to:
http://pssmalaysia.tripod.com/

Kindly proceed to the NEW SITE

Condolence to the Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi
From Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia


Report on Presentation by Prof Syed Hussein Alatas
Delivered at PSSM AGM on 7 May 2005


PSSM Member News
Congratulations to PSSM Members Jomo K.S. and Terence Gomez on their UN appointments
From the PSSM President and Exco


UKM-Mahidol 2
Second International Malaysia-Thailand Conference on Southeast Asian Studies
29 November to 1 December 2005 at UKM Bangi


Workshops for "Managing the Integration of Culture into Development Programmes"
Sponsors: SEAMEO-SPAFA & ASEAN Foundation
Dates of Workshops: May-October 2005 (in various ASEAN countries)


Application Form


Fourth International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC4)
Conference Report by Dr Michelle Lee

Website of Malaysia Studies Graduate Forum (MASGRAF)
The Forum is set up and run by post-graduate students

News from the USM social science community
Chin Yee Whah

Report on Syarahan Perdana (Inaugural Lecture)
delivered by Prof Abdul Rahman Embong

Assoc Prof Diana Wong

Abstrak Syarahan Perdana
(Abstract of the Inaugural Lecture)
Prof Abdul Rahman Embong, Presiden PSSM

"Pembangunan dan Kesejahteraan"
("Development and Well-Being")
Abstracts in Malay and in English

Berita PSSM, April-August 2004
Latest edition of Berita PSSM is out

STATEMENT FROM THE PSSM PRESIDENT ON THE IRAQ WAR

STATEMENT FROM THE PSSM PRESIDENT ON THE IRAQ WAR (in Bahasa Malaysia)

Berita PSSM 2003 Special Edition on the Iraq War

Books Reviewed by PSSM in The Star in 2003

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1. Arrangements between PSSM and The Star newspaper (Microsoft Word format)
2. Routledge "Malaysian Studies" book series

Papers from the 4th International Malaysian Studies Conference
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Bangi, Malaysia
AUGUST 3 - 5, 2004

Note: not all the papers listed are available online

Perkembangan Sains Kemasyarakatan dan Kemanusiaan Di Malaysia: Realiti Dan Cabaran Baru
Abdul Rahman Embong
Presiden, PSSM

The Development of the Social Sciences and Humanities in Malaysia: New Realities and Challenges
English Translation

P u b l i c a t i o n s b y P S S M M e m b e r s

PSSM Publications
Available for Sale

e-THOUGHT: An electronic journal of opinion on
Malaysian and International Affairs

New, independent e-journal - article submissions are welcome
October - December, 2005 issue is available on line

Public Policy, Culture and the Impact of Globalisation in Malaysia
edited by Mohd Hazim Shah and Phua Kai Lit (2004).
PSSM members are entitled to a 25% discount off the list price. To order, please contact the President of PSSM or Gerakbudaya Enterprise (e-mail: gerakbudaya@pd.jaring.my)

Southeast Asia Into The Twenty-First Century
By Abdul Rahman Embong and Jurgen Rudolph

Negara, Pasaran dan Pemodenan Malaysia
By Abdul Rahman Embong

Sabah dalam Perluasan Pasaran
By Abdul Halim Ali, Ishak Shari, Habibah Ahmad & Er Ah Choy

New Perspectives in Malaysian Studies
edited by Mohd Hazim Shah, Jomo K.S. and Phua Kai Lit (2002)

Chinese Enterprise, Transnationalism and Identity
edited by Edmund Terence Gomez (2004)

The State of Malaysia: Ethnicity, Equity and Reform
edited by Edmund Terence Gomez (2004)
(RoutledgeCurzon Malaysian Studies Series Volume 1)

A N N O U N C E M E N T S & C O N F E R E N C E S

P o s i t i o n s A v a i l a b l e

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Family Studies Research
National University of Singapore
DEADLINE: Not given

Salzburg Seminar
Information on the Salzburg Seminar

C o n f e r e n c e s & C a l l f o r P a p e r s

UKM-Mahidol 2
Second International Malaysia-Thailand Conference on Southeast Asian Studies
29 November to 1 December 2005 at UKM, Bangi


Workshops for "Managing the Integration of Culture into Development Programmes"
Sponsors: SEAMEO-SPAFA & ASEAN Foundation
Dates of Workshops: May-October 2005 (in various ASEAN countries)


Application Form


New website for the Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei Forum

Call for Book Proposals:
Message from Dr. Mark Selden, Cornell University

M A L A Y S I A

P o l i t i c s

Malaysian Women and the 2004 General Elction
By Saliha Hassan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
(Microsoft Word document)

"Aku Janji"
By PKAUM (Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik Universiti Malaya) (Microsoft Word document)

An Ethnic and Race Relations Institute?
By Dr Collin Abraham

UMNO and the Changing Political Culture
By Dr Abdul Rahman Embong

The Taliban in Our Universities
Extremism in Malaysian universities
By Dr Farish Noor

E c o n o m y


The shock of the new
Article on the Second International
Malaysian Studies Conference
Al-Ahram Weekly, 26 Aug-1 Sept 1999
By Mohamed Khaled

S o c i e t y & C u l t u r e

Looking Back, Looking Forward
(Thoughts on Malaysian Society)
By Dr M.K. Rajakumar

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations
General Assembly as Resolution 217 A (III) on
10 December 1948

The Continuing Crisis in Malaysian Health Care
Commission of Enquiry, or People's Tribunal on Health Care?
Citizens' Health Initiative, 15 August 1999

Cabinet move to hide pollution readings hailed as "a stunningly wise decision" (SATIRE)
KUALA LUMPUR, August 8
Loyal, patriotic Malaysians throughout the country today warmly welcomed ...

Archives

I N T E R N A T I O N A L

Online image database
The Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology (KITLV) in the Netherlands has made available an online image database which currently has a total of 19,727 images (mainly photographs).

P o l i t i c s

http://www.asiasource.org
AsiaSource has been developed by the Asia Society to meet the need for timely, reliable, unbiased information and assistance regarding the cultural, economic, social, historical, and political dimensions of Asia. Details

The Clash of Civilizations Revisited
From Al-Ahram Weekly, April 2004

The Significance of September 11
By Dr Lee Poh Ping (Microsoft Word document)

Prominent Western social scientists write on the September 11 Incident
Social Science Research Council of America

E c o n o m y

Interview with Joseph Stiglitz
From The New Internationalist, March 2004


Post-Autistic Economics Network

Smart Globalisation

The World Bank and the IMF

Economist Samir Amin writes on Globalization
Al-Ahram Weekly, 30 Dec 1999 - 5 Jan 2000

Joseph Stiglitz criticises IMF policies (I)
From: Dollars and Sense magazine

Joseph Stiglitz criticises IMF policies (II)
From: The Whirled Bank Group (satirical website)

Stiglitz is silenced
Salon, May 2, 2000

The Whirled Bank Group (SATIRE)

S o c i e t y & C u l t u r e

How People Actually Behave During Natural Disasters

The technological challenge
Al-Ahram Weekly, 14-20 Oct 1999
By Mohamed Sid-Ahmed

Arguing the World
Interesting article and series on American intellectuals
U.S. Public Television, 1997

Towards a Reformation of Islam From Within
Book Review by Dr Farish Noor

From Labour Internationalism to Global Solidarity
Peter Waterman reflects on his forthcoming book and his internationalist itinerary

Newsletter of the Fernand Braudel Center, State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton

REASON: Logic & Logical Fallacies
A fallacy is a false argument or belief

Archives

H U M O U R

Useful Terms to Know

Fear of Flying

Archives

M I S C E L L A N E O U S

Link to Great Websites

Website maintained with TLC by
Phua Kai Lit, Community Medicine Section,
International Medical University.