Books

Contesting Malaysia's Integration into the World Economy

Editor: Rajah Rasiah, Azirah Hashim & Jatswan S. Sidhu • Through celebrating the work of Shahril Talib Robert, the authors in this volume remind us of a deeper economic and political heritage that is often lost in the rubble of confusing national politics. All who care for Malaysia will find the studies here an uplifting affirmation of the value of open-minded and dedicated scholarship.

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Getting Started with Research: A Guide to Research Methodology

Edited by Jens Allwood, Elisabeth Ahlsén, Azirah Hashim, This handbook presents and examines differing types of research methodology as well as critical thinking, academic writing, and oral presentation. It also discusses research and publication ethics, multi- and interdisciplinary research, research in relation to society, and the use of ICT in research, among other subjects.

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Contemporary Issues in ASEAN-EU Socio-Cultural Cooperation

Edited By Sameer Kumar, Nurliana Kamaruddin & Azirah Hashim, this book presents nine conference proceedings articles selected from a series of webinars on EU and ASEAN Socio-cultural Cooperation held between July and December 2020. E-book is available.

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Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development

Edited By Rajah Rasiah, Fatimah Kari, Yuri Sadoi, Nazia Mintz-Habib • This book focuses on different aspects of initiatives—to check pollution and to reduce consumption of fossil fuels—by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Governing Corporate Tax Management: The Role of State Ownership, Institutions and Markets in China

By Chen Zhang, Rajah Rasiah, Kee Cheok Cheong • This book focuses on corporate sector development in the context of transition economies, such as China. In doing so, the book uses quantitative methods to test several hypotheses that are salient to the Chinese economic situation.

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From Free Port to Modern Economy: Economic Development and Social Change in Penang, 1969 to 1990

Edited by Chet Singh, Rajah Rasiah, Yee Tuan Wong • The 1950s saw Lim Chong Eu taking an increasingly central role in Malayan politics, moving from the exhilarating preparation for independence to him losing political influence by the end of the decade. The following decade saw him trying to revive his political fortunes, and finally succeeding at the ballot box in 1969.

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Governing Enterprises in China: Corporate Boards, Ownership and Markets

By Zhang Cheng, Rajah Rasiah, Kee Cheok Cheong • This book examines the nature of the marketization of corporate boards following the introduction of the split share reform, corporate board and shareholder relations, corporate performance, and risk-taking conduct in China.The chapters cover topics such as determinants of corporate board size and independence, corporate risk-taking conduct under different controlling shareholder types.

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Driving Development: Revisiting Razak's Role in Malaysia's Economic Progress

Editors: Rajah Rasiah, Kamal Salih • This book breaks ground by assessing the initiatives by, and consequences of the policies launched and implemented by the Abdul Razak administration since 1970. In doing so, it compares the direction subsequent administrations took, and draws lessons for other latecomer countries.

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Asia and Europe in the 21st Century: New Anxieties, New Opportunities

Edited By Rahul Mishra, Azirah Hashim & Anthony Milner, this book presents key implications of the changing politico-security dynamics in the two regions from the perspectives of both Asian and European scholars and theoretical traditions. A must-read for scholars of International Relations with a focus on relations between Asia and Europe.

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ASEAN Post-50: Emerging Issues and Challenges

Edited by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aida Idris & Dr. Nurliana Kamaruddin, this collection considers some of the contemporary issues and challenges faced by ASEAN in its journey towards more cohesive and dynamic regional integration. Among the topics explored are ASEAN’s evolving partnerships with its key strategic partners including China and the United States on economic policies and strategies, educational systems and frameworks, migration and environmental threats.

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Communicating with Asia: The Future of English as a Global Language

Get a 20% discount when you buy this book. Edited by Prof. Dr. Gerhard Leitner, Prof. Dr. Azirah Hashim and Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Wolf, Communicating with Asia brings together an international team of leading researchers to discuss South, South-East, East and Central Asia, and explore Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi-Urdu, Malay, and Russian as major languages.

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ASEAN-EU Dialogue 2018: Regional and Inter-Regional Economic Cooperation

Edited by Fumitaka Furuoka, Aida Idris, Beatrice Lim and Rostika Petrus Boroh, this volume comprises papers presented at the ASEAN-EU dialogue 2018, on Regional and Inter-regional Economic Cooperation: Identifying Priorities for ASEAN and the EU. The dialogue is one of the key activities undertaken by the Asia-Europe Institute of the University of Malaya in the context of its recognition by the EU as a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (JMCoE) for the period 2017 to 2020.

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Malaysian Perspectives on ASEAN Regionalism

Edited by Prof. Dr. Azirah Hashim and Prof. Dr. Anthony Milner, this essay collection examines a range of Malaysian perspectives on regional institutions and regional community building. It identifies Malaysian aspirations and anxieties, as well as elements of a particular Malaysian regionalist style. It notes too the recurring problem of how to balance regional against more narrowly national objectives.

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India's Eastward Engagement: From Antiquity to Act East Policy

This book presents India's engagement with its extended eastern neighbours from ancient times to the present. It argues that this engagement has been long rooted in India's geographical location, its civilizational evolution and historical transformations.

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EU-ASEAN Relations: Perspectives from Malaysia

With this booklet, the Asia-Europe Institute (AEI) aims to provide a well structured academic overview of the most important issues of EU-ASEAN relations. We are thankful for the financial support given by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Malaysia, whom are sponsors of this publication.

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Charting the Economy: Early 20th Century Malaya and Contemporary Malaysian Contrasts

The hardcover book, which was authored by Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, charts the course of Malaya’s commodity-dependent economy during the first 40 years of the 20th century under British colonial control, contrasting that course with the economic growth and development in contemporary Malaysia.

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By Anthony Milner. Kuala Lumpur: ISIS Malaysia, 2016

Will ASEAN Continue to be the Cornerstone of Malaysian Foreign Policy: The “Community-building” Priority

This monograph is an edited version of the Tun Hussein Onn Chair in International Studies Lecture 2015.

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