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Connecting South-South Communities
In addition to offering a comprehensive overview and fair insight over more than twenty five years into the relations between two South Middle Powers, namely South Africa and Malaysia, this book also discusses them within their respective regional structures and evaluates their respective diplomatic and commercial connections. It also explores issues that have generally be neglected by International Relations specialists and, in this regard, it gives attention to cultural contacts that bring to the fore the critical role of non-state actors in international affairs. Since the ideas espoused by South Africa and Malaysia’s political leaders are rooted in their specific national and broad regional philosophies, the study also unpacks the notions of the ’African ways’ vis-à-vis the ‘Asian ways’ in maintaining and sustaining state-to-state relations within the two regions. This book, which uses Critical Theory as an appropriate framework that takes full cognisance of various developments in International Relations, will be of interest to scholars and researchers in both the Social Sciences and the Humanities.
Civilizational Populism in Democratic Nation-States
This edited book examines the growing worldwide phenomenon of civilizational populism in democratic nation-states and brings together research that explores this in a wide variety of religious, political, and geographic contexts. In doing so, the book shows how, from Europe to India and Pakistan, and from Indonesia to the Americas, populists increasingly define national belonging through civilizational identity, claiming that the world can be divided into several religion-defined civilizations with incompatible values. The volume also discusses the complex relationship between civilizational populism, democracy and nationalism and shows how nationalists often use civilizational identity to help define ingroups and outgroups within their society. With this, the book investigates the salience of the concept, its widespread and influential nature, and also explains how populists construct civilizational identities, and the factors behind the rise of civilizational populism.
On the Principles of Social Gravity [Revised Edition]
“On the Principles of Social Gravity” proposes a radical new way of thinking about social systems. It explains that all social systems –institutions created of and for human beings e.g. healthcare system, family, military etc., – are held together or governed by nine principles or rules. Using these principles, it examined the problems facing the US healthcare system, criminal justice system, social security, student debt crisis, tax policies, immigration, the political system, and the United Nations. Then, provided novel and unique solutions to them. It expands on the meaning of social entropy and explains how it affects all social systems. It explains new terms like social gravity,...
International Handbook of Love
This handbook includes state-of-the-art research on love in classical, modern and postmodern perspectives. It expands on previous literature and explores topics around love from new cultural, intercultural and transcultural approaches and across disciplines. It provides insights into various love concepts, like romantic love, agape, and eros in their cultural embeddedness, and their changes and developments in specific cultural contexts. It also includes discussions on postmodern aspects with regard to love and love relationships, such as digitalisation, globalisation and the fourth industrial revolution. The handbook covers a vast range of topics in relation to love: aging, health, special ...
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Future of ASEAN (ICoFA) 2017 - Volume 1
This book examines how business, the social sciences, science and technology will impact the future of ASEAN. Following the ASEAN VISION 2020, it analyses the issues faced by ASEAN countries, which are diverse, while also positioning ASEAN as a competitive entity through partnerships. On the 30th anniversary of ASEAN, all ASEAN leaders agreed to the establishment of the ASEAN VISION 2020, which delineates the formation of a peaceful, stable and dynamically developed region while maintaining a community of caring societies in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. In keeping with this aspiration, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UitM)...
A Bibliography of Islamic Criminal Law
Drawing on a multitude of sources online and offline, in A Bibliography of Islamic Criminal Law Olaf Köndgen offers the most extensive bibliography on Islamic criminal law ever compiled.
Peradaban dan perkauman di Malaysia: hubungan etnik Melayu-Cina (Penerbit UM)
Kajian lalu yang membahaskan isu-isu hubungan etnik sama ada dari sudut politik, ekonomi, sistem kelas, dan sejarah masih kurang berjaya meleraikan konflik hubungan etnik yang berlarutan hingga masa kini. Fokus utama buku ini ialah menganalisis dan menilai punca konflik antara etnik Melayu dengan etnik Cina dalam proses pembinaan negara-bangsa di Malaysia dari sudut baharu, iaitu per-spektif peradaban. Ini merujuk kepada dua nilai utama yang terangkum dalam peradaban dan bu-daya yang dikenali sebagai nilai induk dan rukun teras. Usaha memupuk kesatuan antara etnik Me-layu dengan etnik Cina bukanlah sesuatu yang mudah kerana masing-masing lahir dengan mewarisi unsur budaya dan peradaban yang bertembungan. Jurang yang memisahkan hubungan kedua-dua etnik ini mungkin dapat dikurangkan dan kerjasama mampu dipupuk sekiranya semua pihak sedia bertolak ansur serta memahami kedudukan masing-masing menerusi sejarah.
Hukuman Bunuh Pengedar Dadah Mengikut Siyasah Syariyyah (Penerbit UM)
Buku ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis ketepatan hukuman bunuh ke atas pengedar dadah berasaskan kepada Siyāsah Syar‘iyyah. Pertama, tinjauan secara kritikal dilakukan mengenai perkara-perkara yang berkaitan dengan Siyāsah Syar‘iyyah seperti definisi, matlamat dan kaedah Siyāsah Syar‘iyyah. Ini termasuk konsep hukuman bunuh dalam kesalahan takzīr. Untuk menilai kesan bahaya dadah serta aktiviti yang berkaitan dengannya, maklumat mengenai jenayah pengedaran dadah termasuk bilangan mereka yang dijatuhkan hukuman gantung serta data-data yang berkaitan dengan penagihan dadah dipaparkan. Berpandukan kajian ini didapati hukuman bunuh ataupun gantung sampai mati terhadap pengedar dadah ada...
Piety, Politics, and Everyday Ethics in Southeast Asian Islam
"As an exploration of 'beautiful behavior' in theory and practice, this ground-breaking volume explores the incredible diversity and dynamism of Islam in Southeast Asia, both past and present. Amid the dazzling complexity of Islamic civilization, the concept of adab provides Muslims with a shared sense of sacred history, identity, and morality. In the context of Islamic ethics, adab defines the rules of personal and public etiquette: good manners, moral conduct, civility, humaneness, beautiful behavior. Spotlighting the interdisciplinary research of ten prominent scholars, the book offers new perspectives on adab's multiple meanings and myriad applications for Muslim communities in Malaysia and Indonesia. The chapters examine a wide range of texts including the writings of key Muslim thinkers and contexts, focusing on the everyday experiences of lay Muslims. Drawing on a variety of theoretical and methodological lenses, the essays reveal how 'beautiful behavior' impacts local institutions, cultural practices, and religious imaginations via politics and law, spirituality and piety, ethics and experience"...
Contemporary Issues In Mediation - Volume 1
Is the need for a power balance still necessary for mediation in the Singapore context?In an increasingly digitised world, what challenges are there for online mediation?Is the distinction between facilitative and evaluative mediation still relevant?These questions, and more, are explored in Contemporary Issues in Mediation, the first ever compilation of essays on mediation topics and issues by top mediation students. Carefully selected and edited by leaders in the mediation and negotiation field Associate Professor Joel Lee from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, and Marcus Lim, Executive Director of the Singapore International Mediation Institute, this book is not only a unique addition to local mediation literature but also the first in a new annual series.
