TRANSITION AND TRANSFORMATION:
STATE, MARKET AND CULTURE IN A PERIOD OF RAPID CHANGE
Date: 9 - 11 July 2012 (Monday - Wednesday)
Venue: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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CONVENORS
Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia (Malaysian Social Science Association – PSSM) will be co-organizing with UKM’s Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSK) in cooperation with the Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA) and the Institute of Occidental Studies (IKON), the 8th International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC8) from 9-11 July, 2012 at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Malaysia. The theme of MSC8 is “Transition and Transformation: State, Market and Culture in a Period of Rapid Change”.
OBJECTIVES
· To bring together scholars, both Malaysians and Malaysianists, for the purpose of scholarly exchange and interaction based on their research findings and reflections on Malaysia.
· To analyse issues and problems relating to contemporary Malaysia, and to compare the Malaysian experience with that of various countries in the world, especially that of Malaysia’s neighbours.
· To examine the state of Malaysian studies and to suggest ways for its advancement.
