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
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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.
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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.
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To examine the state of Malaysian studies and to suggest
ways for its advancement.
SUB-THEMES
Papers can be submitted on, though not necessarily limited to, the
following sub-themes:
- Civil and uncivil Malaysian societies
- Contemporary issues on the state of Malaysian human rights
- Contestations, youth and popular culture
- Critical issues in geography, human development and the environment
- Cyberspace and the new social media
- Democracy and elections in Malaysia
- Economic development, poverty and social inequality
- Education, national development and transformation
- Gender, sexuality and social transformation
- Globalisation, international trade and foreign direct investment
- Good governance, the political system, and the public sector
- Identity, religion, multiculturalism and the nation-state
- Indigenous and marginalised communities
- Media, culture and society
- Political developments, regionalism and international relations
- Health, security, subsidies and quality of life
- Resistance, accommodation and labour politics
- Law and society
- Revisiting literature, language and history
- The global economic crisis & its political, economic and social impacts
- The role of social science knowledge in the context of critical transition
PANEL PROPOSALS
There are three different
channels of paper presentation:
- Institutional panels – organised by institutions such as research institutes and faculties. Such panels will bear the institution’s name, and in return, the institution has to pay an institutional registration fee of RM500 (over and above the registration fee for each individual paper presenter)
- Thematic panels – organised by convenors on selected themes. The convenor is responsible for deciding on the theme and organising the presenters.
- Individual panels – These are panels consisting of individual paper presenters are welcome to contribute.
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CAPACITY BUILDING FOR YOUNG SOCIAL SCIENCE
SCHOLARS
The
MSC8 Organising Committee recognises the importance of capability and capacity
building for young social science scholars (defined as candidates undertaking
Master and PhD degrees and new postdoctoral holders who have yet to publish
extensively). The Committee will set aside a number of panels for their
presentations, and will invite senior scholars to be facilitators and comment
on their papers.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Those intending to present
papers at MSC8
a.
Must submit an extended
abstract proposal of 500-600 words to the MSC8 Secretariat, latest by 15 January 2012.
b.
The Committee will vet the
abstract and inform the writer of its status by 15 February 2012.
c.
Soft copies of the full
written papers (4000-6000 words maximum) must be submitted latest by 30
April 2012.
d.
Only papers selected by the
committee base on vetting process will be compiled by the MSC8 organisers into
a refereed proceedings. Papers not
selected for the proceedings can still be presented at the conference.
e.
Those who plan to organise
institutional or thematic panels must submit their panel abstracts of 500-600
words by the same date (15 January). Individual paper abstracts must be
submitted together with panel abstracts. The length of the paper abstracts will also be 500-600 words.
The Organising Committee reserves
the right to accept or reject any panel or paper proposal, and to proceed with
or call off any panel due to unforeseen circumstances. Only those with full papers will be
allowed to make presentations at the Conference. PowerPoint notes are not considered
as papers.
Roundtables or forums on
selected topics that need not necessarily have written papers can only be
organised by the MSC8 Organising Committee.
REGISTRATION FEE
i. Participants
from & in Malaysia
(including foreign scholars in Malaysia)
PSSM members - RM400
Non-members - RM500
PSSM student members - RM250
Students (non-members) - RM300
ii. Participants
from abroad
PSSM members - USD250
Non-members - USD300
Students (members) - USD
150
Students (non-members) - USD200
All
Conference participants, including paper presenters, must pay the registration
fee.
Registration
fees for individuals and panels will have to be paid when submitting the full
papers. The latest date of payment
will be 30 April 2012 together with the submission of the full papers.
Participants whose fees are being paid by their institutions must produce the
institution’s letter of undertaking (or invoice) by the same date.
Only
those who have paid their fees by that date will have their abstracts printed
in the programme book and listed in the conference programme and their papers
compiled in the refereed proceedings.
MODES OF PAYMENT
Those
in Malaysia
can make their payment in Malaysian ringgit by bank draft, money order or
postal order (NOTE: NO PERSONAL CHEQUES), payable to Persatuan Sains Sosial
Malaysia at the address
below. Alternatively they can deposit
the sum directly into the Association’s bank account (see below), scan and
email to msc8.2012@gmail.com
or fax the receipt to the Association (Fax no: 603-79675149) with their name and
MSC8 printed on it, and bring the original receipt to the Conference as proof
of payment.
Participants
who reside overseas can transmit their payment in US dollars directly into the
Association’s bank account, scan and email or fax the receipt to the
Association with their name and MSC8 printed on it. The payer, however, must bear any bank charges incurred in the
transaction and must bring the original receipt to the Conference as proof of
payment.
The MSC8 Organising Committee also encourages ordinary participants, i.e. non-paper presenters. The registration fee is the same. However, they can pay their registration fee latest by 31 May 2012. Only under exceptional circumstances will the Conference accept walk-in participants.
ALL REGISTRATION FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE.
Name of Payee: Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia (PSSM)
Name of Bank: Commerce International Malaysia Berhad (CIMB)
Universiti Malaya Branch, Jalan Pantai Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Account Number: 1440-0005156-05-6
Swift Code: CIBBMYKL
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MSC8 PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENTS
Those who have committed themselves to participate in MSC8 as paper
presenters or ordinary participants but fail to turn up at the Conference
without valid reasons and without informing the Committee in good time will be
barred from participating in MSC9. This
requirement is to enhance the integrity of MSCs.
ACCOMMODATION
There are many hotels in
and around UKM in Bangi such as Equatorial Hotel, Metro Inn Kajang, Oriental
Crystal, and smaller hotels. The Secretariat, however, is not responsible for
hotel bookings or any other accommodation arrangements.
ENQUIRIES
All enquiries regarding MSC8 and submission of abstracts should be sent to the MSC8 Secretariat at msc8.2012@gmail.com.
Postal Address:
Persatuan Sains Sosial
Malaysia (PSSM)
P.O. Box 104, Pejabat Pos
Kajang
43007 Kajang, Selangor,
Malaysia
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