Decolonising Social Science Research in Southeast Asia - by Pam Nilan & Yekti Maunati (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This book draws together some of the most innovative studies in contemporary Southeast Asian research by social science scholars in the region. Themes include gender, popular culture, democratic struggle, climate change and environment, minority representation, wealth and marginalisation, labour migration, and ASEAN - the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Readers can glimpse, in a single volume, the nature and scope of the ground-breaking research being conducted across the diverse set of countries in the region. The authors have assembled a set of chapters that represent not only new insights, but new ways of knowing. The aim is to illuminate important steps in the decolonisation of social science research in Southeast Asia. This is an essential resource for all social science scholars and students who want to keep up with epistemological innovation across the Southeast Asian region.

From the Back Cover

This book draws together some of the most innovative studies in contemporary Southeast Asian research by social science scholars in the region. Themes include gender, popular culture, democratic struggle, climate change and environment, minority representation, wealth and marginalisation, labour migration, and ASEAN - the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Readers can glimpse, in a single volume, the nature and scope of the ground-breaking research being conducted across the diverse set of countries in the region. The authors have assembled a set of chapters that represent not only new insights, but new ways of knowing. The aim is to illuminate important steps in the decolonisation of social science research in Southeast Asia. This is an essential resource for all social science scholars and students who want to keep up with epistemological innovation across the Southeast Asian region.

Dr Pam Nilan is an Honorary Professor at Deakin University and Honorary Professor at the University of Newcastle. Professor Nilan was previously Assistant Dean for Research at Newcastle University. Notable books include: Muslim Youth in the Diaspora: Challenging Extremism through Popular Culture (2017), and Adolescents in Contemporary Indonesia (2013 co-authored).

Professor Yekti Maunati was previously a Research Professor at BRIN; the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency. Books include: Women at Work: Migrant Women in a Melbourne Auto-parts Factory (2002) and Borders and Beyond: Transnational Migration and Diaspora in Northern Thailand Border Areas with Myanmar and Laos (2018 co-authored).

About the Author

Dr Pam Nilan is an Honorary Professor at Deakin University and Honorary Professor at the University of Newcastle. Professor Nilan was previously Assistant Dean for Research at Newcastle University. Notable books include: Muslim Youth in the Diaspora: Challenging Extremism through Popular Culture (2017), and Adolescents in Contemporary Indonesia (2013 co-authored).

Professor Yekti Maunati was previously a Research Professor at BRIN; the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency. Books include: Women at Work: Migrant Women in a Melbourne Auto-parts Factory (2002) and Borders and Beyond: Transnational Migration and Diaspora in Northern Thailand Border Areas with Myanmar and Laos (2018 co-authored).