Julian C. H. Lee

Field: Political Anthropology
Country of origin: Malaysia
Period of stay at IIAS: 08/10/2009 - 24/10/2009
Status: Affiliated fellow
Home institute: School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent
Research topic: Islamization and Activism in Malaysia

Project description

This project seeks to describe how various activists in Kuala Lumpur have reacted to authoritarianism and the political influence of conservative Islam in Malaysia. Issues of particular concern to them include restrictions on freedom of religion and the marginalization of non-Muslim voices. Of interest in this research are activists who work in the legal, women’s rights and party political spheres, and how they form coalitions across these spheres.

Publications

2010		The Malaysian Way of Life: Perspectives on a Nation’s Culture and Politics (ed. Lee,  J. C. H.) Shah Alam: Marshall Cavendish.
2010		(with Wong, M., Wong CH. And Yeoh SG.) Elections, Repertoires of Contention and Habtius in Four Civil Society Engagements in Malaysia’s 2008 General Election. Social Movement Studies 9(3).
2009		Mobilizing for Social Change in Muslim Societies Amidst Political Turmoil and Conservatism. Development 52(2): 239-45
2009		An Inspiration to Young Activists, in Kua K. S. (ed.) Toni Kasim: Many Shades of Good, A Tribute. Petaling Jaya: SUARAM: 65-67
2008		The Fruits of Weeds: Taking Justice at the Commemoration of the Twentieth Anniversary of Operasi Lalang in Malaysia. The Round Table 97(397): 591-601
2008		The Implications for Multiculturalism of Cricket Australia’s Policy on Racial Abuse During the 2006-2007 Ashes Cricket Series. Anthropology Today 24(2): 23-25
2008		Echoes of Cronulla in Camden: Riots in the Australian and Malaysian National Consciousnesses. Dissent 26(autumn/winter): 50-53
2007		Barisan Nasional Political Dominance and the General Elections of 2004 in Malaysia. Südostasian aktuell – Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 2: 39-66
2005		The Narrative Imperative, Anthropological Forum 15(2): 115-130