Showing papers in "Asian Journal of Social Science in 2008"

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the realization of major principles and dimensions of citizenship, especially with regard to people's rights, entitlements and obligations, is largely determined by the nature of the state, which varies depending on its socio-historical context.

TL;DR: The authors examines Jumma and indigenous identity formation among the hill peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, their historical contingency and dynamics, and shows that groups' identities are products of agencies emerging from a particular pattern of struggle between the group and other political forces of their given circumstance, and are informed by their particular history, place and practices.

TL;DR: It is found that the idea of filial piety still resonates among Chinese Singaporeans, though in some cases it may merely be symbolic, and that intergenerational co-residence is not the only way for children to demonstrate theirfilial piety, most participants view it as the epitome.

TL;DR: Suicide attacks are the targeted use of self-destructing humans against a perceived enemy for political ends as discussed by the authors, and suicide attacks have become a global phenomenon and have increased dramatically between 2004 and 2005.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the generation of collective political action, particularly directed to state formation, with respect to the concept of assabiyya and propose an alternative conceptual tool in overcoming the impasse currently facing political theory and the liberal democratic paradigm in particular.

TL;DR: This paper explored the nature of the Sathya Sai Baba Movement's religious framework and its apparent success in pluralistic Singapore by studying the impact of syncretism and ritual variations on the identity of the movement.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors revisited the concept of state autonomy in the context of globalization, and broadened the idea of embedded autonomy by locating the sources of embeddedness in both local as well global institutions and norms.

TL;DR: This article studied the work stressors and coping strategies of lawyers in Singapore and found that while time pressure and work overload were the most stressful aspects of lawyering work, social interactions and interpersonal relationships at work proved to be a salient work stressor, when lawyers were dealing with clients, fellow lawyers and judges.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the interactions of the various governing systems that exist in Mae Sot, including those of the Burmese, even though they do not have a proper legal status in the Thai district and asked if modern states can be conceptualised in terms of an isomorphism with territory, sovereignty and citizenship.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the Umrân (scienza nouva) of Ibn Khaldun as an opportunity to release the social sciences from its ontological dilemmas.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the development and growth of the rubber production sector in China from a historical perspective and discussed the major challenges confronting the sustainable growth of rubber-based industries in the era of global market integration.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that there are some similarities between Ibn Khaldun and Weber, but also significant differences, which can indeed be explained with reference to civilisational epistemological paradigms.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw upon some illuminating characteristics that have been provided by the studies to produce a conceptual framework that will serve as a useful analytical tool for a broader alternative and sociological understanding of the character of the network society and digital divide issues in Malaysia.

TL;DR: Ibn Khaldun utilises a web of terminology comprised of an intertwining of the Peripatetic and Ashari traditions, and establishes the discipline of umrân.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the method proposed by Ibn Khaldun in the political and social fields, and concluded that this method remains insufficient in order to explain social phenomena and events, and widening this perspective indicated that political philosophy is compelled to present a utopian social model, and departing from this point criticised al-Farabi as not being a philosophical realist.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors adopt a critical perspective in examining the above arguments and points out not only that a pure version of patriarchal socio-legal culture in the name of harmony hegemony does not exist, but (indigenous) culture should always be meticulously and critically represented in order to reproduce "justice".

TL;DR: In this article, three types of human nature are identified in Ibn Khaldun's vision of humans and how they not only affect the behaviours of single members of human societies, but also influence the rise and fall of the entire human societies and civilisations.

TL;DR: The authors argue that our understanding and use of oral history interviewing for reconstruction of our past or life narratives will need to be reviewed as our concept of how our memories work changes, and argue that what our oral history interviewees reveal are their memories configured to their present preoccupations and what they decide to reveal is often a moral choice of what they perceive to be the relevance of that memory to the interview.