Working Paper No 56: The Iban of Melilas, Ulu Belait: From Migrants to Citizens by Mahirah Nazatul Hazimah and Lian Kwen Fee. Please see below for details. Abstract: There are an estimated 14,000 to 20,000 Iban living in Brunei, most of them in the Ulu Belait and Temburong districts. They migrated to Brunei from Sarawak […]
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LIAN Kwen Fee
Professor
PhD (Victoria University of Wellington)
About
Lian Kwen Fee is Professor of Sociology. He has previously held positions in Victoria University of Wellington and at the National University of Singapore where he was Head of Sociology. His research background is in political and historical sociology. He is currently working on two book projects, “International Migration in the Middle East and Asia: Politics of Exclusion” and “Landscapes of Brunei”.
Research Interests
• Race and State
• Ethnic Identity and Citizenship
• Multiculturalism
• Migration
Select Publications
“Tamil Migrants in Colonial Malaya 1930s – 1950s”, South Asian Diaspora (2017)
(co-authored) “Race, Reintegration and Social Capital in Singapore”, International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice (2016)
(contributing editor) (2016) International Migration in Southeast Asia: Continuities and Discontinuities, Singapore: IAS and Springer.
(contributing editor) (2016) Multiculturalism, Migration, and the Politics of Identity in Singapore, Singapore: IAS and Springer.
(co-author) (1995) The Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singapore, London: Routledge.
News
IAS Working Paper on Race and Ethnic Identity in Malaysia and Singapore
The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 53: Retracing the Political Construction of Race and Ethnic Identity in Malaysia and Singapore: Career of a Concept by Lian Kwen Fee. Please see below for details. Abstract: In this paper, I trace the development […]
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Seminar on the Political Construction of Race and Ethnic Identity in Malaysia/Singapore
Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 30 October 2019, for a talk by Dr. Lian Kwen Fee, on “The Political Construction of Race and Ethnic Identity in Malaysia/Singapore: Career of a Concept.” For more information, please see the flyer below.
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New Asia in Transition Volume on International Labour Migration in the Middle East and Asia
The Insitute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) is pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume in the IAS/Springer – Asia in Transition Series: International Labour Migration in the Middle East and Asia: Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion, edited by Lian Kwen Fee, Hosoda Naomi and Ishii Masako. Abstract: […]
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