Latest developments in Southeast Asian countries best capture the essence of “state transformation” and how this instigates changes across various domains, including political, economic and social. Recent national and state elections in Thailand and Malaysia, Singapore’s internal political jolts, and anxiety over Indonesia’s upcoming presidential election each reflects the people’s changing perception and expectation towards their respective government, compelling the state and other political players to adapt new ways of playing politics and governance. Additionally, ongoing socio-economic challenges spurred by inflation, disruption to global supply-chain, slowdown in several key economies and the climate crisis have put additional pressures on today’s states to maintain relevance in the eyes of the population. These pressures to change, however, are not exclusive to Southeast Asia, as the nature of these ongoing challenges is global.
With this in the background, the Department of Political Science, AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (AHAS KIRKHS) – International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), in collaboration with the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University and stratsea.com – is organising an online conference entitled “State Transformation and Development in a Changing World”. The conference will be conducted in English and Arabic on 27-28 November 2023.
Authors are invited to submit their abstracts in English and Arabic, which must include a research title, a problem statement, latest findings and a conclusion in less than 300 words. The timeline of the conference is as follows:
– Abstract submission: 15 October 2023
– Notification of acceptance: 15 – 30 October 2023
– Full paper submission deadline: 30 October 2023
– Conference: 27-28 November 2023
For abstract submission and further inquiries, please contact icstd23@iium.edu.my or visit https://sites.google.com/iium.edu.my/icstd2023iium/home?authuser=0.
