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thE ContrIbutorS Abdul Aziz bari s a Professor of Law, Internatonal Islamc Unversty Malaysa. He has publshed wdely on varous aspects of Malaysan consttuton and publc law. To date he has publshed eght books ncludng Malaysian Constitution: A Critical Introduction and Cabinet Principles in Malaysia: The Law and Practice. He was formerly head of the publc law department and deputy dean (research and development) n the unversty. He s also the edtor of IIUM Law Journal. Assocate Professor teofilo C. Daquila teaches economcs n the Southeast Asan Studes Programme at the Natonal Unversty of Sngapore. He has had teachng and research appontments at Korea Unversty, George Washngton Unversty, Chulalongkorn Unversty, Unversty of Melbourne, Deakn Unversty, Australan Natonal Unversty, Natonal Unversty of Sngapore, El Colego de Mexco, Nordc Insttute for Asan Studes, Unversty of Munch, and the Insttute of Southeast Asan Studes. Hs publcatons nclude The Economies of Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand (New York, 2005), Regionalism and Multilateralism: ASEAN in the Global Economy (Manla, 2005), and The Transformation of Southeast Asian Economies (New York, 2007). A substantal part of ths chapter was completed at Korea Unversty’s Graduate School of Internatonal Studes n May/June 2004. n. Ganesan s Professor of Southeast Asan poltcs at the Hroshma Peace Insttute n Japan. Hs most recent major works are Realism and Interdependence in Singapore’s Foreign Policy (London: Routledge, 2005, 2007 reprnt) and Myanmar: State, Society and Ethnicity, edted wth Kyaw Yn Hlang (Sngapore: Insttute of Southeast Asan Studes, 2007). Kamarulnizam Abdullah s Assocate Professor and Head of Strategc Studes and Internatonal Relatons programme at the School of Hstory, Poltcs, and Strategc Studes, Unverst Kebangsaan Malaysa. Hs man research area s on poltcal volence, relgous mltancy, and natonal securty. Hs works have been publshed n books, book chapters and journal artcles, ncludng The Politics of Islam in Contemporary Malaysia (UKM Publcaton, 2003); vii v The Contributors “Ethno-relgous Conflct and Securty n Southeast Asa”, n India and ASEAN: Non-Traditional Security Threats, edted by V.R. Rghavan (Chenna: EastWest Books (Madras), 2007); “Southeast Asan Securty Challenges: A Strategc Vew from ASEAN”, n ASEAN-Korean Relations: Security, Trade and Community Building, edted by Ho Kha Leong (Sngapore: Insttute of Southeast Asan Studes, 2007); and “Trends, Problems and Challenges n Managng Pracy Threats n Strats of Melaka”, Journal of International Studies 3 (June 2006). Albert Lau s Head and Assocate Professor at the Department of Hstory, Natonal Unversty of Sngapore, and Charman of the Edtoral Board of the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. He s the author of numerous books, ncludng The Malayan Union Controversy 1942–1948 (Sngapore: Oxford Unversty Press, 1991), and A Moment of Anguish: Singapore in Malaysia and the Politics of Disengagement (Sngapore: Tmes Academc Press, 1998). Lee Poh onn s Fellow, Insttute of Southeast Asan Studes. He specalzes on research related to poltcal economy of the envronment and natural resources n Southeast Asa usng New Insttutonal Economcs. Hs recent publcatons nclude a co-edted volume wth Ars Ananta on Aceh: A New Dawn (Sngapore: Insttute of Southeast Asan Studes, 2007). Linda Low s Head, Strategc Plannng, Department of Plannng and Economy, Abu Dhab, Unted Arab Emrates and Adjunct Professor, Unted Arab Emrates Unversty, College of Busness and Economcs. Her academc areas of specalzaton nclude publc sector economcs and publc polcy, publc enterprses...

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