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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN KEDAH, MALAYA (1909–1940): THE KEY TO ACHIEVING FOOD SECURITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION UNDER THE BRITISH 马来亚吉打州的畜牧业生产（1909-1940 年）：英国统治下实现粮食安全、经济增长和负责任消费的关键

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.32890/jis2024.20.1.3

Muhamad Shahrun Aiman Mohd Daud, Mohd Firdaus Abdullah, Arba’iyah Mohd Noor, Noraini Mohamed Hassan, Norazilawati Abd Wahab

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BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION EFFORTS AMONG MUSLIM COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION COUNTRIES 穆斯林国家的生物多样性保护工作：来自伊斯兰合作组织国家的证据

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.32890/jis2024.20.1.4

Roslina Ismail, Mohd Kamarulnizam Abdullah, Latifah Abd Ghani

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MODERATOR EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT ON FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS IN ASIAN COUNTRIES 技术进步对亚洲国家金融发展和经济增长关系的调节作用

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.32890/jis2024.20.1.5

Rishan Hewage, J. Pyeman, Norashida Othman

{"title":"MODERATOR EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT ON FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS IN ASIAN COUNTRIES","authors":"Rishan Hewage, J. Pyeman, Norashida Othman","doi":"10.32890/jis2024.20.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/jis2024.20.1.5","url":null,"abstract":"The examination of the nexus between Financial Development (FD), Technological Advancement (TA), Human Capital (HC), andPrivate Consumption (PC) to Economic Growth (EG) has gained substantial attention in both empirical and theoretical academia sincethe early nineteenth century. Scholars affirm that FD, HC, PC, and TA are crucial factors in determining optimal resource allocationand efficient utilization required to achieve sustainable EG. This study investigates the nexus of FD, HC, and PC with EG in Asiancountries, with TA serving as the moderator. Data from 35 countries were collected annually over 15 years, spanning from 2005 to 2019. Using short panel data analysis, due to the higher number of crosssections (35) compared to time intervals (15), the findings confirm TA’s significant moderator effect in both short and long-run time scenarios. Additionally, a significant negative relationship with EG is observed for FD and PC, while TA and HC are identified as promoters of EG. The study underscores the importance of investing in TA while concurrently developing the quality of the labor force. Policymakers are encouraged to prioritize technology development and the introduction of innovative techniques. However, caution is advised in FD projects, necessitating strategies to reduce domestic private consumption.","PeriodicalId":37591,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Studies","volume":"121 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140986540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: ADDRESSING SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (2000-2015) 弥合鸿沟：在千年发展目标（2000--2015 年）框架内解决种族隔离后南非的社会经济不平等问题

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.32890/jis2024.20.1.8

Moshood Saka

{"title":"BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: ADDRESSING SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (2000-2015)","authors":"Moshood Saka","doi":"10.32890/jis2024.20.1.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/jis2024.20.1.8","url":null,"abstract":"The practice of the apartheid system in South Africa has been widely condemned for perpetuating enduring socio-economic inequality and for its detrimental impacts on the lives of millions of citizens. While many studies have strongly affirmed this assertion, socio-economic inequality continues to arguably engender a long-lasting struggle among the black and colored communities in post-apartheid South Africa. This places a burden on the country’s successive governments to implement long-term policies that can rectify the plight of the people. Consequently, the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 becomes an important reference tool for the African National Congress (ANC)-dominated government, which has initiated and implemented policies to combat inequality in the post-apartheid era. This study examines the roles and measures taken by the ANC government to address racially discriminated economic and social inequality within the framework of the MDGs. Using qualitative research methods, the study explores the background framework of the MDGs and analyzes socio-economic measures implemented by successive ANC governments between 2000 and 2015, focusing on areas such as education, poverty eradication, and healthcare. Primary and secondary sources are utilized to provide insights and support the analysis. The findings reveal that the ANC-dominated government effectively incorporated the frameworks of the MDGs into its formulation and execution of policy measures to eradicatesocial inequality in South Africa. The study concludes that the effective implementation of these measures has yielded considerableprogress, effectively addressing multifaceted issues such as poverty, healthcare, education, and unemployment. This conclusion alignswith the official South African MDG report, which unequivocally highlights the several achievements of MDG targets through policyimplementation from 2000 to 2015. ","PeriodicalId":37591,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Studies","volume":"119 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140986433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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THE CO-INTEGRATION AND CAUSALITY EFFECT BETWEEN GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE STOCK MARKET RETURN IN MALAYSIA: AN EXPLORATORY SEQUENTIAL MIXED METHODS APPROACH 全球科维德-19 大流行病与马来西亚股市回报率之间的协整关系和因果效应：一种探索性顺序混合方法

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.32890/jis2024.20.1.10

William Choo Keng Soon, Mohd Yahya Mohd Hussin, Chan Pui Yee, Dinesh Kumar Saundra Rajan, Muhammad Ashraf Anuar

{"title":"THE CO-INTEGRATION AND CAUSALITY EFFECT BETWEEN GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE STOCK MARKET RETURN IN MALAYSIA: AN EXPLORATORY SEQUENTIAL MIXED METHODS APPROACH","authors":"William Choo Keng Soon, Mohd Yahya Mohd Hussin, Chan Pui Yee, Dinesh Kumar Saundra Rajan, Muhammad Ashraf Anuar","doi":"10.32890/jis2024.20.1.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/jis2024.20.1.10","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most unparalleled disasters the world has ever seen. Previously, the global community hasfaced the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), and Severe Acute Respiratory (SARS). However,the tremendous rate of infection created by the global COVID-19 pandemic is unmatchable with its rapid spread all over the world. Therefore, it is considered as a Black Swan event as created previously by the 2008 financial crisis, SARS, and 9/11 terrorist attack. All these events have triggered panic selling that affected the confidence of investors and businesses. Subsequently, stock market performance has affected the choice of investment decisions that translated into stock return. Therefore, this paper was undertaken to investigate the co-integration and causality relationship among global COVID-19 daily infected cases, COVID-19 recoveries rate, COVID-19 death rate, investor sentiment, government policy, foreign exchange rate, Malaysia gold price, and crude oil price towards the KLCI stock market return. This study employed an exploratory sequential mixed methods approach along with Johansen and Julius Co-Integration and Granger Causality in explaining the Malaysia stock market return. The empirical analysis concluded that COVID-19 daily cases, COVID-19 recoveries rate, government policy and foreign exchange have had a long-term effect in explaining the Malaysia stock return. On the other hand, all the study variables, except for government policy indicated a short-term effect on the Malaysia stock return. This study will contribute significantly to the body of finance literature on the impact of a disease outbreak, with highlights on the considerations of investors on the global COVID-19 pandemic in illuminating the variation of Malaysia stock market returns. ","PeriodicalId":37591,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Studies","volume":"114 32","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140986261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CHILD MARRIAGE AMONG SYRIAN REFUGEES IN DOMIZ CAMP-KURDISTAN-IRAQ 造成多米兹难民营-库尔德斯坦-伊拉克境内叙利亚难民童婚的因素

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.32890/jis2024.20.1.1

Jabbar Abdulrahman Qahar, Dr Azlin Hillaluddin, Dr Fatimah Ramli

{"title":"FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CHILD MARRIAGE AMONG SYRIAN REFUGEES IN DOMIZ CAMP-KURDISTAN-IRAQ","authors":"Jabbar Abdulrahman Qahar, Dr Azlin Hillaluddin, Dr Fatimah Ramli","doi":"10.32890/jis2024.20.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/jis2024.20.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Child marriage is an internationally recognised human rights issue that has been extensively studied by various Non-GovernmentalOrganisations and the United Nations. In response to this problem, many countries have implemented social policies aimed at addressing child marriage and several international treaties are dedicated to combatting it. This study focuses on examining the factors contributing to child marriage within refugee populations. The research methodology involved conducting in-depth interviews with ten young wives aged between 16 and 22, facilitating focus group discussions with their husbands and parents residing in Domiz Camps 1 and 2 in Kurdistan, as well as interviewing key informants who work in child protection services and social policy development. Thematic analysis was employed to identify prominent themes and subthemes based on the perspectives of participants. The research revealed that child marriage is driven by factors such as the need for safety, preservation of family honour, and economic challenges. Similar safety concerns were observed among Syrian refugees in this study, as well as in previous studies conducted on Jordanian refugees and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. This study takes a comprehensive approach by considering perspectives from young wives, their parents, husbands, and key informants when examining factors related to child marriage. Ultimately, the findings of this study will contribute to a deeper understanding of refugee issues and efforts towards protecting children’s rights within the refugee context.","PeriodicalId":37591,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Studies","volume":"107 37","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140986933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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SINO-US STRATEGIC COMPETITION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC: EXPLORING RESPONSES FROM MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA 中美在印度洋-太平洋地区的战略竞争：探讨马来西亚和印度尼西亚的对策

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.32890/jis2024.20.1.7

Amna Khalid, Bakri Mat

{"title":"SINO-US STRATEGIC COMPETITION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC: EXPLORING RESPONSES FROM MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA","authors":"Amna Khalid, Bakri Mat","doi":"10.32890/jis2024.20.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/jis2024.20.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"The Indo-Pacific region has emerged as a significant global focal point due to the increasing influence exerted by China and the UnitedStates. In light of the dynamic nature of the global geopolitical landscape, Malaysia and Indonesia, as two prominent Southeast Asianstates, find themselves at the nexus of this competition. China and the United States are two regional superpowers which have strategically positioned themselves in the Indo-Pacific. A systematic literature review was conducted to examine the crucial role of Indonesia and Malaysia in the context of the escalating Sino-US strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region. By focusing on research articles, books and reports, this work explored the policy and strategic outlook, methodological approaches and methods underpinning Indo-Pacific discourse in Indonesia and Malaysia. The methodology adopted for this review was systematic by following the seven stages suggested by Petticrew and Roberts (2008). This review’s findings indicated the diverse range of theories, methodologies, practical strategies, and approaches that scholars have employed in examining the roles of Indonesia and Malaysia in the Indo-Pacific region. Consequently, this paper broadens the scope for scholars by expounding upon the strategic outlook of Indonesia and Malaysia within the Indo-Pacific discourse, along with the various methodological and theoretical frameworks and conceptual models that may inform future research endeavours. This study was however, limited to gathering input from journal articles, books, book chapters, and reports, and excluding other sources such as conference papers and op-eds. Furthermore, thescope of studies accessed was limited to data available from 2013 to September 2023.","PeriodicalId":37591,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Studies","volume":"117 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140986450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ISLAMISATION PROCESS IN MALAYSIA AND NIGERIA: A SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY APPROACH 对马来西亚和尼日利亚伊斯兰化进程的比较研究：社会运动理论方法

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.32890/jis2024.20.1.6

Helen Mu Hung Ting, Tobi Angel Kolawole

{"title":"COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ISLAMISATION PROCESS IN MALAYSIA AND NIGERIA: A SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY APPROACH","authors":"Helen Mu Hung Ting, Tobi Angel Kolawole","doi":"10.32890/jis2024.20.1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/jis2024.20.1.6","url":null,"abstract":"This exploratory, diachronic study compares the politics of Islamisation, which have undergone different patterns of developmentin both Nigeria and Malaysia. Islamisation is defined as an ideological translation of Islamism into policies to “Islamise” the state andsociety by expanding the scope of the application of Islamic laws and principles. Islamisation in Malaysia has been implemented steadily and progressively since the 1980s. It involves the “inculcation of Islamic values” in a wide range of aspects of society, including the economy. The Islamic penal code or hudud enactments were legislated in two states, but held in abeyance due to their unconstitutionality. In contrast, Nigeria observed the sudden and erratic implementation of hudud in 12 northern states in 1999, along with other bureaucratic adjustments. Adopting an interpretative case study approach of the comparative method of Arend Lijphart, we explain the two contrastive case studies of the ideological translation of Islamism by analysing the manner in which various political opportunities and structural constraints in the respective cases have shaped the Islamisation process. Data gathering was based on an extensive review of the related body of literature. Analysis was conducted using a social movement theoretical framework based on a structured, focused comparison. The dynamic conceptualisation of the state as a set of institutions, which is continually and dialectically reshaped by contentious processes, captures how the bureaucratisation and judicialisation of Islam have modified the nature of state structures and the structure of political opportunities, which in turn allows for additional channels of influence for Islamic activists.","PeriodicalId":37591,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Studies","volume":"105 40","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140987115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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TURKISH-GREEK RELATIONS: A FRAGILE STABILITY BETWEEN NEIGHBORS ON THE TWO SHORES OF THE AEGEAN SEA 土耳其-希腊关系：爱琴海两岸邻国之间脆弱的稳定关系

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.32890/jis2024.20.1.2

Aslı Ege, Tülay Yıldırım Mat, Mehmet Bardakçı

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THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-INTERFERENCE CURTAILS ASEAN ACTION IN ADDRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN MYANMAR 不干涉原则限制了东盟解决缅甸侵犯人权问题的行动

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.32890/jis2024.20.1.9

Endi Haryono, Abdullah Sumrahadi, Anak Agung Istri Ratu Masayu Narayani

{"title":"THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-INTERFERENCE CURTAILS ASEAN ACTION IN ADDRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN MYANMAR","authors":"Endi Haryono, Abdullah Sumrahadi, Anak Agung Istri Ratu Masayu Narayani","doi":"10.32890/jis2024.20.1.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32890/jis2024.20.1.9","url":null,"abstract":"This article described and analyzed the dilemma faced by ASEAN under its non-interference principle in managing the human rightsissues in Myanmar. The presence of that principle severely curtails ASEAN’s firm action to promote and protect human rights stronglybased on the ASEAN’s commitment written in the ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Declaration of Human Rights (ADHR). This articleutilizes the qualitative research method supported by secondary data to provide an in-depth and comprehensive analysis. ASEAN’sprotection of human rights is reflected by its active conduct of regular discussions and engagements on human rights issues in the region, the adoption of the ADHR, and the establishment of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). Thehuman rights issues gained more attention in ASEAN in 1997 as the United States and European Union opposed the ASEAN decision toaccept Myanmar as a member on the grounds of the human rights violations record in Myanmar. The membership in ASEAN did notimprove the human rights record in Myanmar as ASEAN had hoped for. Myanmar embarked on other human rights violations, amongothers the Rohingya crisis (2012) and the military coup against the democratic government (2021) that sparked criticism from abroadand within ASEAN. This study concluded that the principle of noninterference has set the limit and curtailed ASEAN’s contributiontoward optimally addressing human rights violations in Myanmar. ASEAN may need in the future a new and comprehensive mechanism for addressing human rights violations. A stronger constructive engagement policy should be put in place to set a universal standard to protect human rights in the region. ","PeriodicalId":37591,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Studies","volume":"110 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140986810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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