The 13th International
Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC13)
Beyond the Crossroads:
Malaysia Navigating Global Uncertainties
15-16 August 2023 (Tuesday – Wednesday)
Hybrid: Onsite at UiTM Seremban | Online via Zoom
Convenors
Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia (Malaysian Social Science Association – PSSM) in cooperation with the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) will be organizing MSC13.
Objectives
- To bring together scholars, both Malaysians and Malaysianists, for the purpose of scholarly exchange and interaction based on their research findings and reflections on Malaysian studies.
- To analyse opportunities, issues and problems related to Malaysia’s transformation and sustainable development.
- To examine the state of Malaysian studies and to suggest ways for its advancement, within the broader context of sustainable development and social transformation in the 21st century.
SCOPE & SUB-THEMES
- Theorising social transformation and envisioning a new national narrative in the context of global uncertainties
- Sustainable development in Malaysia and the SDGs: People, prosperity, peace, planet and partnership
- Federalism and federal-state relations: Revisiting the formation of Malaysia
- Malaysian development and policies towards 2030: Education, national integration and social inequalities
- Identities: Class, ethnicity, culture, religion and gender
- Contestations, youth, media, and popular culture
- Globalization and populism: Institutional reforms and the public sector
- Revisiting literature, language and history
- Malaysia, ASEAN community and new regionalism/RCEPT
- Beyond 2020, Covid-19 pandemic and recovery
- Impacts of the Ukraine war and global uncertainties: Where are we heading?
Panel Proposals
There are three different channels of paper presentation, as follows:
- Institutional panels – These are panels organised by institutions such as research centres, departments, institutes and faculties.
- Thematic panels – These are panels organised by convenors on selected themes. The convenor is responsible for deciding the theme and organising the presenters.
- Individual panels – These are panels consisting of individual paper presenters put together by the MSC13 Organising Committee.
Individual paper presenters may select one of the subthemes their papers fall under but the Organising Committee reserves the right to make the final decision as to which panel they will go into.
Note: As has been the practice in past MSCs, institutional panels will bear the institution’s name, to raise the profile of the institution. Institutional panels are required to pay an additional institutional registration fee of RM1000.00. This does not include the registration fee for each individual paper presenter.
Registration & Submission of Abstracts
- Abstract proposals of about 250 words should be submitted to the MSC13 Secretariat, latest by 15 January 2023.
- Those who plan to organise institutional panels must submit their panel abstracts of about 250 words by the same date (15 January 2023). Individual paper abstracts must be submitted together with panel abstracts. The length of the paper abstracts will also be 250 words.
- The Committee will vet the abstracts and inform the writer of its status by 28 February 2023.
- Soft copies of the full written papers (4000-6000 words maximum) must be submitted latest by 15 May 2023. Some selected papers will be screened by the MSC13 organisers, and will be considered for publication in the Southeast Asian Social Science Review (SEASSR), an indexed journal jointly published by PSSM and the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), UKM. Visit our website for more details on the journals: www.seassr.com
To ensure the smooth running of the Conference, the Organising Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any panel or paper proposal. It is also the right of the Organising Committee to proceed with or call off any panel due to unforeseen circumstances. Only those with full papers will be allowed to make presentations at the Conference. Powerpoint slides are not considered as papers. Roundtables or forums on selected topics that need not necessarily have written papers can only be organised by the MSC13 Organising Committee.
Presenters and Participants from Malaysia (including international scholars in Malaysia)
| Membership | Online Fees (RM) | Onsite Fees (RM) |
|---|---|---|
| PSSM members | 250.00 | 500.00 |
| Non-members | 350.00 | 700.00 |
| Students (PSSM members) | 100.00 | 250.00 |
| Students (non-members) | 150.00 | 350.00 |
| Fee for Institutional Panel | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Participant | 80.00 | 100.00 |
International Presenters and Participants
| Membership | Online Fees (USD) | Onsite Fees (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| PSSM members | 100.00 | 150.00 |
| Non-members | 150.00 | 200.00 |
| Students (PSSM members) | 50.00 | 75.00 |
| Students (non-members) | 75.00 | 100.00 |
| Fee for Institutional Panel | 300.00 | 300.00 |
| Participant | 30.00 | 40.00 |
Modes of Payment
Those in Malaysia can deposit the sum directly into the PSSM’s account, screenshot or scan and email the receipt to the MSC13 Organizing Committee with their name and MSC13 printed on it. Local Order (LO) is also accepted. A link will be sent to you after verification of payment
Please note that the practice of payment by personal cheque has been discontinued.
Participants who reside overseas can transmit their payment in US dollars directly into the PSSM’s account and screenshot or scan and email the receipt to the Organizing Commitee with their name and MSC13 printed on it. The payer, however, must bear any bank charges incurred in the transaction. A link to the conference will be sent after verification of payment.
The MSC13 Organising Committee also encourages ordinary participants, i.e. non-paper presenters. The registration fee is the same. However, they can pay their registration fee latest by 15 May 2023.
All Registration Fees Are Not Refundable
Details of PSSM’s account are as follows:
Name of payee:
Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia
Name of Bank:
Commerce International Malaysia Berhad (CIMB)
KL Gateway Mall
LG-02 Kerinchi
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Account Number:
8001 2813 69
Swift code:
CIBBMYKL
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