Alternative discourses in Southeast Asia

This article brings into focus the question of alternative discourses in the social sciences. Alternative discourses are works that attempt to debunk ideas that have become entrenched in the social sciences, partly as a result of colonialism and the continuing Eurocentrism in the social sciences. In the context of Southeast Asia as well as much of the non-Western world, alternative discourses in the social sciences could also be referred to collectively as counter- Eurocentric social science. This paper discusses the emergence of alternative discourses in Southeast Asia, the defintion of alternative discourse, and the future of these discourses in our regio

The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects.

Since my student days at the University of Amsterdam, in the early fifties, I have been intuitively concerned with the need for an autonomous social science tradition in the various regions of the world. During that period, on reading Ibn Khaldun, I was told that art could not develop without artists. By the same token, an autonomous tradition cannot develop without the commitment of an intellectual, creative and independent group striving for that tradition

Perceptions Of Muslim Revival.

While I was preparing for the address that is the basis for this article, the first questions that I raised to myself were: "For whom am I speaking?" and "What am I going to speak about?" I do not want to speak as an academic, as a scholar; it is the scholars who have created the confusion Surrounding the theme I am going to discuss

Erring Modernization : The Dilemma Of Developing Societies.

The old and the vanquished does not immediately descend into the grave. The resistance and' longevity of that which is at the point of vanishing are based on the instinct of 'self-preservation inherent to all that exists

The Captive Mind In Development Studies. [Part 1]

In The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science, November 1966,. appeared an •article entitled 'The Professor Abroad'. The author, Edward W. Weidner, himself a professor of political science, is an experienced and well..qualified person to speak about the effect and• function of the American professors abroad

The Captive Mind In Development Studies. [Pt2]

What is a captive mind? Confining ourselves to the Asian context for convenience, a captive mind possesses the following characteristics: A captive mind is the product of higher institutions of learning, either at home or abroad, whose way of thinking is dominated by western thought in an imitative and uncritical manner

The Contemporary Significance of Ibn Khaldun for Decolonial Sociology: Methodological and Theoretical Dimensions

تناقش هذه الورقة أهمية ابن خلدون في العلوم الاجتماعية من خلال عددٍ من الأبعاد المنهجية والنظرية، وتدور مناقشتهاحول ما أعتبره مستويات البحث عن ابن خلدون. وتتراوح هذه الأخيرة من مستوى فوق نظري إلى مستوى إمبريقي وتطبيقي.أزعم أننا بحاجة إلى المزيد من الأبحاث الفوق نظرية والنظرية حول كتابات ابن خلدون إذا ما أردنا أن يُؤخَذ مُنجَزُه علىمحمل الجد في أهم تخصصات العلوم الاجتماعية، وأجادل بأن يؤخذ بالاعتبار كنموذج لعلم اجتماعي حديث مُتجذر فيالتقليد الإسلامي. تناقش هذه الورقة مستويات البحث عن ابن خلدون باعتباره إرثًا جرى إجهاضه في العلوم الاجتماعيةالحديثة، وذلك ابتداءً من المستويات الأكثر أهمية إلى أقلها أهمية. كما تثير الورقة عددًا من القضايا المنهجية والنظرية ذاتالعلاقة بالمُنجز العلمي لابن خلدون.This paper discusses the significance of Ibn Khaldun for the social sciences withreference to a number of methodological and theoretical dimensions. The discussionrevolves around what I refer to as the levels of scholarship on Ibn Khaldun, which rangefrom the meta-theoretical to the empirical and applied. It is claimed that in order for IbnKhaldun to be taken seriously by the major disciplines in the social sciences, more workof a meta-theoretical and theoretical nature on his writings needs to be done. It is furtherargued that when considered in terms of all the levels of scholarship, Ibn Khaldun’s workshould be viewed as an exemplar for a modern social science that is rooted in Islamictradition. The paper makes the case for Khaldunian sociology as an aborted tradition inthe modern social sciences, introduces the levels of scholarship, and discusses the levelsat which Khaldunian scholarship is more and less prominent. The paper also raises amethodological and theoretical issue in relation to Ibn Khaldun’s work

The Autonomous, The Universal And The Future Of Sociology.

The universal concepts of sociology are those that form the basic foundation of the discipline found in all human societies and valid for all times. Examples are the concepts of sanction, class, social stratification, social mobility, group, culture, values, religion, custom and others

Intellectual Imperialism:Definition, Traits, And Problems.

Imperialism is not confined to the political or economic aspects of the historical process. Rather, it is to be considered as a cluster. A phenomenon such as imperialism is a cluster of different aspects of human undertakings