Jayum Anak Jawan

Background

Jawan, Jayum Anak was born on October 12, 1958 in Malaysia.

Education

BA in Political Economy, University North Carolina, 1980. MA in Political Science International Relations, Appalachian State University, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy in Southeast Asian Studies, University Hull, England, 1992.

Career

TS Empiang Research Chair, Universiti Putra Malaysia; Adjunct Faculty, Center for International Studies, Ohio Univesity, Athens, US; former Founding Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Management & Science, UPM Bintulu Campus; for Distinguished Tun Abd Razak Chair & Visiting Profesor of Political Science, Ohio University, Athens, US.

Joined Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1982 and over almost forty years in the academia, has authored more than 300 publications comprising entries in encyclopedias, books, chapters in books, teaching modules and guides, journal articles, conference papers and research reports; successfully supervised 69 graduate students including from various foreign countries; and served as external examiners to not less than 52 graduate theses from various universities.

Has held various advisory appointments in government departments and agencies including in some non-governmental organisations. He has also held various visiting positions at local and international universities including such as at: University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus (2012); Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2010); Wawasan Open University Malaysia (2011-2013); Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) (1996/97); Northern University of Bangladesh (2010); University of Flinders, Australia (2008); Korea Foundation, Seoul (2007); and University of Hull, UK (2004 & 2005).

Recent appointments: consultant to Netherland Institute for Multi-Party Democracy (NIDM, 2021-), and Myanmar School of Politics (MySop), Yangon, Myanmar (2017; 2020); member of the Advisory Council on National Unity, Ministry of National Unity, Prime Minister’s Department, Putrajaya for a period of two years, 2020 - 2022, and member of the Consultative Council on Public Security and Order, Ministry of Home Affairs, Malaysia, 2020 - 2022.

Achievements

• Jayum Anak Jawan has been listed as a noteworthy political science professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• Education

  • faculty of human ecology, upm

• upmkb

  • OUR ENTITY | UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA BINTULU SARAWAK CAMPUS

    (This is about the OUR ENTITY at UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA...)

    2020

Membership

Fellow Borneo Research Council. Member Malaysia Social Sciences Association (vice president 1996-1997), Institute Consultancy, Malaysian Association for American Studies.

References

• Hubungan sesama manusia - Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository syarahan inaugural/ inaugural lecture
  2007
• jayum jawan Poliical change and economic development among the ibans of sarawak, east malaysia
  1991
• ARTICLES - Understanding Political Contestation in Malaysia | SUVANNABHUMI SUVANNABHUMI: understanding political contestation in malaysia
  2016