Through ethnographic fieldwork, this dissertation examines the culture of sholawat in Indonesia, a festive public event marked by a combination of prayer songs and sermons among Muslims. In this setting, the style of Indonesian Islam, what Indonesians label as Islam Nusantara, i…
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Microcredit has an important role in the growth and productivity of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in East Timor, also on poverty reduction in other countries. The objective of this thesis, comprised of four essays, is to provide empirical evidence of the impact…
This dissertation is an ethnography of Thai migrant farmworkers in the Central Arabah region of Israel, their employers, and their kin in Northeast Thailand (Isaan). It argues that over the last thirty years, the cooperative communities (moshavim) of this region have come to rel…
The traditional rural population of Indonesia is highly dependent on forests for their livelihoods, including both products and services for both market and subsistence. Thus, their livelihoods are threatened by economic development activities that lead to deforestation. In this…
The concept of caring differs across cultures, being unique to each patient due to differences in culture and context (Wikberg & Eriksson, 2008). Nurses need to maintain awareness of the possibility of culturally diverse behaviour among their patients. Within the hospital commun…
Cultural narratives are widely shared stories that provide context to real-world events and human interaction, thereby influencing the norms and standards of a group and the behavior of its members. Security analysts are increasingly interested in the deliberate manipulation of …
This study examined student experiences in an online learning transnational education model by exploring the flipped classroom pedagogy at two Microcampuses in South East Asia. Interviews were conducted with forty-nine participants across three countries, the U.S., Cambodia and …
This thesis examines how power operates within the NGOs and how NGOs’ agenda interacts with local forces that transform local civic life and their relationship with the state. Using critical ethnography as an approach and methodology, this study investigates the relationship bet…
This project combines political history, social history and memory to convey a perspective of the war through the eyes of the people of Central Vietnam who participated in the urban movement of the Vietnamese Revolution. It is intended to address conspicuous gaps within the hist…
Defamation is an expressed insult that may tarnish other’s reputation or goodwill. The seriousness of this offence against honour is so severe that it is not only considered as a punishable offence in Islamic law, but also by all other legal systems in the world. This thesis aim…
This dissertation presents in-depth description and analysis the Zophei sound system within the context of the closely-related Maraic languages. Zophei (or Zyphe, ISO 639-3 ZYP), a previously undocumented member of the Maraic branch of Kuki-Chin (or South-Central Tibeto-Burman) …
This thesis examines the effects of militarisation upon both the garrison and the civilian population of Singapore between 1921 and 1941. In 1921, Singapore was made the cornerstone of British imperial defence in the Fat East. Consequently, the importance of the military was dra…
This phenomenological study explored how Philippine activists of the Marcos Era made meaning of their varied sacrifices and loss in their role as political activists. By opposing the oppressive political regime that claimed many lives and witnessing scores of human rights violat…
Many developing countries with heterogeneous tribal, ethnic, and/or linguistic populations face a unique form of violence motivated by a desire to secede from the central state and form a new state, known as separatism. Motivated by a strong cultural identity and a sense of oppr…
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been investigated worldwide, yet few studies have systematically examined the mental health consequence among married women in the context of Southeast Asia, a diverse and vast region of Asia situated east of the Indian subcontinent and south …
This ministry project seeks to discover the biblical and theological significance of Psalms 120–134 and provide suggestions for their use in Indonesian worship. Chapter 1 introduces the Indonesian context and the rationale, purpose, goals, methodology, limitations, and delimitat…
Diese Studie ordnet die ökonomischen Modelle der „Entwicklungshilfe“ als kolonial geprägtes und historisch gebundenes Wissen ein und untersucht deren Lokalisierung in Verhandlungen und Projekten der Bundesrepublik und der Niederlande mit der Republik Indonesien in den langen 196…
This thesis explores the roles of Alkhairaat in Palu Central Sulawesi as a modern Islamic boarding school and one of the most remarkable educational institutions in the development of Islam in eastern Indonesia. Established on June 30, 1930 by Al Habib Idrus ibn Salim Aljufri (1…