Dr. Jatswan Singh

Senior Fellow 

Email: jatswan.singh[at]uni-rostock.de 

 

Education / Experience

Education / Experience

  • B. A. (Hons) – First Class (History), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, 1989
  • M. A. (History), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1993
  • M. A. (Politics of International Resources and Development), University of Leeds, 1993
  • Ph.D., University of Leeds, 2011
  • Tutor, History Department, University of Malaya, 1989-1992
  • Lecturer, Department of International & Strategic Studies, University of Malaya, 1993-2003
  • Associate Professor, Department of International & Strategic Studies, University of Malaya, 2003-2022
  • Executive Director, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), University of Malaya, 2019-2022
  • Director, Centre for ASEAN Regionalism University of Malaya, 2019-2020
  • Visiting Lecturer, University of Malaysia, Sarawak (UNIMAS), 1994-1995
Publications

Publications

Books

  • Rajah Rasiah, Azirah Hashim and Jatswan S. Sidhu, eds. (2021). Contesting Malaysia’s Integration into the World Economy. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2017). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam (3rd Ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2010). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam (2nd Ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu and K. S. Balakrishnan, eds. (2008). The Seas Divide: Geopolitics and Maritime Issues in Southeast Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Institute of Ocean and Earth Studies (IOES), University of Malaya.
  • D. S. Ranjit Singh and Jatswan S. Sidhu (1997). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press/Rowman & Littlefield.

 

Book Chapters

  • Raja Rasiah, Azirah Hashim and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2021). Introduction: Problematizing Historicization, in Raja Rasiah, Azirah Hashim and Jatswan S. Sidhu, eds. Contesting Malaysia's Integration into the World Economy. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan: 1-14. 
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2009). Malaysia's Security and Defence since 1957: An Overview, in Abdul Razak Baginda, ed. Malaysia's Security and Defence since 1957. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Strategic Research Centre (MSRC): 1-30. 
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu and K. S. Balakrishnan (2008). Introduction: Trends in Maritime Security and Geopolitics in in Southeast Asia, in Jatswan S. Sidhu and K. S. Balakrishan, eds. The Seas Divide: Geopolitics and Maritime Issues in Southeast Asia. Kuala Lumpur: IOES, University of Malaya: 1-8. 
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2006). Malaysia-Singapore Relations since 1998: A Troubled Past−Whither a Brighter Future? in Ruhanas Harun, ed. Malaysia’s Foreign Relations: Issues and Challenges, Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press: 75-92.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2004). Gobierno y politico en Singapur, in Juan Ignacio Piovani and Sebastian Baglioni, eds. El Sudeste Asiatico Una visión contemporánea, La Plata, Argentina: EDUNTREF: 97-122.

 

Journal Articles

  • Iftikhar Ali and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2021). Strategic Dynamics of Crisis Stability in South Asia. Journal of Asian and African Studies, (2 November, online): 19 pp.
  • Iftikhar Ali and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2021). Dynamics of Pakistan’s Nuclear Doctrine: Implications for Strategic Stability in South Asia. Journal of Asian and African Studies, (16 August, online): 16 pp.
  • Zamri Zahid and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2021). Gramscianism in Syed Husin Ali’s Neo-Feudalism: A Postcolonial Appraisal. Southeast Asian Social Science Review (SEASSR) 16 (July-December): 50-75.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2021). The Rohingya: Myanmar's Unwanted Minority. European Yearbook of Minority IssuesOnline, (1 June, online): 24 pp.
  • Iftikhar Ali and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2021). India’s Doctrinal Modifications: Counterforce Temptations in South Asia. Journal of Asian and African Studies, (31 May, online): 22 pp.
  • Ekele J. Njoku and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2021). Beyond Religious Fundamentalism: Multidimensional Poverty and Boko Haram’s Appeal among Northern Nigerian Youths. Malaysian Journal of International Relations 9(1): 68-87.
  • Ravi Mahalingam and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2021). Inside the Crime of Sex Trafficking in Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Human Trafficking 7(3): 308-324.
  • Jörn Dosch and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2019). Negara Brunei Darussalam in 2018: Some Good News at Last. Asian Survey 59(1): 204-208.
  • Khaldoon Ahmed Abdulla and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2018). The Influence of Geography in Asymmetric Conflicts in Narrow Seas and the Houthi Insurgency in Yemen. Malaysian Journal of International Relations (MJIR) 6: 84-90.
  • Njoku C. Ekele and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2017). Fighting the Boko Haram: Military Offensive or Socio-Economic Solution? Malaysian Journal of International Relations 5: 87-95.
  • Roy Anthony Rogers and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2016). International Norms and Human Rights Conditions in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Malaysian Journal of International Relations 4: 109-137.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu and Roy Anthony Rogers (2015). China’s Strategic Ambitions in the Indian Ocean: India’s Anxiety and the United States’ Concerns. Malaysian Journal of International Relations 3: 75-104.
  • Jörn Dosch and Jatswan S. Sidhu (2015). The European Union’s Myanmar Policy: Focused or Directionless? Journal of Current Southeast Asian Studies 2: 85-112.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2014). Reforms in Myanmar: By Chance of Design? Journal of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations 14(1): 19-32.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2011). "Quo Vadis Myanmar?: Military Rule, the 2010 Election and Beyond. Journal of International Studies 7: 17-32. 
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu and Syeeda Naushin Parnini (2011). International Responses to Human Rights Violations in Myanmar: The Case of the Rohingya. Journal of International Studies 7, 2011: 119-134. 
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2010). Human Rights Violations in Myanmar and the Military Junta’s Defensive Human Rights Diplomacy. Journal of International Studies 6: 1-14.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2009). India’s Myanmar Policy since 1988: Between Democratic Ideals and Geostrategic Imperatives. Journal of International Studies 5: 93-108.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2008). Malaysia-Myanmar Relations since 1958. Journal of International Studies 4: 75-90.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2000). Brunei’s Oil Industry, 1906-1929: The Early Years. Sejarah (Journal of the Department of History, University of Malaya) 8: 141-154.

 

Other Publications / Op-eds

  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2021). Malaysia-Turkey: Old Friends, New Allies? Politics Today, 18 January, <https://politicstoday.org/malaysia-and-turkey-old-friends-new-allies/>
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2018). Malaysia-India Relations: Strengthening a Political, Strategic Partnership. Diplomacy and Beyond Plus (New Delhi): 10-13.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2018). Malaysia: India's Gateway to ASEAN. Diplomatist (Special Report: India-ASEAN): 14-17.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2018). 71 Years of Collaboration on the Frontiers of Science and Technology Diplomacy & Beyond Plus (Special Report: India-Russia Bilateral Relationship): 42-45.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2018). Mozambique: India's Gateway to Africa. Diplomacy & Beyond Plus (Special Report: Celebrating 71 Years of Independence of Mozambique): 12-14.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2018). UK-India Strategic Partnership: Ties that Bind. Diplomacy & Beyond Plus (Special Report: United Kingdom-India): 10-15.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2018). Malaysia-India: Sixty Years of Strategic Partnership. Diplomacy & Beyond Plus (Special Report: Malaysia-India): 10-14.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2016). Brunei Maintains a Low Profile in Pressing its South China Sea Claim. World Politics Review, 28 January, <https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/17799/brunei-maintains-a-low-profile-in-pressing-its-south-china-sea-claims>
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2014). Malaysia: Truly Asia’s Best Business Destination. Diplomatist (New Delhi), 2(10), October: 69-70.
  • Jatswan S. Sidhu (2011). Reinvigorating the United Nations. The Globalist, 5 (October-November): 32-33. 

 

Major Policy Studies and Reports

  • Jörn Dosch et al. Evaluation of European Union's Regional Co-operation with Asia, Vol. 1 (105 pp.), Brussels: Evaluation Unit of the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid, European Commission, March 2014.
  • Jörn Dosch et al. Evaluation of European Union's Regional Co-operation with Asia, Vol. 2 (148 pp.), Brussels: Evaluation Unit of the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid, European Commission, March 2014.
  • Jörn Dosch et al., Evaluation of European Union's Regional Co-operation with Asia, Vol. 3 (232 pp.), Brussels: Evaluation Unit of the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid, European Commission, March 2014.
  • Report on Malaysia’s Sovereignty over the Baram, Terusan, Limbang, Lawas and Pendaruan/Rangau Rivers/Districts (7 Vols.), Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, 1996.