A small guide to Japanese culture. This time, about Table Manners and Japanese traditional restaurants and cuisines. Learned from a visit at うなぎ割烹一二三 (Unagi Kappo Hifumi)
This is the PowerPoint presentation given at a colloquium held at Seijo University (Tokyo, Japan) on 6th Dec 2014. I was personally invited by Prof. Tomiyuki UESUGI to gave a public lecture at the colloquium about Ethnic Chinese identity after their forced repatriation to China in 1965.
Becoming Chinese in Indonesia: A Study of Ethnic and Nation Identities in Tan...Muhammad Reza Zaini
This is the Power Point slides of my research presented at International Sociological Association's 2014 World Congress of Sociology at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan. My research implies that Chinese identity -to some extent- is an achievable status.
Island connectivity (factor comparison between Sebatik and Aegean Islands)Muhammad Reza Zaini
I am currently discussing with Dr. Ioannis Spilanis from University of the Aegean, Greece, about theoretical impact of island studies: How are islands connected with each other? I propose that 'island-connectedness' is also affected by ethnic issues -particularly in multi-ethnic Indonesia. Dr. Spilanis is currently considering this.
Selama ini banyak yang beranggapan bahwa Cina Benteng adalah Cina Peranakan yang menetap di daerah Tangerang. Namun beberapa anggotanya di Desa Situgadung awalnya menolak hal itu, dan mengidentifikasi diri mereka sebagai Orang Keturunan. Melalui proses panjang, mereka akhirnya mengaku, bahkan bangga sebagai Cina Benteng sejak akhir tahun 1980’an. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, penelitian ini memberikan pemahaman baru tentang konsep identitas etnis dan pembedaan antara keduanya. Identitas adalah sebuah proses mengidentifikasi kolektivitas yang menjadi acuan, dimana individu berperan penting untuk menentukan kolektivitas mana yang merupakan alter ego-nya. Sementara etnisitas merupakan salah satu bentuk kolektivitas, dimana kelompoklah yang menetapkan keanggotaan seorang individu.
The Imporatnce of Millennium Development Goals: A Study of Resource Managemen...Muhammad Reza Zaini
Presented at International Conference on Science and Social Research 2013, Penang Island, Malaysia.
The goal of this case study research is to analyze the significance of multiculturalism within the Indonesian government’s Millennium Development Goals poverty eradication effort. Thus, the outcome is to identify solutions toward poverty caused by the absence of multiculturalism values in Ambon, through resource management. The consideration of choosing Ambon is because it is one of Indonesia’s most underdeveloped regions, though rich in natural resources. Interestingly, the condition was widely linked to ethnic issues occurred in Ambon since Suharto’s downfall in 1998. This research’s main concept is based on Amartya Sen’s notion of social exclusion, namely the capability deprivation. Additionally, the sociological perspective of structural-functionalism is employed as the research perspective. Other literature studies include historical review on the relation between poverty and multiculturalism in developing countries, as well as Iwan Gardono’s paper on primordial conflicts in Ambon. By analyzing the relation between the state’s ignorance of multiculturalism and poverty, we will understand how the ethnicity-based exclusion occurred in post-Suharto Ambon until recently. In turn, this phenomenon triggered marginalization of the dominant native ethnic groups. Eventually, the structural inequality caused by the marginalization enables the non-native ethnic groups to enjoy the natural resources exclusively. The finding offers an alternative solution of natural resource management in Ambon, as a blueprint of sustainable development. Therefore, results suggest that multiculturalism values should be structurally enforced by the state to ensure inclusivity among various ethnic groups. The importance of bottom-up policy-making to create compatible social policies within different social structures is also suggested.
A small guide to Japanese culture. This time, about Table Manners and Japanese traditional restaurants and cuisines. Learned from a visit at うなぎ割烹一二三 (Unagi Kappo Hifumi)
This is the PowerPoint presentation given at a colloquium held at Seijo University (Tokyo, Japan) on 6th Dec 2014. I was personally invited by Prof. Tomiyuki UESUGI to gave a public lecture at the colloquium about Ethnic Chinese identity after their forced repatriation to China in 1965.
Becoming Chinese in Indonesia: A Study of Ethnic and Nation Identities in Tan...Muhammad Reza Zaini
This is the Power Point slides of my research presented at International Sociological Association's 2014 World Congress of Sociology at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan. My research implies that Chinese identity -to some extent- is an achievable status.
Island connectivity (factor comparison between Sebatik and Aegean Islands)Muhammad Reza Zaini
I am currently discussing with Dr. Ioannis Spilanis from University of the Aegean, Greece, about theoretical impact of island studies: How are islands connected with each other? I propose that 'island-connectedness' is also affected by ethnic issues -particularly in multi-ethnic Indonesia. Dr. Spilanis is currently considering this.
Selama ini banyak yang beranggapan bahwa Cina Benteng adalah Cina Peranakan yang menetap di daerah Tangerang. Namun beberapa anggotanya di Desa Situgadung awalnya menolak hal itu, dan mengidentifikasi diri mereka sebagai Orang Keturunan. Melalui proses panjang, mereka akhirnya mengaku, bahkan bangga sebagai Cina Benteng sejak akhir tahun 1980’an. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, penelitian ini memberikan pemahaman baru tentang konsep identitas etnis dan pembedaan antara keduanya. Identitas adalah sebuah proses mengidentifikasi kolektivitas yang menjadi acuan, dimana individu berperan penting untuk menentukan kolektivitas mana yang merupakan alter ego-nya. Sementara etnisitas merupakan salah satu bentuk kolektivitas, dimana kelompoklah yang menetapkan keanggotaan seorang individu.
The Imporatnce of Millennium Development Goals: A Study of Resource Managemen...Muhammad Reza Zaini
Presented at International Conference on Science and Social Research 2013, Penang Island, Malaysia.
The goal of this case study research is to analyze the significance of multiculturalism within the Indonesian government’s Millennium Development Goals poverty eradication effort. Thus, the outcome is to identify solutions toward poverty caused by the absence of multiculturalism values in Ambon, through resource management. The consideration of choosing Ambon is because it is one of Indonesia’s most underdeveloped regions, though rich in natural resources. Interestingly, the condition was widely linked to ethnic issues occurred in Ambon since Suharto’s downfall in 1998. This research’s main concept is based on Amartya Sen’s notion of social exclusion, namely the capability deprivation. Additionally, the sociological perspective of structural-functionalism is employed as the research perspective. Other literature studies include historical review on the relation between poverty and multiculturalism in developing countries, as well as Iwan Gardono’s paper on primordial conflicts in Ambon. By analyzing the relation between the state’s ignorance of multiculturalism and poverty, we will understand how the ethnicity-based exclusion occurred in post-Suharto Ambon until recently. In turn, this phenomenon triggered marginalization of the dominant native ethnic groups. Eventually, the structural inequality caused by the marginalization enables the non-native ethnic groups to enjoy the natural resources exclusively. The finding offers an alternative solution of natural resource management in Ambon, as a blueprint of sustainable development. Therefore, results suggest that multiculturalism values should be structurally enforced by the state to ensure inclusivity among various ethnic groups. The importance of bottom-up policy-making to create compatible social policies within different social structures is also suggested.