Jason Abbott

Qualifications:

• B.A. (Hons) Politics and History, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• Ph.D. International Relations and International Political Economy, The Nottingham Trent University

Job title

Lecturer in International Politics and International Political Economy (Southeast Asia)

Summary

Doctor Jason Abbott joined the university in August 2007, after previously holding positions as a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies and as Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in International Political Economy at the Department of International Studies, Nottingham Trent University (1995-2002).

Research Interests

Doctor Abbott is an expert on the politics and international relations of Southeast Asia, with special reference to the government and politics of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. He also works on international political economy (specifically issues surrounding development) and democratization. He is an experienced broadcaster and has provided interviews to a range of media organizations, including the BBC, CNN, Al-Jazeera and Voice of America.

Publications

Books

• 2004 The Political Economy of the Internet in Asia and the Pacific: Digital Divides, Economic Competitiveness, and Security Challenges. Westport, Praeger. (Edited collection with contributions)
• 2003 Developmentalism and Dependency in Southeast Asia: The case of the automotive industry. London, RoutledgeCurzon. (Single authored)
• 2002 with Worth, O. Critical Perspectives on International Political Economy. London, Palgrave. (Edited collection with contributions)
• 1999 with Hampton, M. Offshore Finance Centres and Tax Havens: The Rise of Global Capital. London, Macmillan Business. (Edited collection with contributions)
• 1999 with Palan, R. State Strategies in the Global Political Economy. London, Cassel Academic. (Paperback edition of 1996 text with new foreword and minor changes). Reprint 2005.
• 1996 with Palan, R. State Strategies in the Global Political Economy. London, Pinter.

Journal Articles

• 2009, "Malaysia's transitional moment?  Democratic transition theory and the problem of Malaysian exceptionalism", South East Asia Research , Vol. 17. No. 2, pp. 193-217
• 2007, with Franks, O. 'Malaysia at 50: Conflicting definitions of citizenship', Asian Affairs, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 3, pp337-356
• 2006. with Worth, O., 'Land of False Hope? The Contradictions of British Opposition to Globalization', Globalizations, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 49-63, March.
• 2001. 'Vanquishing Banquo's Ghost: The Anwar Ibrahim Affair and its impact on Malaysian politics', Asian Studies Review, Vol. 25, No.3, September, pp. 285-309
• 2001. 'Democracy@internet.asia. The challenges to the emancipatory potential of the Net: lessons from China and Malaysia, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 22 No. 1, February, pp. 99-114
• 2000, 'Treasure Island or Desert Island? Offshore Finance and Economic Development in Small Island Economies: The case of Labuan, Malaysia', Development Policy Review, Vol. 18, No.2, June
• 2000. 'Bittersweet Victory: The Malaysian General Election of 1999', The Roundtable: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, 354, pp. 245-258
• 1999. 'A Foul Smelling Affair' (Mahathir, Malaysia and the Anwar Ibrahim Affair). The World Today, Vol. 55, No. 6, July
• 1999. with Renwick, N. 'Piratical Violence and Maritime Security in Southeast Asia', Security Dialogue, Vol. 30, No.2, June
• 1999. with Renwick, N. 'Pirates? Maritime Piracy and Societal Security in Southeast Asia', Pacifica Review, Col. 11, No.1, pp. 7-24
• 1999. 'Export Processing Zones and the Developing World', Contemporary Review, Vol. 270, No. 1576, pp. 232-237.

Book Chapters

• 2009, pp. 82-101 "Economic Development in the East Asian (Semi)Periphery: Reintroducing dependency as a conceptual tool of analysis", in Owen Worth and Phoebe Moore, Globalization and the New Semi-Peripheries of the 21st century, London: Palgrave
• 2005. 'Not Like the Rest: Differential Development in Malaysia and Thailand (The Case of the Automotive Industry)', in Linda Low (ed) Developmental States: Relevancy, Redundancy or Reconfiguration?, NovaScience.
• 2005. "The Internet, reformasi and democratisation in Malaysia", in Edmund Gomez (ed) The State of Malaysia: Ethnicity, Equity and Reform, London, RoutledgeCurzon.
• 2004. 'Mahathir, Malaysia and the Multimedia Super Corridor: Development Catalyst, White Elephant or Cultural Landmark?', in Mohd Hazim Shah and Phua Kai Lit (edited) Public Policy, Culture and the Impact of Globalisation in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur: Persatuan Sains Sosia

Audio

Contact

Email: j.abbott@surrey.ac.uk