Paul J Carnegie
Biographic Data
| ID | 246459 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul J Carnegie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul J |
| FAMILY NAME | Carnegie |
| SIGNATURE | CARNEGIE P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universiti Brunei Darussalam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6761-8716 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Life in the details: The sociology of the everyday turn in contemporary Brunei
This article considers the utility of a sociology of the everyday as a timely and productive lens for understanding contemporary Bruneian society. Drawing on recent studies, it highlights an emergent epistemic and methodological shift in the study of Brunei. There is a gradual move beyond earlier externally mediated and schematic renderings of societal formation towards more grounded engagements with everyday negotiation, situated identity format…
Different Strokes: Indonesian Statecraft in the North Natuna Sea
In recent years, tensions in the South China Sea have intensified with overlapping claims and strategic rivalries. China's expansive nine-dash line has even led to repeated incursions into Indonesia's exclusive economic zone in the North Natuna Sea, challenging Jakarta's maritime sovereignty and non-claimant status. This article examines Indonesia's policy response during President Joko Widodo's second term in office. While structural accounts of…
Contours of Precarity: A Perspective on Vulnerability and Insecurity in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is experiencing high levels of accumulation, extractive activity, speculation, infrastructural development, and indebtedness. At the same time, state-business-investment agendas regularly downplay issues of marginality and disadvantage. This paper provides a perspective on vulnerability and insecurity in the region. Drawing on observations over a number of years, combined with a review of relevant literature and the use of illustra…
Disaster, risk and conducting human security research in Southeast Asia
Purpose Typhoons, storm surges and sea-level rise pose major risks to life and livelihoods in Southeast Asia and demand state-level action. However, the prominence and frequency of these symptomatic disasters often divert attention from underlying systemic and situational issues. The purpose of this paper is a normative and conceptual one. It makes the case for a grounded and disaggregated human security approach for decoding complex relationship…
(Re)presenting Brunei Darussalam: A Sociology of the Everyday
This open access book explores the forces and issues shaping and defining contemporary identities and everyday life in Brunei Darussalam
Does diversity matter for development? New evidence of ethnic diversity’s mediation between internal migration and economic growth across Indonesia’s regions
Presenting Brunei Darussalam: A Sociology of the Everyday
Human security, marginality and precariousness in Southeast Asia
Besides the more obvious threats and impediments to human security posed by conflict or natural disaster, a central problem in examining and addressing multiple insecurities in Southeast Asia is at what level. Each country confronts a different context of human security and faces a host of intersecting circumstances that render situational day-to-day forms of precariousness difficult to recognise and interpret. How then are we to proceed? This ar…
The Politics of Transition in Fiji: Is it Charting a Democratic Course
Fiji is undergoing a period of political and economic change. At this stage, the jury is out on the course being charted by the FijiFirst government as it grapples with the dual challenges of political reform and economic development. With the 2018 general election on the horizon, the following article considers where Fiji is placed on the authoritarian‐democratic spectrum. By drawing on the comparative literature about transition “from above” an…
Human Insecurities in Southeast Asia
The recovery of a non-violent identity for an Islamist pesantren in an age of terror
This article examines the ways in which one of Indonesia's largest local, non-violent fundamentalist Islamist groups, Hidayatullah, has worked towards recovering a non-violent identity in the aftermath of allegations of terrorism made by the international community at the height of the War on Terror. Significantly, in international circles post-September 11, Indonesia's pesantren (Islamic boarding school) network more generally became associated …
The Road from Authoritarianism to Democratization in Indonesia
This book establishes that a tension exists between how we frame democratisation and the conclusions we arrive at. It demonstrates how and why interpreting ambiguity matters in the study of Indonesia
Democratization and Decentralization in Post-Soeharto Indonesia: Understanding Transition Dynamics
In 1998, following Soeharto's demise, Indonesia underwent a transition from authoritarian rule amidst much anticipation but no small amoun of concern.1 Thankfully, in the intervening years, it has now become th world's third largest democracy.2 Yet, how and why the archipelago's democratic institutions became established and accepted remain difficu questions to answer. Indeed, some influential commentators voice legitimate concern about oligarchi…
Democratization and Decentralization in Post-Soeharto Indonesia: Understanding Transition Dynamics
In 1998, following Soeharto's demise, Indonesia underwent a transition from authoritarian rule amidst much anticipation but no small amoun of concern.1 Thankfully, in the intervening years, it has now become th world's third largest democracy.2 Yet, how and why the archipelago's democratic institutions became established and accepted remain difficu questions to answer. Indeed, some influential commentators voice legitimate concern about oligarchi…
Does diversity matter for development? New evidence of ethnic diversity’s mediation between internal migration and economic growth across Indonesia’s regions
Human security, marginality and precariousness in Southeast Asia
Besides the more obvious threats and impediments to human security posed by conflict or natural disaster, a central problem in examining and addressing multiple insecurities in Southeast Asia is at what level. Each country confronts a different context of human security and faces a host of intersecting circumstances that render situational day-to-day forms of precariousness difficult to recognise and interpret. How then are we to proceed? This ar…
Democratization and Decentralization in Post-Soeharto Indonesia: Understanding Transition Dynamics
In 1998, following Soeharto's demise, Indonesia underwent a transition from authoritarian rule amidst much anticipation but no small amoun of concern.1 Thankfully, in the intervening years, it has now become th world's third largest democracy.2 Yet, how and why the archipelago's democratic institutions became established and accepted remain difficu questions to answer. Indeed, some influential commentators voice legitimate concern about oligarchi…
The Road from Authoritarianism to Democratization in Indonesia
This book establishes that a tension exists between how we frame democratisation and the conclusions we arrive at. It demonstrates how and why interpreting ambiguity matters in the study of Indonesia
The recovery of a non-violent identity for an Islamist pesantren in an age of terror
This article examines the ways in which one of Indonesia's largest local, non-violent fundamentalist Islamist groups, Hidayatullah, has worked towards recovering a non-violent identity in the aftermath of allegations of terrorism made by the international community at the height of the War on Terror. Significantly, in international circles post-September 11, Indonesia's pesantren (Islamic boarding school) network more generally became associated …
Human Insecurities in Southeast Asia
The Politics of Transition in Fiji: Is it Charting a Democratic Course
Fiji is undergoing a period of political and economic change. At this stage, the jury is out on the course being charted by the FijiFirst government as it grapples with the dual challenges of political reform and economic development. With the 2018 general election on the horizon, the following article considers where Fiji is placed on the authoritarian‐democratic spectrum. By drawing on the comparative literature about transition “from above” an…
Human security, marginality and precariousness in Southeast Asia
Besides the more obvious threats and impediments to human security posed by conflict or natural disaster, a central problem in examining and addressing multiple insecurities in Southeast Asia is at what level. Each country confronts a different context of human security and faces a host of intersecting circumstances that render situational day-to-day forms of precariousness difficult to recognise and interpret. How then are we to proceed? This ar…
Presenting Brunei Darussalam: A Sociology of the Everyday
(Re)presenting Brunei Darussalam: A Sociology of the Everyday
This open access book explores the forces and issues shaping and defining contemporary identities and everyday life in Brunei Darussalam
Does diversity matter for development? New evidence of ethnic diversity’s mediation between internal migration and economic growth across Indonesia’s regions
Disaster, risk and conducting human security research in Southeast Asia
Purpose Typhoons, storm surges and sea-level rise pose major risks to life and livelihoods in Southeast Asia and demand state-level action. However, the prominence and frequency of these symptomatic disasters often divert attention from underlying systemic and situational issues. The purpose of this paper is a normative and conceptual one. It makes the case for a grounded and disaggregated human security approach for decoding complex relationship…
Contours of Precarity: A Perspective on Vulnerability and Insecurity in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is experiencing high levels of accumulation, extractive activity, speculation, infrastructural development, and indebtedness. At the same time, state-business-investment agendas regularly downplay issues of marginality and disadvantage. This paper provides a perspective on vulnerability and insecurity in the region. Drawing on observations over a number of years, combined with a review of relevant literature and the use of illustra…
Life in the details: The sociology of the everyday turn in contemporary Brunei
This article considers the utility of a sociology of the everyday as a timely and productive lens for understanding contemporary Bruneian society. Drawing on recent studies, it highlights an emergent epistemic and methodological shift in the study of Brunei. There is a gradual move beyond earlier externally mediated and schematic renderings of societal formation towards more grounded engagements with everyday negotiation, situated identity format…
Different Strokes: Indonesian Statecraft in the North Natuna Sea
In recent years, tensions in the South China Sea have intensified with overlapping claims and strategic rivalries. China's expansive nine-dash line has even led to repeated incursions into Indonesia's exclusive economic zone in the North Natuna Sea, challenging Jakarta's maritime sovereignty and non-claimant status. This article examines Indonesia's policy response during President Joko Widodo's second term in office. While structural accounts of…
Political science (10 works) · Asian Studies and History (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Development economics (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Economic geography (3 works)