Vilashini Somiah Abstract
Biographic Data
| ID | 4171777 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vilashini Somiah Abstract |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vilashini Somiah |
| FAMILY NAME | Abstract |
| SIGNATURE | ABSTRACT V S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malaya |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
"Leaderless" resistance? An anatomy of female leadership in Orang Asli grassroots movements
This article unpacks community-level female leadership among Malaysia’s indigenous Orang Asli community. The power dynamics of this community’s relationship with state institutions have been uneven. Critics accuse the authorities of infantilizing the community, through gendered and patriarchal behaviour (for example, male government officers only interact with male heads of communities). Based on the fieldwork including seven interviews with fema…
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"Leaderless" resistance? An anatomy of female leadership in Orang Asli grassroots movements
This article unpacks community-level female leadership among Malaysia’s indigenous Orang Asli community. The power dynamics of this community’s relationship with state institutions have been uneven. Critics accuse the authorities of infantilizing the community, through gendered and patriarchal behaviour (for example, male government officers only interact with male heads of communities). Based on the fieldwork including seven interviews with fema…
Agency (philosophy (1 work) · Asian Studies and History (1 work) · Community organizing (1 work) · Empowerment (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Grassroots (1 work) · Indigenous (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law (1 work)