Blair Palmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5990812 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Blair Palmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Blair |
| FAMILY NAME | Palmer |
| SIGNATURE | PALMER B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Co-Investment and Clientelism as Informal Institutions: Beyond ‘Good Enough’ Property Rights Protection
Memories of Migration: Butonese Migrants returning to Buton after the Maluku Conflicts 1999–2002
People from Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, have for centuries migrated to Ambon for work, there forming one of the most prominent communities of 'pendatang' along with the Bugis. Since the beginning of the recent conflicts in Maluku, official figures indicate that over 160,000people have returned to Buton (previous population 450,000) as refugees. This paper discusses the identity of these refugees and how the term 'refugee' may be misleading. Some o…
Migrasi dan Identitas: Perantau Buton yang Kembali ke Buton Setelah Konflik Maluku 1999–2002
People from Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, have for centuries migrated to Ambon for work, there forming one of the most prominent communities of 'pendatang' along with the Bugis. Since the beginning of the recent conflicts in Maluku, official figures indicate that over 160,000people have returned to Buton (previous population 450,000) as refugees. This paper discusses the identity of these refugees and how the term 'refugee' may be misleading. Some o…
Petani dan Pedagang: Perubahan Ekonomi dan Agama di Buton
This article examines a dispute over proper religious practice in an all-Muslim village in Buton, Southeast Sulawesi. Traditionalists and modernists disagree over whether agricultural ceremonies involving offerings for territorial spirits should be allowed to continue. Local views on this dispute are explored with reference to the historical context of religious practice in the village, and processes of social change over the past several generat…
Collective Violence in Indonesia
Since the end of Suharto's so-called New Order (1966-1998) in Indonesia and the eruption of vicious group violence, a number of questions have engaged the minds of scholars and other observers. How widespread is the group violence? What forms—ethnic, religious, economic—has it primarily taken? Have the clashes of the post-Suharto years been significantly more widespread, or worse, than those of the late New Order? The authors of Collective Violen…
A Production Grammar for Burmese Kinship Terminology
Previously, J. Lambek and others have used Production Grammars to study the kinship terminology of English, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Malagasy (Lambek 1986; Lambek and Lambek 1981; Bhargava and Lambek 1983, 1992). A similar technique is applied here to the kinship terminology of Burmese. A complete production grammar is given, with structure rules to generate possible kinship descriptions, appropriate reduction rules, and morphological rules. Cousin s…
A Production Grammar for Burmese Kinship Terminology
Previously, J. Lambek and others have used Production Grammars to study the kinship terminology of English, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Malagasy (Lambek 1986; Lambek and Lambek 1981; Bhargava and Lambek 1983, 1992). A similar technique is applied here to the kinship terminology of Burmese. A complete production grammar is given, with structure rules to generate possible kinship descriptions, appropriate reduction rules, and morphological rules. Cousin s…
Collective Violence in Indonesia
Since the end of Suharto's so-called New Order (1966-1998) in Indonesia and the eruption of vicious group violence, a number of questions have engaged the minds of scholars and other observers. How widespread is the group violence? What forms—ethnic, religious, economic—has it primarily taken? Have the clashes of the post-Suharto years been significantly more widespread, or worse, than those of the late New Order? The authors of Collective Violen…
Petani dan Pedagang: Perubahan Ekonomi dan Agama di Buton
This article examines a dispute over proper religious practice in an all-Muslim village in Buton, Southeast Sulawesi. Traditionalists and modernists disagree over whether agricultural ceremonies involving offerings for territorial spirits should be allowed to continue. Local views on this dispute are explored with reference to the historical context of religious practice in the village, and processes of social change over the past several generat…
Memories of Migration: Butonese Migrants returning to Buton after the Maluku Conflicts 1999–2002
People from Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, have for centuries migrated to Ambon for work, there forming one of the most prominent communities of 'pendatang' along with the Bugis. Since the beginning of the recent conflicts in Maluku, official figures indicate that over 160,000people have returned to Buton (previous population 450,000) as refugees. This paper discusses the identity of these refugees and how the term 'refugee' may be misleading. Some o…
Migrasi dan Identitas: Perantau Buton yang Kembali ke Buton Setelah Konflik Maluku 1999–2002
People from Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, have for centuries migrated to Ambon for work, there forming one of the most prominent communities of 'pendatang' along with the Bugis. Since the beginning of the recent conflicts in Maluku, official figures indicate that over 160,000people have returned to Buton (previous population 450,000) as refugees. This paper discusses the identity of these refugees and how the term 'refugee' may be misleading. Some o…
Co-Investment and Clientelism as Informal Institutions: Beyond ‘Good Enough’ Property Rights Protection
Asian Studies and History (5 works) · Political science (3 works) · Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Burmese (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Clientelism (1 works)