Nicholas Chan
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3688071 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Nicholas Chan |
| PRENOMES | Nicholas |
| SOBRENOME | Chan |
| ASSINATURA | CHAN N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Monash University Malaysia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6018-2833 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Extremist timelines
This article seeks to enrich understanding of Amitav Acharya's formulation of the multiplex world order in two novel ways. First, it recentres violent extremist actors as being among the architects of such multiplexity and, second, it highlights their contribution to multiplexity's temporal pluralism. The article makes a theoretical contribution in conceptualizing temporalities as a defining feature of the multiplex's complexity and diversity; a …
Rapid mangrove sediment accretion in late-Holocene paleochannels of Singapore
The evolution of mangroves in response to sea-level rise will partially depend on the availability of accommodation space, which is influenced by the hydrodynamic setting. Here, we reconstruct mangrove evolution in a paleochannel of Sungei Jurong (i.e., Jurong River), Singapore via litho-, bio-, and chrono-stratigraphical analyses. Paleochannels are a commonly-occurring, but under-studied hydrodynamic setting in mangroves. Our results show a stra…
Voluntary commitments for ocean sustainability
‘Human Rights…But for the Majority’
Scholarly treatments of the human rights agenda tend to posit civil society organisations (CSOs) as its defender and the state and mainstream political actors as its violators. Even when raising the problem of an ‘uncivil society’, the literature labels these CSOs as reactive and hostile to the human rights agenda they perceive as ‘Western’ and ‘foreign’. I argue that these treatments of the issue overlook another phenomenon: the emergence of CSO…
What (Who) Is Moderate Islam for? Malaysia's Ontological Security Seeking in the Post-September 11 Global Order
The popular yet ambiguous idea of moderate Islam has been treated with either interest or indifference in international relations. The interest hinges on hopes of Islamic reformism, whereas the indifference originates from a cynical view that sees moderate Islam campaigns as driven by political opportunism. These viewpoints conceptualize the idea of “moderate Islam” as exegetically rooted and seek to measure state actions based on that. This arti…
Rethinking the causes of Islamisation
Theories about state-led Islamisation tend to attribute the phenomenon to domestic dynamics, such as political competition, institutional co-optation, and changing social norms. When exogenous factors are considered, they usually refer to imported ideologies. Moreover, Islamisation is often depicted as a firm rejection of the West. This article seeks to complicate those explanations. Using insights from the ontological security literature in Inte…
Linking ocean and climate change governance
Increasing links are being made between ocean sustainability and climate change, as illustrated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report on the ocean and cryosphere, and the billing of the 2019 UN climate change conference as the “Blue COP.” This review of these linkages is framed by the “bandwagoning” literature in global environmental politics to examine how ocean action has been constructed as being relevant for both cli…
The Paris Agreement as Analogy in Global Environmental Politics
The Paris Agreement is increasingly being used as an analogy in global environmental politics to discuss issues beyond climate change. This Forum article explores the two main ways in which this analogy has been discursively employed: as a symbol of diplomatic success to be emulated and as a model for institutional treaty design. It illustrates the broader meanings associated with the Paris Agreement, reflecting its preeminent public and politica…
Special Circumstances' and the Politics of Climate Vulnerability
African countries are well recognised as being among the worst affected by the impacts of climate change. However, efforts to secure recognition of these 'special circumstances' of African countries within the UN climate negotiations have been unsuccessful, despite this being a continental priority prior to and following adoption of the Paris Agreement. Such status is linked to global priorities for funding adaptation to climate change. This arti…
Beyond delegation size
In moderation of 'strangers
Counter-narratives is a celebrated strategy in countering violent extremism (CVE), but critical study of its contents is still lacking. This paper not only examines such narratives directly through mostly non-English materials published by Malaysian state agencies, it also proposes a new framework to understand them. It argues that these narratives perform an ontological security-seeking function by the Muslim state when faced with the dilemma of…
The Malaysian “Islamic” State Versus the Islamic State (Is)
This article provides a study of how the Malaysian state defines and redefines “terror” as the nature of militancy changes from the Communist insurgency to present day’s Islamist jihadism. Tracing such definitional changes, the article demonstrates how the portrait of a terrorist not only is inherently political (and at certain junctures, politicised), but also reflects the changing nature of the state. While able to ethnicise and externalise the…
Large Ocean States
Small island states are typically portrayed as vulnerable and insignificant actors in international affairs. This article traces the emerging self-identification of “large ocean states” that these small island states in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are now employing, juxtaposing their miniscule landmass and populations with the possession of sovereign authority over large swathes of the world’s oceans. Such authority is increasingly being exerci…
Climate Contributions and the Paris Agreement
One of the chief aspects of last December's landmark Paris Agreement on climate change was the acceptance of the notion that all states would make a “contribution” to the global effort to address climate change. These voluntary, nationally determined, non-binding pledges are the most visible feature of the reorientation of the international climate regime away from its previous emphasis on “top-down” international coordination, and toward a “bott…
Large Ocean States
Small island states are typically portrayed as vulnerable and insignificant actors in international affairs. This article traces the emerging self-identification of “large ocean states” that these small island states in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are now employing, juxtaposing their miniscule landmass and populations with the possession of sovereign authority over large swathes of the world’s oceans. Such authority is increasingly being exerci…
Climate Contributions and the Paris Agreement
One of the chief aspects of last December's landmark Paris Agreement on climate change was the acceptance of the notion that all states would make a “contribution” to the global effort to address climate change. These voluntary, nationally determined, non-binding pledges are the most visible feature of the reorientation of the international climate regime away from its previous emphasis on “top-down” international coordination, and toward a “bott…
The Malaysian “Islamic” State Versus the Islamic State (Is)
This article provides a study of how the Malaysian state defines and redefines “terror” as the nature of militancy changes from the Communist insurgency to present day’s Islamist jihadism. Tracing such definitional changes, the article demonstrates how the portrait of a terrorist not only is inherently political (and at certain junctures, politicised), but also reflects the changing nature of the state. While able to ethnicise and externalise the…
Special Circumstances' and the Politics of Climate Vulnerability
African countries are well recognised as being among the worst affected by the impacts of climate change. However, efforts to secure recognition of these 'special circumstances' of African countries within the UN climate negotiations have been unsuccessful, despite this being a continental priority prior to and following adoption of the Paris Agreement. Such status is linked to global priorities for funding adaptation to climate change. This arti…
Beyond delegation size
The Paris Agreement as Analogy in Global Environmental Politics
The Paris Agreement is increasingly being used as an analogy in global environmental politics to discuss issues beyond climate change. This Forum article explores the two main ways in which this analogy has been discursively employed: as a symbol of diplomatic success to be emulated and as a model for institutional treaty design. It illustrates the broader meanings associated with the Paris Agreement, reflecting its preeminent public and politica…
Climate Contributions and the Paris Agreement
One of the chief aspects of last December's landmark Paris Agreement on climate change was the acceptance of the notion that all states would make a “contribution” to the global effort to address climate change. These voluntary, nationally determined, non-binding pledges are the most visible feature of the reorientation of the international climate regime away from its previous emphasis on “top-down” international coordination, and toward a “bott…
The Malaysian “Islamic” State Versus the Islamic State (Is)
This article provides a study of how the Malaysian state defines and redefines “terror” as the nature of militancy changes from the Communist insurgency to present day’s Islamist jihadism. Tracing such definitional changes, the article demonstrates how the portrait of a terrorist not only is inherently political (and at certain junctures, politicised), but also reflects the changing nature of the state. While able to ethnicise and externalise the…
Large Ocean States
Small island states are typically portrayed as vulnerable and insignificant actors in international affairs. This article traces the emerging self-identification of “large ocean states” that these small island states in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are now employing, juxtaposing their miniscule landmass and populations with the possession of sovereign authority over large swathes of the world’s oceans. Such authority is increasingly being exerci…
Beyond delegation size
In moderation of 'strangers
Counter-narratives is a celebrated strategy in countering violent extremism (CVE), but critical study of its contents is still lacking. This paper not only examines such narratives directly through mostly non-English materials published by Malaysian state agencies, it also proposes a new framework to understand them. It argues that these narratives perform an ontological security-seeking function by the Muslim state when faced with the dilemma of…
Linking ocean and climate change governance
Increasing links are being made between ocean sustainability and climate change, as illustrated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report on the ocean and cryosphere, and the billing of the 2019 UN climate change conference as the “Blue COP.” This review of these linkages is framed by the “bandwagoning” literature in global environmental politics to examine how ocean action has been constructed as being relevant for both cli…
The Paris Agreement as Analogy in Global Environmental Politics
The Paris Agreement is increasingly being used as an analogy in global environmental politics to discuss issues beyond climate change. This Forum article explores the two main ways in which this analogy has been discursively employed: as a symbol of diplomatic success to be emulated and as a model for institutional treaty design. It illustrates the broader meanings associated with the Paris Agreement, reflecting its preeminent public and politica…
Special Circumstances' and the Politics of Climate Vulnerability
African countries are well recognised as being among the worst affected by the impacts of climate change. However, efforts to secure recognition of these 'special circumstances' of African countries within the UN climate negotiations have been unsuccessful, despite this being a continental priority prior to and following adoption of the Paris Agreement. Such status is linked to global priorities for funding adaptation to climate change. This arti…
‘Human Rights…But for the Majority’
Scholarly treatments of the human rights agenda tend to posit civil society organisations (CSOs) as its defender and the state and mainstream political actors as its violators. Even when raising the problem of an ‘uncivil society’, the literature labels these CSOs as reactive and hostile to the human rights agenda they perceive as ‘Western’ and ‘foreign’. I argue that these treatments of the issue overlook another phenomenon: the emergence of CSO…
What (Who) Is Moderate Islam for? Malaysia's Ontological Security Seeking in the Post-September 11 Global Order
The popular yet ambiguous idea of moderate Islam has been treated with either interest or indifference in international relations. The interest hinges on hopes of Islamic reformism, whereas the indifference originates from a cynical view that sees moderate Islam campaigns as driven by political opportunism. These viewpoints conceptualize the idea of “moderate Islam” as exegetically rooted and seek to measure state actions based on that. This arti…
Rethinking the causes of Islamisation
Theories about state-led Islamisation tend to attribute the phenomenon to domestic dynamics, such as political competition, institutional co-optation, and changing social norms. When exogenous factors are considered, they usually refer to imported ideologies. Moreover, Islamisation is often depicted as a firm rejection of the West. This article seeks to complicate those explanations. Using insights from the ontological security literature in Inte…
Voluntary commitments for ocean sustainability
Rapid mangrove sediment accretion in late-Holocene paleochannels of Singapore
The evolution of mangroves in response to sea-level rise will partially depend on the availability of accommodation space, which is influenced by the hydrodynamic setting. Here, we reconstruct mangrove evolution in a paleochannel of Sungei Jurong (i.e., Jurong River), Singapore via litho-, bio-, and chrono-stratigraphical analyses. Paleochannels are a commonly-occurring, but under-studied hydrodynamic setting in mangroves. Our results show a stra…
Extremist timelines
This article seeks to enrich understanding of Amitav Acharya's formulation of the multiplex world order in two novel ways. First, it recentres violent extremist actors as being among the architects of such multiplexity and, second, it highlights their contribution to multiplexity's temporal pluralism. The article makes a theoretical contribution in conceptualizing temporalities as a defining feature of the multiplex's complexity and diversity; a …
Political science (12 obras) · Law (9 obras) · Politics (7 obras) · Law (6 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Asian Studies and History (5 obras) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (5 obras) · Ecology (4 obras) · Geography (4 obras) · International Maritime Law Issues (4 obras)