A Brief CV of Rustam A. Sani

PERSONAL INFORMATION

FULL NAME Rustam Abdullah Sani
BIRTH DATE 11 August 1944
BIRTH PLACE Ipoh, Perak (Malaysia)

SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Primary
Sekolah Kebangsaan Behrang Ulu,
Tanjung Malim, Perak
(1951-1963)

Secondary
Methodist English School,
Tanjung Malim, Perak
(1956-1963)

Sixth Form
Victoria Institution
Kuala Lumpur
(1963-1964)

UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED

  1. Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 1967-1970: BA (Hons) in Malay Studies (1970).

  1. University of Reading, England, 1972-1973: Postgraduate Diploma in Sociology (Dip.Soc) (1973)

  1. University of Kent at Canterbury, 1973-1975: MA in Southeast Asian Studies (1974).

  1. Yale University, Connecticut, USA, 1978-1981: (1) MA in Sociology (1980); (2) M Phil in Political Sociology (1981).

  1. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 1991: Advanced International Program in Conflict Resolution (Diploma) (1991).

AREAS OF INTEREST
Sociological Theory, Political Theory, Political Sociology, Social Statistics, Malay Nationalism, Political Elite Studies, Modernisation and Globalisation, Sociology of Literature.
WORK EXPERIENCE
  1. Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur: Assistant Editor, 1965-1967; Editor, 1970-1971

  1. Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur: Assistant Registrar (Academic and Record) 1971-1972 ; concurrently Secretary, Universities Central Admissions Unit (UPU); Lecturer (in Translation at The Languange Centre) 1975-1976.

  1. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi: Lecturer (Department of Anthropology and Sociology) 1976-1988; [Head of Department: 1984-1986]; Lecturer, Department of Political Science, 1988-1989; Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, 1989-1990.

  1. Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia: Senior Fellow /Editor-in-Chief/ Executive Director (Publications), 1990-1995.

  1. Pascabaru (M) Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur: Executive Chairman, 1995-1997.

  1. Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, Universiti Malaya: Senior Research Fellow, 1997-1999.
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
  1. Oxford University Press Meritorious Service Award, 1966.
  2. Oxford University Press Undergraduate Scholarship to study at Universiti Malaya (1967-1970).
  3. Fulbright-Hays Scholarship/Fellowship for graduate studies at Yale University, USA (1978-1981)
  4. Malaysia National Literary Award (Essays and Literary Criticism Category), 1990.
PUBLIC ORATORY
  1. Public Oratory for the Award of Honorary Doctor of Letters to Kassim Ahmad (UKM 13th Convocation, 17 August, 1985).
  2. Anwar Ibrahim: Tokoh Pembaca. Public Oratory for the “Examplary Reader Award” to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim by the Malaysian National Book Council, Kuala Lumpur, 7 August, 1988.
PUBLICATIONS [A Select List]
  • The Origins of the Malay Left: An Analysis of the Social Roots (MA Thesis, University of Kent at Canterbury), 1975.
  • Education and Malay Political Elites in the Thirties. Jurnal Pendidikan (UKM), No.5, April, 1977.
  • Malaya Pada Tahun-tahun Tiga Puluhan: Latarbelakang Sosial Bagi Permulaan Perkembangan Politik Malaysia. Jurnal Antropologi dan Sosiologi, Vol. 6, Pp. 18 – 29, 1978.
  • Pembentukan Elit Politik Melayu (A Paper Presented at the Annual Conference of The Malaysian Students Association of North America), SUNY Binghampton, 18 December, 1980.
  • Kesatuan Melayu Muda as the Organisational Origins of the Malay Left. Nusantara, No. 9, June, 1982.
  • Kepimpinan dalam Perkembangan Politik Melayu Awal: Aspek Sosial. In DBP (ed.), Isu-isu Ekonomi, Sosial dan Politik Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1983.
  • Robohan Nasionalisme Melayu: Asas Sosial Bagi Terbentuknya Ideologi Perpaduan Nasional. Ilmu Masyarakat, No. 4, Pp. 9 - 15, 1983.
  • Melayu Raya as a Malay Nation of Intent. In Dahlan, H. M. (ed.), The Nascent Malaysian Society (Second Edition), Bangi, 1986. (First Edition, 1976).
  • Malay Identity in Islam (Book Review of Chandra Muzaffar, Islamic Resurgence in Malaysia), Far Eastern Economic Review, 23 April, 1987.
  • The Malay Ruling Elite in the Post-colonial State of Malaysia. Solidarity (The Phillipines), No. 144, September-October, 1987.
  • The Role of Translation in Creating a Modern Intellectual Tradition: Some Thoughts on the Malaysian Case. Tenggara, No. 21/22, 1988.
  • Tradisi Intelektual Melayu dan Pembentukan Bangsa Malaysia. In Ahmat Adam, et al (eds.) Intelektualisme Melayu: Satu Polemik, Bangi, 1990.
  • National Policies: Their Implications on the Preservation of Heritage. In Raja Fuziah Tun Uda (ed.), The Changing World: Our Heritage and Our Future (Second Edition), Kuala Lumpur, 1991. (First Edition, 1989).
  • Conflict Theory and Peace Research: Some Reflections. In Goran Lindgrom, Kjell-Ake Norquist and Peter Wallenstein (eds.), Peace Process in the Third World, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1991.
  • The Social Sciences in Malaysia: A Critical Scenario. (With Norani Othman). Akademika, No. 38, Januari 1991.
  • Projek 2020: Melewati Dimensi Ekonomi. Negarawan, No. 21, 1991.
  • Politik dan Pembentukan Bangsa di Malaysia: Realiti dan Visi. Ilmu Masyarakat, No. 20, Julai-September, 1992.
  • Ke Arah Pembentukan Satu Bangsa Malaysia. In Hairany Naffis (ed.), Politik Malaysia Dekad 1990an, Bangi, 1992.
  • Badan-badan Bahasa dan Sastera Melayu: Satu Perspektif Sosiopolitik. In S. Othman Kelantan (ed.), Seratus Tahun Pergerakan Bahasa dan Sastera Melayu 1888-1988, Kuala Lumpur, 1992.
  • Melayu Baru: Beberapa Persoalan Sosio-Budaya, ISIS Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1992.
  • Politik dan Polemik Bahasa Melayu, Kuala Lumpur, 1993.
  • Melayu Baru dan Bangsa Malaysia: Tradisi Cendekia dan Krisis Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, 1993.
  • Ke Arah Mewujudkan Suasana Politik Yang Merangsang Pencapaian Matalamat Wawasan 2020. In Kamaruddin Jaafar dan Hazami Habib (eds.), Wawasan 2020, Kuala Lumpur, 1993.
  • Phoenix-like, A New Kind of Malay Arises. ISEAS Trends-Business Times (Singapore), March, 1993.
  • The Emergence of Melayu Baru. Business Times (Singapore), 30 June, 1993.
  • Perceiving ‘National Security’ (Australian-Asian Perceptions Project Working Paper No. 5, edited by Anthony Milner) (In collaboration with a group scholars from ANU dan Tokyo University), Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, April 1994.
  • Foreword (pp. v-ix). Zainuddin Maidin, The Other Side of Mahathir, Kuala Lumpur, 1994.
  • Globalisasi, Krisis Ekonomi dan Politik 1998. In Norani Othman dan Sumit Mandal (eds.), Malaysia Menangani Globalisasi: Pesereta atau Mangsa?, Bangi, 2000.
  • Malaysia’s Economic and Political Crisis Since September 1998. In Jomo K. S. (ed.), Reinventing Malaysia: Reflections on its Past and Future, Bangi, 2001.
  • Menjelang Reformasi, Kuala Lumpur, 2004.
  • Ke Mana Nasionalisme Melayu?, Kuala Lumpur, 2004.
  • Bercanda dengan Mahathir, Kuala Lumpur, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/PERIODICALS

Has written regular columns in the following magazines and/or newspapers: Dewan Masyarakat; Utusan Malaysia; New Straits Times; The Edge; Detik; Harakah; Suara PRM; Siasah; Suara Keadilan, Nanyang Siang Pau (Chinese), Oriental Daily (Chinese).