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Social conflict in the Bakun and Kelau Dam Projects in Malaysia: An Indigenous Perspective

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dc.contributor.author Hisham, Nor
dc.contributor.author Saman, Md
dc.contributor.author Peter, Ho
dc.date.accessioned 2016-01-04T10:07:36Z
dc.date.available 2016-01-04T10:07:36Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.citation Hisham, Nor, Saman, Md and Peter, Ho 2013. Social conflict in the Bakun and Kelau Dam Projects in Malaysia: An Indigenous Perspective. Journal of Social Sciences – Sri Lanka, Special Issue on Proceedings of 2nd International conference on Social Sciences 2013 (ICSS 2013), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. pp 40-57. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10997
dc.description.abstract In the institutional change discourse, social conflict is said to erode the credibility of institutions and lead to empty institutions, to make of them a hollow shell that even has a negative effect on the actions of social and political actors. Social conflict is the manifestation of inequality of distributional conflict among the actors involved. To investigate its nature, its role, and how it is perceived among the indigenous population, this paper examines two development projects in Malaysia: the Bakun Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in Sarawak and the Kelau Dam in Pahang. The instruments employed in this paper include survey, interview, observation, and content analyses. The Orang Ulu and Orang Asli are the two indigenous people in Malaysia who were directly affected by the projects‘ implementation. This paper will trace the conflict involved in both of the dam projects in terms of their source, type and magnitude. In addition, local reactions and the role of the state in dealing with this matter will also be clarified. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Social Conflict en_US
dc.subject Institutions' credibility en_US
dc.subject Hydroelectric project en_US
dc.subject Indigenous people en_US
dc.title Social conflict in the Bakun and Kelau Dam Projects in Malaysia: An Indigenous Perspective en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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