Professor
Institute of Asian Studies
About
Lian Kwen Fee (PhD. Victoria University of Wellington) is Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Asian Studies, UBD. He was formerly Associate Professor and Head of Sociology at the National University of Singapore. His background is in political and historical sociology. His current research interests are in race, migration, state, and multiculturalism. His recent teaching subjects are on race, migration, and political sociology. He has conducted research workshops for Honours students and research seminars for Graduate students.
Teaching Area
Race and ethnicity, migration, political sociology
Current Research
Migration in Brunei, ethnicity and the state in Borneo
Publications
- (co-author) ‘Toward a Sociology of Migrant Remittances in Asia: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges’. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 38, no. 4 (2012).
- (co-author) ‘Race, Class, and Politics in Peninsular Malaysia: The General Election of 2008’. Asian Studies Review, 35 (2011).
- (co-author) ‘Development of Migrant Businesses in Japan: The Bangladeshi Case’. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 12, no 3 (2011).
- (co-editor) Social Policy in Post-Industrial Singapore (2008) Leiden: Brill.
- (editor) Race, Ethnicity, and the State in Malaysia and Singapore (2006) Leiden: Brill.