Join the Universiti Malaysia Sabah, the International Islamic University Malaysia, and START for an upcoming webinar series. This series is part of the research project “Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah,” which focuses on security issues in Sabah, Malaysia.
This webinar series aims to provide awareness, knowledge-transfer, and capacity-building in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) based on research findings on pertinent issues related to security, migration and regional militancy in Sabah and the greater Sulu Celebes Sea. If you have any questions, please email Madeline Romm at mromm@umd.edu.
Register for this event at this link.
Webinar Highlights:
- Overview of Sabah’s Research: Migration, Security and Regional Militancy in Sabah and the Greater Sulu
- Understanding the Differences of Security Threats in Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia
- Socio-Political Dynamics and Security Context of the Southern Philippines
- Migration and Security Context in Sabah
- Regional Militancy in Sulu Celebes-Sea
- Regional and Governmental Responses to Security Challenges in Sulu Celebes-Sea
- Challenges in Managing Security Issues in Sulu Celebes-Sea
Dates: 24 August – 2 September, 2021
Time: Each session will begin at 9:00 am MYT (9:00 pm US-EDT), and last approximately 120 minutes.
Cost: Free
Location: Online (Webex)
View the Program Book at this link.
Schedule
Wednesday, 25 August 9:00am-11:00am Malaysia Time / Tuesday, 24 August 9:00pm-11:00pm ET
- Session I - "Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah & Navigating Research Management During Pandemic"
Friday, 27 August 9:00am-11:00am Malaysia Time / Thursday, 26 August 9:00pm-11:00pm ET
- Session II - "Socio-Political Dynamics of Sabah & Southern Philippines"
Tuesday, 2 September 9:00am-11:00am Malaysia Time / Wednesday, 1 September 9:00pm-11:00pm ET
- Session III - "Security Dynamics in the Sulu Celebes Sea"