Call for Papers for a Proposed Collection of Essays on

Malaysia and the European Union: A Partnership for the 21^st Century

Edited by

Christoph Marcinkowski, Ruhanas Harun, and Constance Chevallier-Govers

EU-Malaysian relations are all too often reduced to facets that are related to economics and trade alone. The extension of cultural cooperation between the EU and Malaysia – a multicultural country that is also one of the leading nations of the Muslim world – could also open up new avenues of cooperation and understanding. Issues pertaining to the environment, human rights, security, migration, and higher education, for instance, are currently gaining in importance. This volume is therefore filling a gap and features articles by senior Malaysian and European practitioners and scholars.

We would like to invite contributions that fall into the following five areas:

1. Bilateral and Multilateral Relations

2. Economics, Finance, Trade, and the Environment

3. Higher Education and Academic Cooperation

4. Culture, Gender, Intercivilisational Dialogue and the Malaysian Islam Hadhari Approach

5. Human Rights, Perceptions on Freedom of Expression, Muslim Minorities in the EU, Security, and Politics,

The volume, with a foreword by HE Vincent Piket, the EU Ambassador to Malaysia, is going to be published by a major European publishing house.

The deadline for the submission of a working title, an abstract of not more 250 words, and biodata in narrative form of not more than 200 words is 15 Decemeber 2010.

The length of the full papers should be in the range of 6,000-8,000 words.

Manuscripts should be submitted as Microsoft Word documents to Dr Christoph Marcinkowski at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Editors:

• Dr Christoph Marcinkowski is Principal Research Fellow at the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).
• Ruhanas Harun is Associate Professor at the Centre for Defence and International Security, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).
• Dr Constance Chevallier-Govers is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Grenoble, France (e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).