ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. KHOO YING HOOI
Department of International and Strategic Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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Khoo Ying Hooi, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of International and Strategic Studies at Universiti Malaya (UM), where she also leads the UM Research Group on Human Rights. Her research focuses on the intersectionality of power, human rights, democratisation, and civil society in Southeast Asia, specifically Malaysia and Timor-Leste. She is the author of “The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia” (SIRD/ ISEAS/ Lexington Books, 2020) and “Seeds of Dissent (Gerakbudaya, 2015). Furthermore, Ying Hooi has also co-edited several volumes, such as “Social and Political Deglobalisation: Covid-19, Conflict and Uncertainties in Malaysia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), “Marginalisation and Human Rights in Southeast Asia” (Routledge, 2022) and “Rethinking Human Rights and Peace in the Post-Independence Timor-Leste through Local Perspectives” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022). Her co-author paper (with C. Leong, I. Faik, F. Tan and B. Tan, 2020), “Digital organising of a global social movement: from connective to collective action," won the 2021 Best Paper Award at the Information and Organization and was Runner-Up in the 2021 Special Interest Group-Grounded Theory Methodology (SIG-GTM). Ying Hooi is the Editor-in-Chief of the Malaysian Journal of International Relations (MJIR) and sits on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, the Journal of Southeast Asian Human Rights (JSEAHR), the Indonesian Law Review (ILREV) and Scientific Reports. Ying Hooi has been appointed to the International Advisory Council by the Timor-Leste government for Centro Nacional Chega! (CNC), a public institute tasked to institutionalise memory and promote human rights. She also received several fellowships, including the Mellon/ SAR Academic Freedom Fellowship by Scholars at Risk (SAR), the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) Curriculum Fellowship, and visiting fellowships at Kyushu University, Mahidol University and the Humboldt University of Berlin. She has served as a judge in several local and international human rights awards, including the Amnesty International Philippines Ignite Awards and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) Human Rights Awards. Between 2013 and 2016, Ying Hooi was involved in the diplomatic training course for the Institute of Diplomatic Studies (IDS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Timor-Leste. Additionally, she has contributed to consultancies for organisations like the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the Democracy Academy of Malaysia, and Strengthening Human Rights and Peace Research and Education in Southeast Asia (SHAPE-SEA). In addition to her academic roles, Ying Hooi has extensive experience in the field of human rights and democracy in Southeast Asia. These roles include serving as a Scientific Member in the Observatory of Political Alternatives in Southeast Asia (ALTERSEA), Vice-Chair in the Society for the Promotion of Human Rights (PROHAM), Board Member in the Innovation of Change - East Asia Governance Circle (EAGC), and Persatuan Aliran Kesedaran Negara (ALIRAN). Before entering academia, Ying Hooi garnered experience in corporate sectors and served as the Head of International Issues and Cooperation at the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM). Her involvements include the ASEAN human rights body (now AICHR) in the ASEAN Charter, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Malaysia in Geneva and the SUHAKAM Amendment Bill 2009.
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China's Influence In Malaysia |
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China?s Rise In Southeast Asia: Trends, Issues And Implications On Human Rights |
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Human Rights, Power And The Politics Of Global Order |
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Divine Mandates and Political Realities: Exploring Power, Religion, and Transition in The Gambia
The Dynamics of African traditional justice systems: Perspectives and prospective
Policy Advocacy Strategies of Malaysia's Electoral Reform Movement
The distinct associations of ingroup attachment and glorification with responses to the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from a multilevel investigation in 21 countries
Rethinking Human Rights and Peace in the Post-Independence Timor-Leste through Local Perspectives
Marginalisation and Human Rights in Southeast Asia
Prospect of Electoral Reforms in Malaysia
Southeast Asia, Infected and Interrupted: Elevating Critical Voices on the State of Human Rights and Peace in the Time of Covid-19
Bersih Movement and Political Rights in Malaysia
Seeking Legitimation in Political Uncertainties: Media Reform in Malaysia
Covid-19 and Its Consequences on Civic Space in Malaysia
Civic Space in the Time of COVID-19: The Case of Maritime Southeast Asia