..., many of them became leaders in the establishment of research universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines, and social reform initiatives in their own country. These students chose Germany as their favored destination abroad despite France's efforts to make its universities more...

...This chapter examines the impact of the May 1969 riots on institution building and social reform in Malaysia. It suggests that this incident served as a catalyst for redistributive policies and compelled the government to undertake complete reform of the state, party, and economy. The chapter also...

... Medhi Krongkaew per capita income Malaysia Baker Chris Pasuk Phongpaichit authoritarianism reform under Malayan Union UMNO United Malays National Organization bureaucratic state Thailand King Chulalangkorn 1932 revolution social reform institutional reform Sarit Thanarat economic policy...

...The twentieth century saw the emergence of the “peasant question” in Egypt as a discourse of social welfare and the reproduction of power relations. The reform of the Egyptian village and its inhabitants was a major concern within the discourse of social reform. Egyptian intellectuals often cited...

... and social reform Mitakshara and Dayabhaga law joint property Special Marriage Act caste custom and divorce Hindu marriage as samskara The outlines of postcolonial family-law policy were formed in the first postcolonial decade, and many policy changes since the 1970s fitted within this frame...

... and religion and marked between domesticated and “brutal” public space. The battle over Sunday opening in Liverpool reveals the powerful idea of museums as domesticated public space, and the extent to which both the use of art as a means of social reform and evangelical Sabbatarianism could become politicized...