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This book is an exploration of the relationship between irregular
migrants, many originating from southern Philippines and the sea,
in their struggle against the realities of state power in Sabah. As
their numbers grow exponentially into the 21st century, the only
solution currently provided by the Malaysian government is routine
repatriation. Yet, despite increased border security, they continue
to return. Thus the question: why do deported migrants return, time
and again, despite the serious risk of being caught? This book
explores the ways in which these irregular migrants contest
inconvenient national sea boundaries, the trauma of detention and
deportation, and other impositions of state power by drawing on
supernatural support from the sea itself. The sea empowers them,
and through individual narratives of the sea, we learn that the
migrants' encounter with the state and its legal system only
intensifies rather than discourages their relationship with the
Malaysian state.
This book is an exploration of the relationship between irregular
migrants, many originating from southern Philippines and the sea,
in their struggle against the realities of state power in Sabah. As
their numbers grow exponentially into the 21st century, the only
solution currently provided by the Malaysian government is routine
repatriation. Yet, despite increased border security, they continue
to return. Thus the question: why do deported migrants return, time
and again, despite the serious risk of being caught? This book
explores the ways in which these irregular migrants contest
inconvenient national sea boundaries, the trauma of detention and
deportation, and other impositions of state power by drawing on
supernatural support from the sea itself. The sea empowers them,
and through individual narratives of the sea, we learn that the
migrants' encounter with the state and its legal system only
intensifies rather than discourages their relationship with the
Malaysian state.
Sabah's 2020 election was Malaysia's pandemic election. While
attention has centred on the impact the election had on the
increase of COVID-19, this collection brings together scholars,
journalists and social scientists who were on the ground on Sabah
to analyse what happened, why, and the broader implications of the
outcome for Sabah and Malaysian politics. The book is the first
in-depth study of a Sabah election. It is multidisciplinary, with
authors from different perspectives, and the majority of the
authors are from Sabah. Traditional explanations prioritize the
federal-state relationship in shaping Sabah politics. This
collection challenges this paradigm, suggesting that politics in
Sabah should be better understood as a reflection of conditions
within Sabah-as Sabahans struggle to navigate and survive on
Malaysia's periphery.
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