Expertise: Research Interests: Developmental Issues, Ecology, Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Politics, Malaysia (Southeast Asia in general), Goa (India)|
Teaching: Social Anthropology, Development theories and practices, social and cultural ecology, ethnographic research methods|
Publications: several books and papers on the Malaysian Aborigines (Orang Asli) focusing on demographic implications of sedentarisation, impact of modernity and capitalism, and developmental and ecological issues.
Geo Interest: Southeast Asia (focusing on Malaysia) and Goa (India)