IMAN Research (IMAN)

ABOUT
IMAN

Based in Kuala Lumpur, IMAN Research is a think tank which focuses on the domains of protective security, peacebuilding and sustainable development. Research is spearheaded by experts with extensive local and international experience in the areas of prevention/counter violent extremism, ethnic-religious issues, social policy and community resilience and engagement such as participatory approach in urban policy and research and psycho-social intervention with communities in or from conflict zones.

WHAT
WE DO

IMAN seeks to understand a country and a society on a national, regional and global scale, by understanding what makes society tick from the following perspectives of faith, history, social science, psychology, to name a few.

AREAS WE COVER/

SECURITY

IMAN’s foray into security has materialized in publications such as Believing In Extremism: What Drives Our Youths, which investigates how normative beliefs towards violent extremism (NBVE) are triggered within Malaysian youth. Today, IMAN continues to observe developments in Malaysia and the larger Southeast Asian region to explore the implications of good governance on security challenges and extremism.

ECONOMY

In many of IMAN’s projects and research, the need to understand the demographic’s socio-economic landscape influences the political and ethnic environment.

SOCIO-POLITICAL

A nation needs to be understood from the lens of sociology and culture. What is the language and cultural make-up of a people, and how does a country’s politics influence a nation?

OUR PUBLICATIONS

THE PANJIALAM MONOGRAPHS

Berjuang Lulus Universiti Untuk Rebut Peluang Dari Anak Hartawan Tak Habis Sekolah

Keturunan orang bisnes lebih berkebolehan berniaga, kata orang. Adakah ini kerana mereka sejak lahir sudah ada kebolehan itu atau mereka terlebih dahulu menerima kemudahan dari

Is Our Education System Truly Reforming?

The critical role that education plays in creating human capital is what makes investment towards education an economic study on its own. Adam Smith in

Why We Need To Address The Bumiputera Economy

Some time last month, Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Melayu (MTEM) released their report on the socio-economic status of the Malays.I chose to study MTEM’s study because

ONLINE PRESENCE

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to provide on the ground realities through rigorous academic and informal research, working with academics, journalists, activists and policy makers. The data is then provided to governments, development actors and specialists working in policy.

OUR VISION

We aim to be a regional think tank focusing on society, beliefs and perception, and have regional reach. ASEAN is our playground, while Malaysia is home.