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Danial Bin Mohd. Yusof

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Studies - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
  • Master in Religion, Politics & Society - Masters Degree, University of Leeds
  • Bachelor of Human Science in Political Sciences - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Danial Bin Mohd. Yusof (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES


danialmy@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Having obtained his degree from IIUM in 1997, Danial pursued his MA as a Chevening Scholar at the University of Leeds in 1998-1999 and completed his Ph.D at the University of Birmingham in 2005. He was also a Fulbright Scholar in 2008. Currently an Associate Professor and Academic Advisor in the Department of Political Science, he is also an Associate Research Fellow at the National Higher Education Research Institute in University Science Malaysia. He has published in various ISI/Thomson Reuters and SCOPUS index journals.
He has also completed and is actively involved in a wide range of research projects and consultancy for the Ministry of Education, Khazanah Nasional and IIUM. Danial sees equal importance in normative and empirical approaches. He views philosophy, political ideas, policy formulation, policies and policy performance as an integrated whole, linking the state and society as a clockwork of civilization.


Area of Specialisation


  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ Adat Law - Contemporary Political Theory; Political Development
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ Administrative Law - Policy and Governance in Higher Education


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2023 Women as Peace Agents (2021-2022): Path, Role and Family Rehabilitation
2022 - 2023 Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah
2022 - 2023 Malaysian Youth as Peace Ambassadors
2016 - 2020 The Voices of Islamic Reformism: A Comparative Analysis of the Prominent Thinkers in the Malay World
2012 - 2013 Graduate Citizenry: Higher Education, Patriotism and Nation Building in Malaysia
2012 - 2017 Current Higher Education Scenario and Implications to Malaysia (CHESI)
On-Going
2018 - Present Understanding Extremist Discourse, Intervention and Rehabilitation: Bridging the Gap between Stakeholders in Malaysia and Southeast Asia
2016 - Present Malay Communities of Knowledge and Practice in the Digital Age: Prospects and Challenges
2012 - Present Assessing Centre of Leadership Training (Celtra) Relevance and Achievements to the National Higher Education Strategic Plan (PSPTN)
2007 - Present Graduateness Research Unit (GRU)


Publications


Article

2021 An overview of the policy actors and their functions in Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) policy implementation in Malaysia. Journal of Public Security and Safety, 12 (2) pp. 1-36
2021 The APPGM-SDG (All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for Sustainable Development Goals): Towards Mainstreaming SDG in Issues and Solutions of Parliamentary Constituencies. Journal Of The Malaysian Parliament, 1 () pp. 228-242
2015 Inculcating leadership skills through Mahallah leadership training (McLEAD 2015). International Journal of Education and Research, 3 (3) pp. 489-504
2012 Employability programmes and graduates' assessment of their employability. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies, 4 (1) pp. 357-364
2012 Parallels between contemporary western and Islamic thought on the discourse of power and knowledge. Cultura. International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology, 9 (1) pp. 7-28
2012 The discourse of power and knowledge in the social sciences and study of Muslim society. Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 23 (3) pp. 381-400
2008 Politicizing the social sciences: Islam and culture as socio-political fact. IKIM Journal of Islam and International Affairs, 2 (3) pp. 63-90
2007 Davutoglu’s paradigm, Winkel’s epistemé and political science in Malaysia. Asian Journal of Social Science, 35 (1) pp. 6-17
2006 Islam stands on the side of world peace and global justice. IKIM Journal of Islam and International Affairs, 2 (1) pp. 101-116
2001 Redirection of the sacred: the intricacies of Islamic meaning. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 18 (2) pp. 95-113
Conference or Workshop Item

2017 Substantiating the roles of higher education system in Malaysia: identifying issues and charting the way forward. In: International Congress on Political, Economic and Social Studies (ICPESS) 2017,
2017 Substantiating the roles of higher education system in Malaysia: identifying issues and charting the way forward. In: International Congress on Political, Economic and Social Studies (ICPESS) 2017,
Book

2011 Tracer study 2009 first degree graduates: International Islamic University Malaysia. Alumni and Career Services Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789679935912
2008 Tracer study 2008 First Degree Graduates. Alumni and Career Services Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834168988
2007 Tracer study 2007 First Degree Graduates: International Islamic University Malaysia. Alumni and Career Services Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 97898341689-6-4
Book Section

2019 The Muslim world in cyberia: prospects for E-Governance and digital capacity building. In: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, ISBN: 978-3-319-92560-8, pp. 315-338
2019 The Muslim world in cyberia: prospects for E-Governance and digital capacity building. In: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, ISBN: 978-3-319-92560-8, pp. 315-338
2011 A neo-classical Islamic paradigm of nations. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225159, pp. 1-16
2011 A neo-classical Islamic paradigm of nations. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225159, pp. 1-16
2009 Political culture and democracy. In: Universiti Malaysia Sabah, ISBN: 9789675224126, pp. 151-172
2008 Gender differences in graduate employability: the role of inclusive higher education in Malaysian universities. In: Universiti Sains Malaysia & National Higher Education Research Institute, ISBN: 978-983-3986-13-2, pp. 285-298
2008 Profiling the first-degree graduates' employability: a longitudinal analysis. In: Universiti Sains Malaysia & National Higher Education Research Institute, ISBN: 978-983-861-343-9, pp. 271-287
2008 The role of values in determining graduates' employability and satisfaction of academic programmes. In: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, ISBN: 9789838613439, pp. 288-296
Monograph

2014 The centre for leadership training, higher education leadership academy (AKEPT): assessing its relevance and achievements to the national higher education strategic plan (PSPTN). In: AKEPT,