Khoo Ying Hooi

Khoo Ying Hooi, born in Malaysia, is an associate professor in the Department of International and Strategic Studies at University Malaya (UM). Her research focuses on the intersectionality of power, human rights, democratization, and civil societies in Southeast Asia. She is the editor-in-chief of the Malaysian Journal of International Relations (MJIR) and author of non-fiction books. She previously headed the International Issues and Cooperation Division at the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM).

Status: June 2024

Seeds of Dissent: Selected Essays on Political Reforms and Social Change
Gerakbudaya
Malaya, 2015

The Bersih Movement and Democratization in Malaysia: Repression, Dissent and Opportunities
SIRD/ ISEAS/ Lexington Books
Malaysia/ Singapore/ USA, 2020

Rethinking Human Rights and Peace in the Post-Independence Timor-Leste through Local Perspectives (eds.)
Palgrave Macmillan
UK, 2022