Malay Politics

Author : Tony Shome
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135789336

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Malay Political Leadership by Tony Shome Pdf

This book demonstrates how particular values and 'notions of leadership', which underpinned traditional Malay leadership, have played a crucial role in the political evolution of the modern Malaysian nation. The author discusses the nature of Malay 'notions of leadership', and considers this throughout the Malay world at the local as well as at the national level, and goes on to describe and analyse leadership from pre-independence leadership in the colonial period through the rule of Malaysia's four prime ministers. He draws on anthropology, psychology, and political and economic history to show how Malay leaders have kept within the established track of the Malay value system, responding in particular to the expectation of their people to provide a sense of national identity and unity against the complex background of the Malaysian 'mosaic', while addressing the needs of the wider multi-ethnic community. Throughout the evolutionary development of Malay leadership, symbolisms for the perpetuation of leadership veneration persisted in its institutions and in the sublime power of the sultans. The Malay case offers one of the most remarkable studies of leadership, in its attempt to maintain indigenous primacy in a large multi-racial environment, subscribing to western democracy for its governance while retaining conservative Islamic values. This book is a significant contribution to the understanding of the evolution of leadership. It begins with an explanation of the early Malay World belief system and progresses to the period of colonization and nationalism. It then follows through the dynamics of modern politics encapsulating the biographical profiles of all Malaysia's Prime Ministers - Tunku, Razak, Hussein, and Mahathir - in three aspects: national unity, the economy and foreign affairs. The analysis of Mahathir's leadership extends into the new millennium. This is the only book with biographical profiles of all of Malaysia's Prime Ministers. This book will be of interest to students, academics, politicians, foreign affairs specialists and any reader interested in leadership studies and about Malaysia's political and economic history.

Author : N. John Funston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Malaysia
ISBN : UOM:39015013002558

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Malay Politics in Malaysia by N. John Funston Pdf

Author : Diane K. Mauzy,R. S. Milne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134695218

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Malaysian Politics Under Mahathir by Diane K. Mauzy,R. S. Milne Pdf

A hard-hitting and readable book which examines Mahathir's character, his ideas and policies and relates them to the social, economic and political setting inside Malaysia. Up until recently, high rates of economic growth and a striking reduction in poverty have been the hallmarks of this vibrant Tiger economy. Mahathir's success has now been placed in jeopardy by the recent economic crisis, and his rule is coming under hostile scrutiny. As one of the most controversial political figures in South-east Asia, Mahathir's success at managing ethnic tensions, policies of industrialization, modernization and foreign policy are explored, as are his grandiose projects, his human rights record and approach to corruption. Milne and Mauzy, leading authors in this field, assess Mahathir's rule within this context as well as the abrupt dismissal from office, arrest and trial of Anwar Ibrahim, Mahathir's deputy, in late 1998.

Author : Boo Teik Khoo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Malays (Asian people)
ISBN : 9814951293

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Malay Politics by Boo Teik Khoo Pdf

In late February 2020, the Mahathir Mohamad-led Pakatan Harapan (Harapan, or Pact of Hope) government ended abruptly. Amidst ensuing confusion, Muhyiddin Yassin led defecting Harapan Members of Parliament, joined by UMNO and PAS, in an ad hoc Perikatan Nasional (PN, or National Alliance) coalition to form a 'backdoor government'. The PN protagonists cast themselves as a 'Malay-Muslim front' for preserving Malay dominance. Yet they unwittingly exposed the parlous state of their 'Malay politics', as shown by an absence of 'Malay unity', strongly contested claims to represent the Malays, intense party factionalism, and subverted leadership transitions. The parlousness of Malay politics emerged from the failure of the Malay political class to meet many challenges between 1997 and 2018. As the New Economic Policy and Vision 2020 political orders shed their combined twenty-five-year hegemony, Malay politics could not recover its declining popular support and legitimacy, or craft a fresh, broadly supported settlement. The present is an unsettled conjuncture: the old order is passing while Harapan's experimental regime has been subverted. Yet Malay politics is unable to reform or tackle current issues authoritatively. Instead Malay politics has turned inwards and precipitated a disorder of the political system.

Author : Gordon P. Means
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCSD:31822018852905

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Malaysian Politics by Gordon P. Means Pdf

Examing political events in Malaysia in the 1970s and 1980s, this study focuses on political lites, their interactions, their leadership styles, and the public policies emerging from their responses to the problems and demands generated by an ethnically divided society. The author traces the major events and policy initiatives of three "second-generation" administrations: Abdul Razak, Hussein Onn, and Mahathir Mohamad. Changing patterns of politics at the state level and increasing complexity of political conflicts over ethnicity, religion, education, and the impact of economic changes are given special emphasis.

Author : Edmund Terence Gomez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134094462

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Politics in Malaysia by Edmund Terence Gomez Pdf

Examining some of the most critical issues in Malaysian politics today, including human rights, law and democracy, gender and Islam, this book explores the contours of the contemporary landscape of Malaysian politics, focusing especially on politics among the majority ethnic Malay community. In particular, the book explains why changes in patterns of political mobilization and the rhetoric of the dominant parties - particularly the PAS and UMNO - have been so limited, despite the overt and growing dissatisfaction shown by Malaysians with the state of their political system and the ability of these parties to represent their interests. It considers the recent history of events and discourses within Malaysian society, and UMNO and PAS, and goes on to analyze why important transitions have occurred in society yet political parties have not adapted themselves to these changes and remained reticent about instituting meaningful reforms involving these matters.

Author : Sophie Lemière
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789048542666

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Illusions of Democracy by Sophie Lemière Pdf

Bringing together a group of both international and Malaysian scholars, this book offers an up-to-date and broad analysis of the contemporary state of Malaysian politics and society. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, it offers a look at Malaysian politics not only through the lens of political science but also anthropology, cultural studies, international relations, political economy and legal studies touching on both overlooked topics in Malaysian political life as well as the emerging trends which will shape Malaysia's future. Covering silat martial arts, Malaysia's constitutional identity, emergency legislation, the South China Sea dilemma, ISIS discourse, zakat payment, the fallout from the 1MDB scandal and Malaysia's green movement, Illusions of Democracy charts the complex and multi-faceted nature of political life in a semi-authoritarian state, breaking down the illusions which keep it functioning, to uncover the mechanisms which really underlie the paradoxical longevity of Malaysia's political, economic and social system.

Author : In-wŏn Hwang
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Malaysia
ISBN : 9812301852

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Personalized Politics by In-wŏn Hwang Pdf

This book is an innovative analysis of regime maintenance and transformation in Malaysia. It goes beyond familiar approaches centred on communal politics, or the corporate workings of Malaysia Inc., to stress the importance of power maintenance - tracing a path from consociational bargaining to authoritarian UMNO dominance, to Dr Mahathir's personal dominance. The author has synthesized a diverse range of sources, and in particular made insightful use of interviews with nearly all the key actors. The analysis is up-to-date, including the dramatic challenge to Dr Mahathir's dominance associated with his sacking of deputy Anwar Ibrahim following the Asian economic crisis.

Author : Anthony Milner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0521003563

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The Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaya by Anthony Milner Pdf

This innovative book is a pioneering study of political debate in an important Southeast Asian society. Now available in paperback it re-examines the formative period in Malay nationalism and argues against using nationalism as the paradigm of analysis.'This magnificent book is certainly essential reading for Malaysianists and Malaysians interested in the intrigues and mystique of Malay politics, in the past and at present.' Shamsul, A.B., Asian Studies Review'The Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaya is a model of its kind and will undoubtedly become a landmark in Malaysian studies and an example to those in other fields. It is a stylish and highly readable essay in cultural history.' William R Roff, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Author : MAIZATUL AZILA BINTI CHEE DIN,HASBOLLAH BIN MAT SAAD,MOHD AZIZIE BIN ABDUL AZIZ
Publisher : PENA HIJRAH RESOURCES
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789675523007

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GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS: MALAYSIAN CONTEXT by MAIZATUL AZILA BINTI CHEE DIN,HASBOLLAH BIN MAT SAAD,MOHD AZIZIE BIN ABDUL AZIZ Pdf

Why should the university or college student study political science? What good will it do him, or her, in later life? Will it help the student in getting a job, in “getting ahead”? First of all it should be made clear that the primary objective of this political study is “citizenship training”. Its aim is to better the condition of human beings by helping them to realise their rights and obligations. However the “good” citizen, who behaves and votes regularly, is no longer good enough. Mere innocence, virtue and good intentions will not help societies develop and move in the right direction. Students must also be citizens who are knowledgeable. They must know how their governments operate, what interests and forces are behind particular policies, what the results of such policies are likely to be, who their elected representatives are, and what they stand for. The governance and political study enables students to understand the processes and institutions of societal decision-making. Such an understanding often includes knowing who makes the decision, for what reason and in whose interest, as well as how decisions can be encouraged, modified or prevented by citizens, as a member of any social systems. The purpose of governance and political study is not limited to the provision of relevant information. Students can follow a career as a professional politician. Even though the said knowledge is not required to enter the political field but it is considered an asset if one has adequate grounding in this area. This book has been ‘blended’ by three authors in order to make it more effective and relevant to the current issues so that it can be understood by the readers efficiently. Finally they can work within government bureaucracies such as ministry or a state department especially those dealing with public planning, national integration, political development, national unity, policy making and diplomatic services.

Author : Harold A. Crouch
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0801432189

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Government and Society in Malaysia by Harold A. Crouch Pdf

Consistently dominated by the Malay party UMNO, which represents the largest ethnic group, the Malaysian government requires the support of its Chinese, Indian, and East Malaysian minorities to retain control. The need to appeal to a politically and ethnically divided electorate restrains the arbitrary exercise of power by the ruling coalition. As a result, the government responds to popular aspirations, particularly since a split in the dominant Malay party in the 1980s.

Author : A. Rashid Moten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Malaysia
ISBN : UCSD:31822030204267

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Government and Politics in Malaysia by A. Rashid Moten Pdf

Author : Zakaria bin Haji Ahmad
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822003370020

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Government and Politics of Malaysia by Zakaria bin Haji Ahmad Pdf

Eight essays by experts in their respective fields explore Malaysian politics and administration, political parties, foreign policy, and the relationship between politics and the Police.

Author : Jayum A. Jawan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Malaysia
ISBN : UCSD:31822033455502

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Malaysian Politics & Government by Jayum A. Jawan Pdf

This book is ia also suitable for the general readership as it gives a general background to Malaysia' poltics and government wthout undue and bias analysis of any particular events or institutions.

Author : Khoo Boo Teik
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1842774654

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Beyond Mahathir by Khoo Boo Teik Pdf

The planned retirement in October 2003 of Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia since July 1981, has occasioned many instant assessments of the Mahathir legacy. In contrast, this book takes a hard look at the long-term social transformation behind the dramatic politics of the Mahathir era. It ranges over issues of political economy, ideology, interethnic relations, the challenge of Islam and the complexities of leadership transition. Khoo Boo Teik explains how the Mahathir regimes's mid-1990's Asian values triumphalism was replaced by the turn-of-the-millenium pessimism and the spectre of a second Malay dilemma. He aims to bring to life Mahathir's predicaments, the contradictions in Anwar Ibrahim's chequered career, and the cultural imperatives behind the historic rise of the Alternative Front's rainbow coalition. The result is an informed lay reader's guide to the momentous, disturbing and even inspiring events which overturned easy assumptions about ethnic politics in Malaysia, tested the regime's economic management, revealed the vitality of cultural revolt, and raised fundamental questions about the directions of the country post-Mahathir.