Illusions of democracy

Bringing together a group of both international and Malaysian scholars, Illusions of Democracy: Malaysian Politics and People Volume II 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 Malay...

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Other Authors: Lemière, Sophie (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Petaling Jaya, Selangor Strategic Information and Research Development Centre 2017
Series:Malaysian politics and people volume II
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Table of Contents:
  • Demi agama, bangsa dan negara: silat martial arts and the 'third line' in defence of religion, race, and the Malaysian state
  • The real world? Fabricating legitimacy in a semi-authoritarian state
  • Malaysia's constitutional identity: a chimera?
  • Rebooting the emergency: Najib's law 'reform' and the normalisation of crisis
  • Federalism in Serambi Mekah: management of Islamic education of crisis
  • Malaysian politics and the South China Sea dilemma
  • The construction of Malaysia's foreign policy since 1957: an emerging middle power's choice to follow, challenge or compromise with the global order
  • Ummah revisited: anti-Shia hatred in Malaysia since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war
  • The violent trajectory of Islamisation in Malaysia
  • Life in limbo: refugees in Malaysia
  • 'Malay Muslim first': the politics of Bumiputeraism in East Malaysia
  • Troubling Malaysia's Islamic state identity: the 'young' struggle of LGBTQ's narratives and the art of mis-representation
  • Economics, politics and the law in Malaysia: a case study of the 1MDB scandal
  • Collecting, resisting, and paying corporatised zakat in contemporary Malaysia
  • Malaysia's green movement: old continuities and new possibilities
  • Responsible resource management of the oil and gas sector in Malaysia: issues, challenges and opportunities