Illusions of Democracy
eBook - PDF

Illusions of Democracy

Malaysian Politics and People

  1. 370 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Illusions of Democracy

Malaysian Politics and People

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. Part One: The (Mis-)Rules of Ethno-Politics
  6. Chapter 1. Demi Agama, Bangsa dan Negara: Silat Martial Arts and the ‘Third Line’ in Defence of Religion, Race, and the Malaysian State
  7. Chapter 2. The Real World? Fabricating Legitimacy in a Semi-Authoritarian State
  8. Chapter 3. Malaysia’s Constitutional Identity: A Chimera?
  9. Chapter 4. Rebooting the Emergency: Najib’s Law ‘Reform’ and the Normalisation of Crisis
  10. Chapter 5. Federalism in Serambi Mekah: Management of Islamic Education in Kelantan
  11. Part Two: The Local Scene and the International Game
  12. Chapter 6. Malaysian Politics and the South China Sea Dilemma
  13. Chapter 7. The Construction of Malaysia’s Foreign Policy since 1957: An Emerging Middle Power’s Choice to Follow, Challenge or Compromise with the Global Order
  14. Chapter 8. Ummah Revisited: Anti-Shia Hatred in Malaysia since the Outbreak of the Syrian Civil War
  15. Chapter 9. The Violent Trajectory of Islamisation in Malaysia
  16. Part Three: The Voices of the ‘Others’
  17. Chapter 10. Life in Limbo: Refugees in Malaysia
  18. Chapter 11. ‘Malay Muslim First’: The Politics of Bumiputeraism in East Malaysia
  19. Chapter 12. Troubling Malaysia’s Islamic State Identity: The ‘Young’ Struggle of LGBTQ’s Narratives and the Art of Mis-Representation
  20. Part Four: The (Mis-)Management of Resources
  21. Chapter 13. Economics, Politics and the Law in Malaysia: A Case Study of the 1MDB Scandal
  22. Chapter 14. Collecting, Resisting, and Paying Corporatised Zakat in Contemporary Malaysia
  23. Chapter 15. Malaysia’s Green Movement: Old Continuities and New Possibilities
  24. Chapter 16. Responsible Resource Management of the Oil and Gas Sector in Malaysia: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
  25. Afterword
  26. List of Contributors
  27. Index