Illusions of Democracy: Malaysian Politics and People 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.
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part One: The (Mis-)Rules
of Ethno-Politics
- Chapter 1: Demi Agama, Bangsa dan Negara: Silat Martial Arts and the ‘Third Line’ in Defence of Religion, Race, and the Malaysian State
- Chapter 2: The Real World? Fabricating Legitimacy in a Semi-Authoritarian State
- Chapter 3: Malaysia’s Constitutional Identity: A Chimera?
- Chapter 4: Rebooting the Emergency: Najib’s Law ‘Reform’ and the Normalisation of Crisis
- Chapter 5: Federalism in Serambi Mekah: Management of Islamic Education in Kelantan
- Part Two: The Local Scene and the International Game
- Chapter 6: Malaysian Politics and the South China Sea Dilemma
- 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
- Chapter 8: Ummah Revisited: Anti-Shia Hatred in Malaysia since the Outbreak of the Syrian Civil War
- Chapter 9: The Violent Trajectory of Islamisation in Malaysia
- Part Three: The Voices of the ‘Others’
- Chapter 10: Life in Limbo: Refugees in Malaysia
- Chapter 11: ‘Malay Muslim First’: The Politics of Bumiputeraism in East Malaysia
- Chapter 12: Troubling Malaysia’s Islamic State Identity: The ‘Young’ Struggle of LGBTQ Narratives and the State’s Art of Misrepresentation
- Part 4: The (Mis-)Management of Resources
- Chapter 13: Politics, Economics and Corruption in Malaysia: A Case Study of the 1MDB Scandal
- Chapter 14: Collecting, Resisting, and Paying Corporatized Zakatin Contemporary Malaysia
- Chapter 15: Malaysia’s Green Movement: Old Continuities and New Possibilities
- Chapter 16: Responsible Resource Management of the Oil and Gas Sector in Malaysia: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
- Afterword
- List of Contributors
- Index
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