Format:
1 Online-Ressource (270 pages)
ISBN:
9789814519120
Content:
Malaysia's 13th general election, held 5 May 2013, saw an unprecedentedly close race between the incumbent Barisan Nasional (National Front, BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (People's Alliance, Pakatan) coalitions. For the first time in Malaysian history, a challenger coalition not only kept the BN from regaining the two-thirds parliamentary super-majority it had lost in the previous election, in 2008, but eked out a slim majority of the popular vote. While many Malaysian election is a big event, this one in particular merits close scrutiny. The present volume offers evidence and analysis with which to probe both the merits of common interpretations of who voted how, and why, and to suggest new readings on Malaysian politics. "This team of well-coordinated young scholars has produced what is, without any argument, the best, most comprehensive and broadly based study ever of Malaysian electoral politics. With a common approach and format, their local case studies highlight not the 'wholesale' politics of broad national party strategy but the ground-level 'retail' promotion of local candidates. Malaysian electoral politics is local, these closely-focused studies show. because voters wish to 'own' their local representatives, and they can own only those whom they know and can in some measure control. This is how fresh, young eyes see the familiar 'slog' of this country's ground-level electioneering. Thanks to them we now have a new base-line for future Malaysian electoral studies." -- Clive Kessler, The University of New South Wales
Content:
"Table of Contents" -- "1. Introduction: Patterns and Puzzles in Malaysian Electoral Dynamics by Meredith L. Weiss" -- "2. Arau, Perlis: The Irresistible Charm of Warlords, Women and Rewards? by Chiok Phaik Fern" -- "3. Padang Serai, Kedah: Between the âPersonal Touchâ and the Generous Hand by Marcus Cheng" -- "4. Kuala Nerus, Terengganu: New Malay Politics? by Che Hamdan Che Mohd Razali" -- "5. Balik Pulau, Penang: Home Run for the Home Boys by Teo Sue Ann" -- "6. Lumut, Perak: Patronage, Clientelism, and the Post-Coup Order by Reema B. Jagtiani" -- "7. Kuantan, Pahang: Revealing the Ordinary by Nazreen Mohamad" -- "8. Pandan, Selangor: New Electoral Dynamics inUrban Malaysia?Wong Pui Yi*" -- "9. Kepong and Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur: Messages or Money? by Choong Pui Yee" -- "10. Rembau, Negeri Sembilan: Personalities and Promises by Goh Teck Fann" -- "11. Pulai, Johor: A Tale of Two Coalitions by Koh Chien Aun" -- "12. Gelang Patah, Johor: Did Lim Kit Siang Truly Win His Last Gamble? by Ho Yi Jian" -- "13. Kota Marudu and Keningau, Sabah: Personality, Patronage and Parochial Politics by Arnold Puyok" -- "14. Tuaran, Sabah: Party Loyalty and Rational Voting by Haijon Gunggut" -- "15. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: BN Loses Its âFixed Depositâ by Anantha Raman Govindasamy and Lai Yew Meng" -- "16. Beaufort, Sabah: Whither Lajimâs Popularity? by Tony Paridi Bagang" -- "17. Sibu and Lanang, Sarawak: Defeat of the Bosses by Ngu Ik Tien
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789814519113
Additional Edition:
Print version Weiss, Meredith Electoral Dynamics in Malaysia : Findings from the Grassroots SG : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,c2014 ISBN 9789814519113
Language:
English
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