Coalitions and Competition in Malaysia – Incremental Transformation of a Strong-party System
The seeming entrenchment of a two-coalition system in Malaysia solidifies the centrality of strongly institutionalised parties in the polity. The primary parties in Malaysia reach deeply into society and nest within dense networks of both intra-party and external organisations. Given this order –...
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| description | The seeming entrenchment of a two-coalition system in Malaysia solidifies the centrality of strongly institutionalised parties in the polity. The primary parties in Malaysia reach deeply into society and nest within dense networks of both intra-party and external organisations. Given this order – which differentiates Malaysia from its neighbours in the region – political liberalisation, if it happens, should be expected largely via electoral politics, and, specifically, through inter-party challenges. Indeed, the ideological and material premises of the emergent Pakatan Rakyat (People’s Alliance) differ substantially from those of the long-standing Barisan Nasional (National Front), even as both pursue the same broad swathe of voters. This distinction reflects and furthers transformation in Malaysian politics, including not just a shift in the salience of communal identities and in policy proposals and issues, but also in patterns of political engagement both within and outside of parties, regardless of which coalition controls parliament. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0caa178e1cb447396b6feb4d044ab6a2022-12-22T00:50:10ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs1868-10341868-48822013-01-013221937Coalitions and Competition in Malaysia – Incremental Transformation of a Strong-party SystemMeredith L. Weiss0State University of New York at AlbanyThe seeming entrenchment of a two-coalition system in Malaysia solidifies the centrality of strongly institutionalised parties in the polity. The primary parties in Malaysia reach deeply into society and nest within dense networks of both intra-party and external organisations. Given this order – which differentiates Malaysia from its neighbours in the region – political liberalisation, if it happens, should be expected largely via electoral politics, and, specifically, through inter-party challenges. Indeed, the ideological and material premises of the emergent Pakatan Rakyat (People’s Alliance) differ substantially from those of the long-standing Barisan Nasional (National Front), even as both pursue the same broad swathe of voters. This distinction reflects and furthers transformation in Malaysian politics, including not just a shift in the salience of communal identities and in policy proposals and issues, but also in patterns of political engagement both within and outside of parties, regardless of which coalition controls parliament.http://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jsaa/article/view/698Political SciencesMalaysiacoalitionscompetitionparty systemhybrid regimeBarisan NasionalPakatan Rakyatelections300320322324Malaysia2013 |
| spellingShingle | Meredith L. Weiss Coalitions and Competition in Malaysia – Incremental Transformation of a Strong-party System Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Political Sciences Malaysia coalitions competition party system hybrid regime Barisan Nasional Pakatan Rakyat elections 300 320 322 324 Malaysia 2013 |
| title | Coalitions and Competition in Malaysia – Incremental Transformation of a Strong-party System |
| title_full | Coalitions and Competition in Malaysia – Incremental Transformation of a Strong-party System |
| title_fullStr | Coalitions and Competition in Malaysia – Incremental Transformation of a Strong-party System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coalitions and Competition in Malaysia – Incremental Transformation of a Strong-party System |
| title_short | Coalitions and Competition in Malaysia – Incremental Transformation of a Strong-party System |
| title_sort | coalitions and competition in malaysia a€ incremental transformation of a strong party system |
| topic | Political Sciences Malaysia coalitions competition party system hybrid regime Barisan Nasional Pakatan Rakyat elections 300 320 322 324 Malaysia 2013 |
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