Changing political culture and electoral behavior in Malaysia
The reform movement of 1998 and the general elections in 1999 are argued by many to have brought about a shift in Malaysian political culture, which became evident in 2008 elections. Studies conducted before 1999, based on fragmentary evidence, pictured Malaysia as having a “subject” political cultu...
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| description | The reform movement of 1998 and the general elections in 1999 are argued by many to have brought about a shift in Malaysian political culture, which became evident in 2008 elections. Studies conducted before 1999, based on fragmentary evidence, pictured Malaysia as having a “subject” political culture. The post-2008 survey data presents a picture of a high level of participation approximating the “participant” political culture. This change in political culture is due, among other reasons, to the poor regime performance, the emergence of civil society
and the availability of alternative media. The 2008 elections, which witnessed the emergence of a “strong” opposition in the parliament, reflect the maturity of
theMalaysian electorate, noticeably since 2004, which augurs well for democracy in the country. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:34342016-05-08T06:56:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3434/ Changing political culture and electoral behavior in Malaysia Moten, Abdul Rashid JA Political science (General) The reform movement of 1998 and the general elections in 1999 are argued by many to have brought about a shift in Malaysian political culture, which became evident in 2008 elections. Studies conducted before 1999, based on fragmentary evidence, pictured Malaysia as having a “subject” political culture. The post-2008 survey data presents a picture of a high level of participation approximating the “participant” political culture. This change in political culture is due, among other reasons, to the poor regime performance, the emergence of civil society and the availability of alternative media. The 2008 elections, which witnessed the emergence of a “strong” opposition in the parliament, reflect the maturity of theMalaysian electorate, noticeably since 2004, which augurs well for democracy in the country. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC 2011-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3434/1/AAAR_Pol_culture_and_electoral_behavior.pdf Moten, Abdul Rashid (2011) Changing political culture and electoral behavior in Malaysia. Asian Affairs: An American Review, 38. pp. 39-56. ISSN 0092-7678 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00927678.2010.548201#preview 10.1080/00927678.2010.548201 |
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| title | Changing political culture and electoral behavior in Malaysia |
| title_full | Changing political culture and electoral behavior in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Changing political culture and electoral behavior in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changing political culture and electoral behavior in Malaysia |
| title_short | Changing political culture and electoral behavior in Malaysia |
| title_sort | changing political culture and electoral behavior in malaysia |
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