Khoo Ying Hooi

The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia (eBook, PDF)

Repression, Dissent and Opportunities

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Beginning in 2005 as a small electoral reform initiative, the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections, known as Bersih, became the most prominent social movement in Malaysia. Based on participant observation approach and first-hand interviews with key actors, this book examines how Bersih became a movement that aggregated the collective grievance of Malaysians and brought Malaysian sociopolitical activism to a new level. This book makes a major contribution to the scholarly work on social movement theories in the Southeast Asian context and to the growing literature on social movements and democratization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 223
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978788442
• Artikelnr.: 74842812

Autorenporträt

Khoo Ying Hooi is deputy head and senior lecturer in the Department of International and Strategic Studies at the University of Malaya.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Social Movements and Democratisation: Concepts and Linkages
Chapter 3: The Political Landscape in Malaysia
Chapter 4: The Bersih Movement and Electoral Reforms
Chapter 5: Changing Political Opportunities and the Democratisation Process
Chapter 6: Activism, Participation and Mobilisation
Chapter 7: The Aftermath of the 14th General Election and the Bersih
Movement: Between Institutionalisation and Co-optation