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Race and religion in command: Malaysia returns to identity politics
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Chin, J, Race and religion in command: Malaysia returns to identity politics, Global Asia/East Asia Foundation, Korea, Republic of, 15, 1, pp. 48-52. (2020) [Magazine Article]
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Abstract
The stunning events of late
February in Malaysia led to the
downfall of the coalition that
took power in May 2018 in what
had been hailed as a victory
for reform. With Mahathir
Mohamad out as prime minister
and Anwar Ibrahim as far from
power as ever, an old-school
Malay politician, Muhyiddin
Yassin, was sworn in as prime
minister on March 1.
The political whirlwind cleared
the way for the United Malays
National Organisation and its
allies, all Malay and Muslim
parties, to regain power.
The failure of the reform
government to last even two
years can be traced to old
rivalries, inexperience and the
rise of political Islam, writes
James Chin.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Magazine Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Malaysia, regime change, mahathir, anwar, muhyiddin |
| Research Division: | Human Society |
| Research Group: | Political science |
| Research Field: | Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Government and politics |
| Objective Field: | Political systems |
| UTAS Author: | Chin, J (Professor James Chin) |
| ID Code: | 145647 |
| Year Published: | 2020 |
| Deposited By: | Politics and International Relations |
| Deposited On: | 2021-07-29 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-07-30 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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