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The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia : Repression, Dissent and Opportunities / Khoo Ying Hooi.
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Ebook Central Perpetual, DDA and Subscription Titles- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Khoo, Ying Hooi.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bersih (Organization).
- Democracy--Malaysia.
- Social movements--Malaysia.
- Social movements.
- Democracy.
- Malaysia--Politics and government.
- Malaysia.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- List of acronyms and abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Social Movements and Democratisation: Concepts and Linkages
- Social movements: definitions and debates
- Formation and outcomes: how and why do social movements matter?
- Debates on social movement theories
- Democratisation: concepts and debates
- Social movement approaches to democratisation
- Political opportunity: closed vs. open
- 3 Political Landscapes in Malaysia
- Malaysia's democracy: processes and obstacles
- Electoral politics, political reshaping and coalitions
- Civil society and social movements in Malaysia
- Protest politics
- 4 Bersih Movement and Electoral Reforms
- How and why did Bersih emerge?
- Irregularities in the electoral process
- Abdullah Badawi's administration and public grievances
- The role of the Internet
- Repertoire of contention
- The electoral protests
- New media repertoire
- Electoral reforms
- 5 Changing Political Opportunities and the Democratisation Process
- State repression
- Access to the political system
- Availability of allies
- Political parties as agents of mobilisation
- Networking
- Political divisions among elites
- 6 Activism, Participation and Mobilisation
- The changing culture of opposition: how powerful is protest?
- Political participation and public awareness
- Spillover effects and counter-movements
- 7 Analysis on Post-14th General Election and the Bersih Movement
- People power through the ballot
- From mobilisation to institutionalisation
- 8 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- About The Author
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 16, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hooi, Khoo Ying The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia
- ISBN:
- 1793642141
- 9781793642141
- Publisher Number:
- 40030424888
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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