Consociationalism—the rule, in a plural society, by an alliance of elites from respective ethnic groups—has been Malaysia’s dominant political arrangement for over 60 years. The defeat of Barisan Nasional spells the end of consociationalism. What happened? And is the Pakatan Harapan government a new form of power-sharing or merely another form of consociational democracy?
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The Rise of Ethno-centric Elite Rule in Malaysia
This is an accompanying article to the feature article on the end of Barisan Nasional’s consociationalism – the rule, in a plural society, by an alliance of elites from respective ethnic groups – and traces in length the historical context and the foundation of consociationalism to the days of the struggle for Malayan independence, and examines how it survived the trials of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Akan Datang: We must know if durians survive in space!
Our weekly round-up of the stories to watch this week: An espionage trial continues in Cambodia, more blasphemy charges are laid in Indonesia, and Malaysia’s new government gets its report card after the first 100 days.
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Sketches of GE14: Polling Day
Views of Malaysia on Polling Day, seen through an artist’s pen. This page will be updated as the day progresses!
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Sketches of GE14: A Little Night Music
Malaysian artist Charis Loke hits the ground during the 14th general election to capture the sights of a nation going to the polls.
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Sketches of GE14: A Tale of Three Ceramahs
Malaysian artist Charis Loke hits the ground during the 14th general election to capture the sights of a nation going to the polls.
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The Malaysian opposition in Titiwangsa
Past election results show that the Malaysian parliamentary constituency can be swayed by federal sentiments.