Vejai Balasubramaniam
Biographic Data
| ID | 4063923 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vejai Balasubramaniam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vejai |
| FAMILY NAME | Balasubramaniam |
| SIGNATURE | BALASUBRAMANIAM V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ethnic Politics and Multicultural Societies
Multiculturalism's primary concern is with ending discrimination based on ethnic and cultural differences, and in this respect is similar to movements for greater gender equality, recognizing gay rights, and the campaign to endorse same sex marriages/union. Immigration policies that facilitated the migration of peoples from Asia, Africa, and other non-European countries into the West had posed a political and social challenge to their liberal soc…
A Divided Nation: Malay Political Dominance, Bumiputera Material Advancement and National Identity in Malaysia
National identity in Malaysia is defined by Malay culture and politically associated with ethno-nationalism whose goal is material advancement of bumiputera in general and Malay-bumiputera in particular. The process entailed a restructuring strategy to transform the ethnically defined occupational structure and increase bumiputera ownership of the country's corporate wealth to 30 per cent by 1990. To be sure, Malaysia had by turn of the century e…
Embedding Ethnic Politics in Malaysia: Economic Growth, its Ramifications and Political Popularity
The cornerstone of postcolonial Malaysian political economy is to embed ethnic politics. Following the 13 May 1969 race riots, economic growth, and in particular the material advancement of the Malays has become the prime policy objective of the government to consolidate the country's ethnic constitutional edifice and through it the Barisan Nasional's political survival. Foreign investment from the 1970s until the early 1990s helped Malaysia beco…
Strengthening ethnic identity consciousness and the role of tactical voting in multi-racial Malaysia
Malaysia is often touted as an exemplar of a peaceful multiracial country, with the tensions in inter-ethnic relations engendered by the 13 May 1969 race riots overcome. However, three decades of steady economic growth coupled with the New Economic Policy have helped to strengthen consciousness of ethnic identity and social polarisation in society. This paper discusses how tactical voting in the mixed constituencies has helped the National Front …
The Politics of Locality and Temporality in the 2004 Malaysian Parliamentary Elections
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 27, Number 1, April 2005
The Nationalist Project and Contradictions in Federal-State Relations
Nationalism and the nationalist project in the newly independent states of Southeast Asia is informed by the objective of creating a nation-state. In view of the polities' extreme diversity in terms of people and culture, the homogenizing effect of the project is expected to present significant challenges to the respective governments. The task is especially daunting in states where nationalism led to the formation of a federalist state. This is …
A Divided Nation: Malay Political Dominance, Bumiputera Material Advancement and National Identity in Malaysia
National identity in Malaysia is defined by Malay culture and politically associated with ethno-nationalism whose goal is material advancement of bumiputera in general and Malay-bumiputera in particular. The process entailed a restructuring strategy to transform the ethnically defined occupational structure and increase bumiputera ownership of the country's corporate wealth to 30 per cent by 1990. To be sure, Malaysia had by turn of the century e…
Embedding Ethnic Politics in Malaysia: Economic Growth, its Ramifications and Political Popularity
The cornerstone of postcolonial Malaysian political economy is to embed ethnic politics. Following the 13 May 1969 race riots, economic growth, and in particular the material advancement of the Malays has become the prime policy objective of the government to consolidate the country's ethnic constitutional edifice and through it the Barisan Nasional's political survival. Foreign investment from the 1970s until the early 1990s helped Malaysia beco…
Strengthening ethnic identity consciousness and the role of tactical voting in multi-racial Malaysia
Malaysia is often touted as an exemplar of a peaceful multiracial country, with the tensions in inter-ethnic relations engendered by the 13 May 1969 race riots overcome. However, three decades of steady economic growth coupled with the New Economic Policy have helped to strengthen consciousness of ethnic identity and social polarisation in society. This paper discusses how tactical voting in the mixed constituencies has helped the National Front …
The Politics of Locality and Temporality in the 2004 Malaysian Parliamentary Elections
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 27, Number 1, April 2005
The Nationalist Project and Contradictions in Federal-State Relations
Nationalism and the nationalist project in the newly independent states of Southeast Asia is informed by the objective of creating a nation-state. In view of the polities' extreme diversity in terms of people and culture, the homogenizing effect of the project is expected to present significant challenges to the respective governments. The task is especially daunting in states where nationalism led to the formation of a federalist state. This is …
The Politics of Locality and Temporality in the 2004 Malaysian Parliamentary Elections
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 27, Number 1, April 2005
Embedding Ethnic Politics in Malaysia: Economic Growth, its Ramifications and Political Popularity
The cornerstone of postcolonial Malaysian political economy is to embed ethnic politics. Following the 13 May 1969 race riots, economic growth, and in particular the material advancement of the Malays has become the prime policy objective of the government to consolidate the country's ethnic constitutional edifice and through it the Barisan Nasional's political survival. Foreign investment from the 1970s until the early 1990s helped Malaysia beco…
Strengthening ethnic identity consciousness and the role of tactical voting in multi-racial Malaysia
Malaysia is often touted as an exemplar of a peaceful multiracial country, with the tensions in inter-ethnic relations engendered by the 13 May 1969 race riots overcome. However, three decades of steady economic growth coupled with the New Economic Policy have helped to strengthen consciousness of ethnic identity and social polarisation in society. This paper discusses how tactical voting in the mixed constituencies has helped the National Front …
A Divided Nation: Malay Political Dominance, Bumiputera Material Advancement and National Identity in Malaysia
National identity in Malaysia is defined by Malay culture and politically associated with ethno-nationalism whose goal is material advancement of bumiputera in general and Malay-bumiputera in particular. The process entailed a restructuring strategy to transform the ethnically defined occupational structure and increase bumiputera ownership of the country's corporate wealth to 30 per cent by 1990. To be sure, Malaysia had by turn of the century e…
Ethnic Politics and Multicultural Societies
Multiculturalism's primary concern is with ending discrimination based on ethnic and cultural differences, and in this respect is similar to movements for greater gender equality, recognizing gay rights, and the campaign to endorse same sex marriages/union. Immigration policies that facilitated the migration of peoples from Asia, Africa, and other non-European countries into the West had posed a political and social challenge to their liberal soc…
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Asian Studies and History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political economy (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Socioeconomic Development in Asia (4 works) · Economics (3 works)