Resisting the Fall
The Single Dominant Party, Policies and Elections in Malaysia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3986057 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edmund Terence Gomez (0000-0002-5066-461X, University of Malaya, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 570-590 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2336 • E-ISSN: 1752-7554 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00472336.2016.1192214 |
| OpenAlex | W2416981167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 24 |
Before Malaysia’s 2013 general election, one of the few remaining dominant coalitions in the world was aware it would struggle to retain power. A fledgling opposition coalition had inspired public confidence of its capacity to competently rule while public discontent with the ruling party was rife due to the ubiquity of patronage that had prevented the responsible implementation of policies. However, regime change did not occur. How does the protracted rule of Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional coalition, and the hegemonic party in it, the United Malays National Organisation, relate to debates over authoritarian durability, during a period when dominant parties struggle to sustain power? Malaysian elections have been free enough that the opposition has been able to obtain and retain control of state governments, so why has Barisan Nasional not lost power? This article reviews the 2013 election examining three issues: the significance of coalition politics; how policies have shaped voting trends; and the growing monetisation of politics. These perspectives provide insights into the institutional structure of coalitions and their conduct of politics, including clientelistic practices, forms of mobilisation and governance and the outcomes of policies introduced to address socio-economic inequities and drive economic growth
Authoritarianism · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economics · General election · Hegemony · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Voting · Asian Studies and History · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
Who Owns the Past? Malay Supremacy and Ethnic Memory in Malaysia’s Digital News Discourse
Opposing Power
The Rise of Sophisticated Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia
Getting More Women into Politics under One-Party Dominance
Triple Duel
Transitioning from aggregated bipartism
Felda and rural voting patterns in GE14 – a wake-up call
Sabah
Generational divide
State–state ties, power elites, and state–business relations
State Institutions, Civic Associations, and Identity Demands
Authoritarian innovations and democratic reform in the “New Malaysia
Four arenas
Committed or Conditional Democrats? Opposition Dynamics in Electoral Autocracies
Absolute Power, Absolute Venality
Electoral manipulation, opposition power, and institutional change
Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization
Voting for Autocracy
Curbing Clientelism in Argentina
Elections For Sale
Uncommon Democracies
Electoral Dynamics in Malaysia
Why Dominant Parties Lose
Competitive Authoritarianism
The 2008 Malaysian Elections
Electoral authoritarianism in Malaysia
Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization
Brief History of Neoliberalism
The Strength to Concede
Elections Without Democracy
Elections Without Democracy
Elections Without Democracy
What Do We Know About Democratization After Twenty Years
Islamist Conservatism and the Demise of Islam Hadhari in Malaysia
Monetizing Politics
Islamic Banking and Finance
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |