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Protest policing and Malaysia's Bersih protests (2011-2016)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5724615 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kia Meng Boon (0009-0003-1491-3791, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4-5 |
| Pages | 868-901 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592318.2021.2025287 |
| OpenAlex | W4207020692 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article critically examines the models of protest policing deployed by the Malaysian police during the BERSIH 2.0 wave of protests (2011–2016). Based on participant observation and critical ethnography of these protest events, it explains how the state and police adapted to the surge of street protests in Kuala Lumpur by bringing together various elements of policing practices in its attempt to contain dissent on the streets. I argue that the new ‘Peaceful Assembly assemblage’ of policing practices, though distinct and significantly different in its overall governing logic compared to its predecessor, it remains heavily connected to late colonial forms of public order and counterinsurgent policing, especially the Special Branch and the Federal Reserve Unit (riot police). In this sense, the article shows that colonial policing’s afterlife is a major factor for understanding how Malaysia’s protest policing experience complicates and departs from patterns of protest policing development observed in the Global North
Colonialism · Community policing · Criminology · Dissent · Ethnography · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Asian Studies and History · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Policing Practices and Perceptions
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |