The rise of state authoritarianism in Malaysia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8414742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Tan (0000-0003-4065-8619, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 32-42 |
| Publication date | 1990-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-4810 • E-ISSN: 1472-6033 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14672715.1990.10413110 |
| OpenAlex | W2329617975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
In October 1987 Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad launched “Operation Lallang,” a police crackdown closing three newspapers and detaining over one hundred politicians, opposition leaders, social activists, environmentalists, and academics. Unlike previous detentions—several of which were more severe and larger in terms of numbers—the repression in 1987 was without precedent as it affected virtually all groups and parties in the country
Authoritarianism · Closing (real estate · Democracy · Newspaper · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Sociology · State (computer science · Asian Studies and History · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 2009 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |