The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia

The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781793642141
ISBN-13 : 1793642141
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Book Synopsis The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia by : Khoo Ying Hooi

Download or read book The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia written by Khoo Ying Hooi and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 2005 as a small electoral reform initiative, the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections, known as Bersih, became the most prominent social movement in Malaysia. Based on participant observation approach and first-hand interviews with key actors, this book examines how Bersih became a movement that aggregated the collective grievance of Malaysians and brought Malaysian sociopolitical activism to a new level. This book makes a major contribution to the scholarly work on social movement theories in the Southeast Asian context and to the growing literature on social movements and democratization.


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