Title Protest and possibilities : civil society and coalitions for political change in Malaysia / Meredith L. Weiss

Published Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 324 pages) Series East-West Center series on contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific. Contents Introduction: The roots of reform -- Conceptualizing political opposition and reform -- Political development in the colonial era -- Expansion and maturation of civil and political society, 1957-1997 -- The Reformasi movement and the 1999 elections -- The significance of the Reformasi movement -- The other Reformasi : Malaysia and Indonesia compared -- Conclusion: Insights, implications, and extensions Introduction: The roots of reform -- Conceptualizing political opposition and reform -- Political development in the colonial era -- Expansion and maturation of civil and political society, 1957-1997 -- The Reformasi movement and the 1999 elections -- The significance of the Reformasi movement -- The other Reformasi : Malaysia and Indonesia compared -- Conclusion: Insights, implications, and extensions Summary Protest and Possibilities explores the pursuit of political reform in Malaysia, an illiberal democracy, and contrasts coalition-building and reform processes there with those of electoral authoritarian Indonesia. The study considers the roles of civil society agents (CSAs) in promoting alternative (especially noncommunal) political norms and helping to find common ground among opposition political actors, and compares recent reformist initiatives with past political trajectories. The nature of illiberal democracy encourages a combination of contained and transgressive contention, with CSAs and political parties performing distinct but complementary roles. Enough space has been allowed over time for CSAs and political parties to accumulate coalitional capital, or the mutual trust and understanding necessary for groups to find common cause and work in coalition. In addition, shifts in political opportunities and threats encourage both CSAs and political parties to alter their strategies and thinking to take advantage of windows for change, facilitating long-term normative as well as institutional change Analysis Reformasi Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-310) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Political culture -- Malaysia Civil society -- Malaysia Political participation -- Malaysia Social movements -- Malaysia Social movements -- Indonesia SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Civil society Political culture Political participation Politics and government Social movements SUBJECT Malaysia -- Politics and government Indonesia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065757 Subject Indonesia Malaysia Form Electronic book LC no. 2005015758 ISBN 1429416041 9781429416047 9780804752947 080475294X 9780804752954 0804752958 0804767769 9780804767767

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