Résumé

Domestic politics overview / Meredith L. Weiss ; Elections in Malaysia : voting behavior and electoral integrity / Bridget Welsh ; Malaysian political parties and coalitions / Ong Kian Ming ; Malaysia's unexceptionalism: like elsewhere, elites are fractious / William Case ; Islam, the state and politics in Malaysia / Joseph Chinyong Liow ; Afif Pasuni ; Rise of Christian political consciousness and mobilisation / Arnold Puyok ; Centralized federalism in Malaysia: is change in the offing? / Francis Loh Kok Wah ; Exporting the BN/UMNO model : politics in Sabah and Sarawak / James Chin ; Local government in urban Malaysia / Goh Ban Lee ; Public administration in Malaysia : origins, influences and assessment / Norma Mansor ; Raja Noriza Ariffin ; Social movements in contemporary Malaysia : the cases of Bersih, hindraf and Perkasa / Anantha Raman Govindasamy ; Economics overview / Meredith L. Weiss ; Malaysia's development strategies: governing distribution-through-growth / Greg Felker ; Fiscal and monetary policy in Malaysia : juggling economic imperatives and political reality / Xiaoye She ; Affirmative action: hefty measures, mixed outcomes, muddled thinking / Hwok-Aun Lee ; The middle class in Malaysia : market expansion, consumption and vulnerabilities / Abdul Rahman Embong ; Natural resource extraction and political dependency : Malaysia as a rentier state / Helena Varkkey ; Rent-seeking and money politics in Malaysia : ethnicity, cronyism and class / Jeff Tan ; Labour in Malaysia: flexibility, policymaking and regulated borders / Amarjit Kaur ; Mainstreaming environment and sustainable development policies / Adnan A. Hezri ; Rural transformations / Eric C. Thompson ; The great transformation : urbanisation and urbanism in Malaysia / Yeoh Seng Guan ; Social policy and social development overview / Meredith L. Weiss ; Ethnicity and identity formation : colonial knowledge, colonial structures, and transition / Shamsul A.B. ; Athi S.M.Marginalisation of the Orang Asli of peninsular Malaysia / Alberto G. Gomes ; Civil liberties in contemporary Malaysia: progress, retrogression, and the resurgence of Asian values / John Liu ; Educational reforms in Malaysia : towards equity, quality and efficiency / Molly N.N. Lee ; 1 care and the politics of healthcare in Malaysia / Chee Heng Leng ; Por Heong Hong ; Interfaith relations in Malaysia : moving beyond Muslims versus others / Carolina López ; Culture and the arts in Malaysia : playing to multiple galleries / Kathy Rowland ; Filling in the gaps: the pursuit of gender equality in Malaysia / Tan Beng Hui ; Cecilia Ng ; Sexual citizenship in conflict / Pang Khee Teik ; International relations and security overview / Meredith L. Weiss ; Foreign policy priorities / Karminder Singh Dhillon ; Malaysia's security concerns : a contemporary assessment / Lai Yew Meng ; Malaysia and the United States : a maturing partnership / Heng Peck Koon ; Malaysia-China relations : three enduring themes / Kuik Cheng-Chwee ; Issues and challenges in contemporary Malaysian-European relations / Ruhanas Harun ; Contemporary maritime piracy in Malaysia / Carolin Liss