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0000-0003-3631-9913
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University of Tasmania
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Publisher: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
Date: 03-2010
DOI: 10.1355/SEAA10K
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 07-2022
Abstract: Politics in Malaysia revolves around the tensions between the three major ethnic groups: Malays, Chinese and Indians. After the 1969 ethnic riots, the country adopted an affirmative action programme widely regarded as racist towards the non‐Malays. The rise of political Islam in recent times has added a religious layer to institutional racism. This article looks at contemporary racism towards the Malaysian Chinese community and argues that things will get worse in the future owing to the omnipresence of the Malay Islamic supremacy ideology.
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 02-1997
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date: 11-1997
DOI: 10.2307/2658365
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 04-2023
DOI: 10.1177/14649934231151486
Abstract: This article critically examines regional differences in poverty reduction in Malaysia with a focus on political economy factors. More specifically, we focus on the East–West regional ide in income poverty, between four historically poorer the West Malaysia and two states of Eastern Malaysia–Sabah and Sarawak during 1970–2019. Between 1970 and 1990, Malaysia implemented the New Economic Policy (NEP), arguably the longest and most ambitious race-based affirmative action programme in the world. In this context, we also assess whether and how its affirmative action policies succeeded in closing regional gaps. During the NEP, Sarawak saw greater and earlier reductions in income poverty and inequality than the resource-rich states of Sabah and Terengganu, where poverty largely persisted. We argue that politics played a key role in explaining Sabah’s different trajectory vis-à-vis Sarawak, Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu. The ethnicity-targeted policies of the NEP meant the Malays and Muslims were given priority over all other groups. The faster decline in poverty in Sarawak coincided with Muslim control since 1970. On the other hand, when Sabah was under the non-Muslim rule, there was little progress on poverty alleviation. The situation reversed when Sabah fell under Muslim control. The key lesson is that politics do matter during the implementation phase of poverty alleviation programme in Malaysia.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2023
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 12-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-05-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 22-11-2013
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 12-2018
DOI: 10.1177/186810341803700308
Abstract: Many would argue that the main factors in Pakatan Harapan's victory were the 1MDB scandal, anti-Najib and anti-UMNO sentiments, and Mahathir's ability to penetrate the rural Malay constituencies so as to split the UMNO/PAS vote. In the East Malaysia states of Sabah and Sarawak, however, it was local factors and state nationalism that largely decided the outcome of GE14. In this article, I will argue that the rise of state nationalism means that the most potent political issue in contemporary East Malaysia is MA63 – or the 1963 Malaysia Agreement. MA63 gives Sabah and Sarawak autonomy in a wide range of areas. For the past half-century, the East Malaysia polity has felt that it has lost its autonomy in many areas stipulated in the MA63 agreement, due to the centralisation of bureaucratic powers by the federal government. This has created a strong sense of historical grievance among Sabahans and Sarawakians, especially the non-Muslim native communities. The MA63 issue combined with local factors such as the selection of candidates and internal party disputes as well as sabotage together better reflect the on-the-ground experience of GE14 in Sabah and Sarawak.
Publisher: NUS Press
Date: 2009
DOI: 10.2307/J.CTV1NTHKN
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-2001
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-1996
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 02-1998
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 2002
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date: 05-1998
DOI: 10.2307/2658932
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 26-10-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-1997
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date: 11-1996
DOI: 10.2307/2646598
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 03-1997
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 2007
Abstract: Michael Somare reshuffled his cabinet twice and dumped Bart Philemon, the finance minister widely credited as the architect of Papua New Guinea's economic recovery. Record prices for oil and commodities gave the government economic growth and a record surplus. The country's relations with Australia reached a new low over the arrest of Julian Moti, the Solomon Islands' attorney general, in Port Moresby.
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 25-09-2017
Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC
Date: 06-2021
Publisher: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
Date: 04-2004
DOI: 10.1355/SEAA04K
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-2000
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-11-2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 2005
Abstract: In 2004, the key events in Papua New Guinea were the political survival of the Somare government, moves by Australia to take direct part in the country's administration, the fiasco over the election of the governor-general, and a slight economic recovery.
Publisher: Foundation Books
Date: 05-05-2011
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 2010
Abstract: The year 2009 was challenging for Papua New Guinea. Domestically, the most serious political issues were moves to depose Michael Somare and anti-Chinese rioting in major towns. The economy was in fairly good shape and the long-awaited gas pipeline was finally off the ground.
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 11-2019
Abstract: In the late twentieth century, the Chinese communities in Indonesia and Malaysia were politically repressed. But recent events have prompted optimism that the Chinese communities in both countries could move forward and claim their rightful place as equal citizens. But while the Indonesian Chinese community appears to have made some headway, the situation in Malaysia has not improved, and in some ways, it is worse. We argue that institutional frameworks and political Islam are the main threats to political rights for the Chinese communities in both countries and that there are lessons to be learned from these neighboring nations.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 29-02-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2016
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date: 11-1996
DOI: 10.2307/2646602
Publisher: Project MUSE
Date: 2006
Publisher: No publisher found
Date: 2010
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2010
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-1999
Publisher: Project MUSE
Date: 2009
DOI: 10.1353/JOD.0.0108
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 04-1996
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 10-1994
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2007
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 28-11-2019
DOI: 10.1108/IJMHSC-08-2018-0053
Abstract: Attention on world migration has mostly focused on economic and inter-personal impacts, leaving a large gap in our understanding of how migration can affect migrants’ health. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how the interdependent experiences of skilled migrants, as they undertake the latter part of their journey of skilled migration and resettle into their adopted homeland, can be conceptualised as a structural determinant of health. In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews collected data on skilled migrants’ experiences, including health impacts, related to their migration to Tasmania, Australia. A social determinants of health (SDOH) framework and Bourdieu’s theory of practice were applied to interpret the findings. In total, 16 skilled migrants, from several nations and occupations, provided wide-ranging accounts of social inclusion and exclusion, and frequently reported experiencing psychological stress. There were also some reports of improved mental health. The migration process shapes life’s chances and choices. Many migrants reported access to important social, economic and cultural resources, however, good health was also impeded by equally significant systemic barriers. The s le is small and confined to a geographically isolated location, and did not include all types of skilled migrants. Countries resettling skilled migrants should modify systems to promote rather than inhibit wellbeing, e.g. government and industry partnerships to facilitate employability and enhance access to supportive information about the migration process. This is the first known study to link Bourdieu’s theory to SDOH relevant to skilled migrants. This approach helped reveal the prominence of structural factors beyond the control of migrants but potentially modifiable by the host country. This study illustrates the importance of examining both positive and negative health outcomes associated with migration, and how these factors relate to theory and policy.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-05-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-1997
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 1996
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-1995
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-2009
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 2021
Abstract: Ultimately, 2020 turned out to be an ordinary year for Papua New Guinea. Other than the COVID-19 crisis, much remained the same in the country. Any expectations that the new prime minister, James Marape, would change its direction fell apart quickly when it was clear that “business as usual” would continue. Despite their best efforts, Australia and its allies failed to stop the rising Chinese influence in the country.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-07-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-2010
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