Democratization in Malaysia: a comparative study of two oppositional political waves (1987-1996, 1998-2013).

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2017-04
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Zawawi, Noorulhafidzah
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Tesis ini mengkaji peranan dan fungsi kuasa politik pembangkang dalam meningkatkan parameter demokrasi terhad di Malaysia. Ia bertujuan untuk mengetahui peranan kuasa politik pembangkang dalam politik Malaysia dalam objektifnya untuk memberi sumbangan kepada pembentukan politik negara melalui peningkatan demokrasi. This thesis examines the role and function of oppositional political forces in enhancing the parameters of limited democracy in Malaysia. It intends to find out the role of oppositional political forces in Malaysian politics within the presumed objective to build the nation through the enhancement of democracy and explores how the dynamics of oppositional behavior, i.e. choices and strategies of the opposition political parties, cohesiveness of formal and informal opposition enhance the parameters of democracy.
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Democratization , Malaysian politics
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