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Barisan Nasional – Political Dominance and the General Elections of 2004 in Malaysia

Wahlen und politische Dominanz der Barisan Nasional in Malaysia am Beispiel der allgemeinen Wahlen im Jahre 2004
[journal article]

Lee, Julian C.H.

Abstract

This paper examines how the Barisan Nasional (National Front, BN) coalition has held power in Malaysia since that country’s independence in 1957. The first of two perspectives taken in this examination looks at the practical impediments to opposition party participation during general elections. ... view more

This paper examines how the Barisan Nasional (National Front, BN) coalition has held power in Malaysia since that country’s independence in 1957. The first of two perspectives taken in this examination looks at the practical impediments to opposition party participation during general elections. This is refracted through the prism of the campaign during the 2004 general elections of a Parti KeADILan Rakyat candidate. The second perspective looks at the broader cultural environment in which elections occur in Malaysia. In particular, the BN plays upon popular fears of a recurrence of ethnic violence that occurred in 1969 when opposition parties polled strongly to portray itself as the keeper of the country’s peace. The examination of both practical mechanisms and the cultural environment allow a more complete understanding of how the BN maintains its political dominance in Malaysia.... view less


Die Partei Barisan Nasional (BN) ist die bestimmende Kraft im politischen Prozess Malaysias seit 1957. Die vorliegende Analyse stellt sich in diesem Zusammenhang die Frage, wie diese Dominanz zu erklären ist. Es wird argumentiert, dass sowohl wahlkampftechnische als auch kulturelle Faktoren die s... view more

Die Partei Barisan Nasional (BN) ist die bestimmende Kraft im politischen Prozess Malaysias seit 1957. Die vorliegende Analyse stellt sich in diesem Zusammenhang die Frage, wie diese Dominanz zu erklären ist. Es wird argumentiert, dass sowohl wahlkampftechnische als auch kulturelle Faktoren die schwachen Chancen der Oppositionsparteien und die Stärke der BN erklären können. Nur durch die analytische Integration beider Variablengruppen können Phänomene wie das schlechte Abschneiden des Kandidaten der Oppositionspartei KeADILan Rakyat sowie die erfolgreiche Kampagne der BN im Jahre 1969, bei der die Angst vor ethnischen Unruhen geschürt wurde, im Hinblick auf die Dominanz der Regierungspartei erklärt werden.... view less

Keywords
Malaysia; party; election campaign; opposition; voting behavior; political participation; election result; cultural factors

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Document language
English

Publication Year
2007

Page/Pages
p. 38-65

Journal
Südostasien aktuell : journal of current Southeast Asian affairs, 26 (2007) 2

ISSN
0722-8821

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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