Class and Politics in Malaysian and Singaporean Nation Building

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-44132-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 546 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies on Islam and Muslims in Southeast Asia

Nadzri explores a range of factors that have influenced nation building in Malaysia and Singapore, with principal emphasis on the importance of social and economic class.

In contrast to previous studies on nation building, which overwhelming rely on the explanatory power of culture, race and ethnic community, the book foregrounds the importance of social and economic status. The three main themes explored in this book are: how the nation building projected in each country is driven by the class interests of its ruling elites; how elections have impacted the politics of nation building; and how each country’s nation-building policies are designed to build political loyalty and support for the ruling elites. The comparability of analytical outcomes using the prism of class interests uncovers the limitations of the explanatory power of race, ethnic community and culture in understanding the social and political dynamics of the two countries.

A valuable read for scholars and students of politics in Malaysia and Singapore, that will also be of interest to scholars of comparative approaches to nation building.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nadzri, Muhamad M. N.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Acknowledgement

Foreword

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Part I. Introduction

Chapter 1. Defining the Parameter

Chapter 2. The Construction of the Party-State System in Parliamentary Democracies

Part II. Malaysia

Chapter 3. The Politics of Malaysian Nation-Building Policy: From Tunku to Abdullah

Chapter 4. Malaysia’s Politics of Nation-State Building under Najib Razak

Part III. Singapore

Chapter 5. Personal is National: The Case of Singapore’s Nation-Building Policy under Lee Kuan Yew

Chapter 6. Singapore’s Nation-Building during the Goh Chok Tong Years

Chapter 7. The State of Nation-Building Policy in Singapore under the New Lee

Part IV. Epilogue

Chapter 8. The State of Nation Building in Malaysia and Singapore "after" Barisan Nasional and Lees

Bibliography

Interviews

Über Autor(innen)

Muhamad M. N. Nadzri is Fellow at the Global Malaysian Studies Network (GMSN), Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), the National University of Malaysia (UKM). He was formerly UKM's Head of Political Science Programme (2021 - 2023) and Coordinator for the UKM-Malaysian Armed Forces Defence College (MPAT) Joint Programme (2023).