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@article{ART002533235},
author={Khoo Ying Hooi},
title={Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform},
journal={SUVANNABHUMI},
issn={2092-738X},
year={2014},
volume={6},
number={2},
pages={85-106},
doi={10.22801/svn.2014.6.2.85}

TY - JOUR
AU - Khoo Ying Hooi
TI - Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform
JO - SUVANNABHUMI
PY - 2014
VL - 6
IS - 2
PB - Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies
SP - 85
EP - 106
SN - 2092-738X
AB - Protests are not new in Malaysia, though it is restricted by the ruling government. The trend of street protests and demonstrations since the emergence of Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih), Malaysia’s first people movement on electoral reform, has triggered a sentiment of people power among Malaysian citizens. With protests and popular mobilization becoming pronounced in Malaysian politics, political activism becomes for Malaysians a channel of discontent and expression of political preferences. Using information obtained from interviews with individuals linked to the movement, this paper articulates that protests are no longer exclusive to Malaysians. This paper illustrates the emergence of the Bersih movement and explores the three Bersih mass rallies that took place in 2007, 2011, and 2012. This paper further links the protests with the electoral reform initiatives. It argues that the Bersih movement has managed to lobby fundamental changes in the Malaysian political culture.
KW - people power;Bersih movement;electoral reform;protests;Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
DO - 10.22801/svn.2014.6.2.85
ER -

Khoo Ying Hooi. (2014). Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform. SUVANNABHUMI, 6(2), 85-106.

Khoo Ying Hooi. 2014, "Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform", SUVANNABHUMI, vol.6, no.2 pp.85-106. Available from: doi:10.22801/svn.2014.6.2.85

Khoo Ying Hooi "Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform" SUVANNABHUMI 6.2 pp.85-106 (2014) : 85.

Khoo Ying Hooi. Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform. 2014; 6(2), 85-106. Available from: doi:10.22801/svn.2014.6.2.85

Khoo Ying Hooi. "Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform" SUVANNABHUMI 6, no.2 (2014) : 85-106.doi: 10.22801/svn.2014.6.2.85

Khoo Ying Hooi. Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform. SUVANNABHUMI, 6(2), 85-106. doi: 10.22801/svn.2014.6.2.85

Khoo Ying Hooi. Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform. SUVANNABHUMI. 2014; 6(2) 85-106. doi: 10.22801/svn.2014.6.2.85

Khoo Ying Hooi. Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform. 2014; 6(2), 85-106. Available from: doi:10.22801/svn.2014.6.2.85

Khoo Ying Hooi. "Electoral Reform Movement in Malaysia : Emergence, Protest, and Reform" SUVANNABHUMI 6, no.2 (2014) : 85-106.doi: 10.22801/svn.2014.6.2.85