The Dynamics of Social Capital and Recent Political Development in Malaysia

Autor:	Mohammad Redzuan Othman, Amer Saifude, Syeda Naushin Parnini
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Civil society Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Opposition (politics) Politics Social reproduction Voting Political Science and International Relations Development economics Economics Voting behavior Public sphere Social capital media_common
Zdroj:	Japanese Journal of Political Science. 15:443-464
ISSN:	1474-0060 1468-1099
DOI:	10.1017/s1468109914000188
Popis:	The political landscape in Malaysia has been changing since the late 1990s with a gradual rise in resistance from civil society and the opposition parties. Domestic politics have become more contentious recently, particularly evidenced by the advent of a strong civil society and a multi-cultural opposition coalition. Thus, the social capital stimulated by ICTs and CSOs has played a vital role in strengthening and empowering the role of the opposition parties in Malaysia. This study seeks to understand how ICT-driven social capital has facilitated the surge in the opposition movement by situating the political use of social capital in a broader socio-political context. Hence the dramatic political change has been intertwined with the dynamics of social capital and creation of a public sphere accelerated by the rapid growth of ICTs in the country. By analyzing recent voting patterns, this study demonstrates that ICT-driven social capital does have a great impact on the changing political landscape in Malaysia, particularly in shaping voting behavior and political participation of Malay and non-Malay citizens in domestic politics.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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