Pandemic, Politics, and a Fairer Society in Southeast Asia -

Pandemic, Politics, and a Fairer Society in Southeast Asia

A Malaysian Perspective

Syaza Shukri (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
240 Seiten
2023
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-80455-589-7 (ISBN)
99,75 inkl. MwSt
Employing the Malaysian case as a starting point for examining a wider trend in Southeast Asia, this book delves into how politicians and policymakers navigate political uncertainty and the impact of their decisions on creating and maintaining a fairer society.
While the world was swept up in the complications and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysia’s government changed leadership twice without going to ballot. Employing the Malaysian case as a starting point for examining a wider trend in Southeast Asia, Pandemic, Politics, and a Fairer Society in Southeast Asia delves into how politicians and policymakers navigate political uncertainty and the impact of their decisions on creating and maintaining a fairer society.


Presenting perspectives from political scientists from across Malaysia and the SEA region, chapters base themselves in the circumstances of political upheaval that Malaysia faced during the pandemic, making a unique and critical contribution to literature on the Southeast Asian experience of COVID-19. Covering trends in Southeast Asia, public perception, elections, and governance, contributors chronicle the rise of regional governments that sought to increase populism and authoritarianism at the height of the pandemic, in addition to monitoring the ongoing fluctuation of public trust and its relation to the political landscapes of the region.


With a special focus on creating a fair and just society for a sustainable future, Pandemic, Politics, and a Fairer Society in Southeast Asia offers an in-depth analysis of regional political dynamics from multiple disciplines, including international relations, philosophy, and gender studies.

Syaza Shukri is Assistant Professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and a non-resident research fellow at the European Centre for Populism Studies. She has done research on comparative politics, democratization, populism, Political Islam and inter-ethnic relations in Malaysia.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Pandemic and Public Trust; Syaza Shukri

Part I: Trends in Southeast Asia

Introduction to Part I

Chapter 2. Public Trust and Democracy: Human Rights During the Pandemic in Southeast Asia; James Gomez and Robin Ramcharan

Chapter 3. Populist Leaders in The Philippines and Malaysia; Abdul Kabir A. Gonzales

Chapter 4. Civil-Military Relations and the Securitization of the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines and Malaysia; John Lee Candelaria and Fernan Talamayan

Chapter 5. The Role of Indonesian Religious Institutions in Empowering Society During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Human Security Perspective; Suyani Indriastuti and Bagus Sigit Sunarko

Chapter 6. Pandemic Era and Public Trust in Southeast Asia: The End or Triumph Of (Post)Modernism?; Zahid Zamri

Part II: Public Perception and Election in Malaysia

Introduction to Part II

Chapter 7. Public Opinion Polls in Malaysia: Challenges and Opportunities in The Post-Pandemic Era; Tunku Mohar Mokhtar

Chapter 8. Public Perception of Malaysian Government Management During the First Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak; Rabiah Aminudin, Lee Pei May, Norhaslinda Jamaiudin, Rohana Abdul Hamid, and Syaza Shukri

Chapter 9. The 2021 Malacca State Election: A Turning Point from the 2018 General Election; Z. W. Lau

Part III: Government Policies During COVID-19

Introduction to Part III

Chapter 10. Child Poverty in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges; Norhaslinda Jamaiudin

Chapter 11. Analysis of Government’s Policies on Gender Issues During Covid-19; Rabiah Aminudin

Chapter 12. Competition for Global Influence Post-Pandemic: China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Malaysia; Lee Pei May

Chapter 13. Conclusion: Post-pandemic and Future Research on Sustainability; Syaza Shukri and Rabiah Aminudin

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Diverse Perspectives on Creating a Fairer Society
Verlagsort Bingley
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 479 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10 1-80455-589-4 / 1804555894
ISBN-13 978-1-80455-589-7 / 9781804555897
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