Author/Authors :
Saad, Suhana Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Salman, Ali Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Media dan Komunikasi, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Lyndon, Novel Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Selvadurai, S Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Zaimah, R Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Azima, AM Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia , Hussain, Mohd Yusof Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Malaysia
Abstract :
In a multi-ethnic country, nation building becomes a crucial agenda. After Malaysia gained independence, the first effort towards national unity is to establish cooperation between the dominant political parties, viz. the United Malay National Organization (UMNO), the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). However, the political development of Malay political parties viz. the UMNO, PAS (Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party) and PKR is beset with crises posing a major challenge to the nation building agenda. This paper elucidates Malay political crisis and the issue of nation building in Malaysia after the 12th General Election using secondary data sources and filed interviews with relevant political leaders. The findings pointed to the conclusion that the failure to unite was at the root of the Malay political crises and Malaysia’s nation buildingchallenges.
Keywords :
ethnic , Malay , Malay privilege , nation building , political crisis , political parties
