Malaysia's transitional moment? Democratic transition theory and the problem of Malaysian exceptionalism

South East Asia Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-199

  Abbott, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Democratization; Development; Discourse; Malaysia; Teleology; Transition

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; DEMOCRATIZATION; LIBERALIZATION; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL REFORM; POLITICAL THEORY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 68149181474     PISSN: 0967828X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000009788745840     Document Type: Article

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