Pandemic, Politics, and a Fairer Society in Southeast Asia
A Malaysian Perspective
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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.
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
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.