Parliamentary behaviour of the members of opposition political parties in Malaysia

In a hegemonic consociational system practised in Malaysia, the Opposition can hardly play a dominant role in making democracy work. Nevertheless, a content analysis of the debates in the House of Representatives from 1982 to 2003 show that the opposition members have contributed to the process...

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Main Author:	Omar, Muhamad Fuzi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2008
Subjects:	JA Political science (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/39473/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/39473/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/39473/1/parliamentary_behaviour.pdf

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spelling	iium-394732014-12-03T00:58:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39473/ Parliamentary behaviour of the members of opposition political parties in Malaysia Omar, Muhamad Fuzi JA Political science (General) In a hegemonic consociational system practised in Malaysia, the Opposition can hardly play a dominant role in making democracy work. Nevertheless, a content analysis of the debates in the House of Representatives from 1982 to 2003 show that the opposition members have contributed to the process of check and balance in the government by asking questions to relevant ministries and by initiating adjournment motions. In the process, they not merely attacked the government for their failure but also suggested alternative policies some of which were implemented by the ruling coalition IIUM Press 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39473/1/parliamentary_behaviour.pdf Omar, Muhamad Fuzi (2008) Parliamentary behaviour of the members of opposition political parties in Malaysia. Intellectual Discourse, 16 (1). pp. 21-48. ISSN 0128-4878 http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam
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description	In a hegemonic consociational system practised in Malaysia, the Opposition can hardly play a dominant role in making democracy work. Nevertheless, a content analysis of the debates in the House of Representatives from 1982 to 2003 show that the opposition members have contributed to the process of check and balance in the government by asking questions to relevant ministries and by initiating adjournment motions. In the process, they not merely attacked the government for their failure but also suggested alternative policies some of which were implemented by the ruling coalition
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author	Omar, Muhamad Fuzi
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title	Parliamentary behaviour of the members of opposition political parties in Malaysia
title_short	Parliamentary behaviour of the members of opposition political parties in Malaysia
title_full	Parliamentary behaviour of the members of opposition political parties in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Parliamentary behaviour of the members of opposition political parties in Malaysia
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publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2008
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Parliamentary behaviour of the members of opposition political parties in Malaysia

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