ID | 117187 |
Title Proper | Elite intercommunal bargaining and conflict resolution |
Other Title Information | the role of the Communities Liaison Committee in Malaya, 1949-51 |
Language | ENG |
Author | Fernando, Joseph M |
Publication | 2012. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Between 1949 and 1951, the Communities Liaison Committee (CLC), an unofficial body comprising leaders from the main Malayan ethnic communities, served as a prototype for elite intercommunal conflict resolution during a very challenging period amid an ongoing communist insurgency. Drawing upon previously inaccessible primary sources, this article reassesses the CLC's work towards resolving divisive issues such as Malay economic backwardness, federal citizenship, national identity, education and language in Malaya. This article argues that the CLC played a significantly bigger role than previously recognised and influenced government policy considerably. Equally importantly, it entrenched the concept of consociationalism, which was to shape the Malayan political landscape long thereafter. |
`In' analytical Note | Journal of South East Asian Studies Vol. 43, No.2; Jun 2012: p. 280-301 |
Journal Source | Journal of South East Asian Studies Vol. 43, No.2; Jun 2012: p. 280-301 |
Key Words | Communities Liaison Committee (CLC) ; Malayan Ethnic Communities ; Intercommunal Conflict Resolution ; Communist Insurgency ; Federal Citizenship ; National Identity ; Malaya |