| ID | 088067 |
| Title Proper | Malaysia-Pakistan linkages |
| Other Title Information | searching for new diversified regional contacts |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Stark, Jan |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Authoritarianism and a dominant state have characterized the response of the state towards opposition discourses in Malaysia and Pakistan. Both countries are interlinked on various levels and experience growing private sector activities which bring both regions even closer together. Between these two poles grassroots and opposition networks have emerged that often define themselves through Islam. While political dissidence has little chance of being heard, weakened institutional frameworks of the state have given way to transnational networks. Not so much a reflection of supra-national al-Qaeda activities, they are rather a result of political and social dissatisfaction which is home-grown. Meanwhile there are signs that civil society and the prospering private sector could provide niches in which new 'alliances' between the two regions emerge that to a certain degree function independently of the state. By strengthening the growing middle classes, this could release some of the pressure of discontent that increases dramatically in both countries. |
| `In' analytical Note | Round Table Vol. 98, No. 401; Apr 2009: p181-199 |
| Journal Source | Round Table Vol. 98, No. 401; Apr 2009: p181-199 |
| Key Words | Pakistan ; Malaysia ; Relations ; Networks ; Islam |