The Chinese Education Movement in Malaysia
(2009) In Southern Papers Series. Working Papers no.2- Abstract
- This article explores why and how a minority social movement persists despite
persistent constraints placed upon it by a majority-dominated State. The Chinese
education movement has been one of the largest, longest, and most sustained
social movements in Malaysia. Sociological, economic, and demographic
changes of the Chinese community along with domestic political struggles
revolving around the ethnic question have influenced the fluctuation of movement
trajectory over time. The movement has sustained its activities and received
moral and material support from the Chinese communities, despite persistent
constraints by the government, scarcity of resources and lack of... (More) - This article explores why and how a minority social movement persists despite
persistent constraints placed upon it by a majority-dominated State. The Chinese
education movement has been one of the largest, longest, and most sustained
social movements in Malaysia. Sociological, economic, and demographic
changes of the Chinese community along with domestic political struggles
revolving around the ethnic question have influenced the fluctuation of movement
trajectory over time. The movement has sustained its activities and received
moral and material support from the Chinese communities, despite persistent
constraints by the government, scarcity of resources and lack of support from
others Malaysian population. This article argues that constraints imposed by
the State have been utilized by the social movement organization to mobilize
support from the masses, and thus became the most significant factors that
have sustained the movement. The article will first look into the evolution of the
social movement and analyze the dynamic interaction between the State and
the challengers from various perspectives, including the current status update of
the social movement organizations and activities organized to sustain continuous
collective action. In addition to the analysis of the movement’s achievements,
this article will also explain the State’s reaction towards the movement and the
measures undertaken to constrain or terminate the movement. (Less)
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- author
- Ang, Ming Chee LU
- publishing date
- 2009
- type
- Working paper/Preprint
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Education, Política educativa, Movimientos sociales, Acceso a la educación, Educación, Access to education, Social movements, Educational policy, Asia, China, Malasia
- in
- Southern Papers Series. Working Papers no.2
- pages
- 24 pages
- publisher
- Consejo Lationamericano de Ciencias Sociales
- ISBN
- 978-987-1543-30-4
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- f8a490cd-71ff-498d-bd8d-6ce18887d5c6 (old id 4354261)
- alternative location
- http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/clacso/sur-sur/20120314010205/2.ang-ming-chee.pdf
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- 2016-04-04 11:30:07
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abstract = {{This article explores why and how a minority social movement persists despite<br/><br>
persistent constraints placed upon it by a majority-dominated State. The Chinese<br/><br>
education movement has been one of the largest, longest, and most sustained<br/><br>
social movements in Malaysia. Sociological, economic, and demographic<br/><br>
changes of the Chinese community along with domestic political struggles<br/><br>
revolving around the ethnic question have influenced the fluctuation of movement<br/><br>
trajectory over time. The movement has sustained its activities and received<br/><br>
moral and material support from the Chinese communities, despite persistent<br/><br>
constraints by the government, scarcity of resources and lack of support from<br/><br>
others Malaysian population. This article argues that constraints imposed by<br/><br>
the State have been utilized by the social movement organization to mobilize<br/><br>
support from the masses, and thus became the most significant factors that<br/><br>
have sustained the movement. The article will first look into the evolution of the<br/><br>
social movement and analyze the dynamic interaction between the State and<br/><br>
the challengers from various perspectives, including the current status update of<br/><br>
the social movement organizations and activities organized to sustain continuous<br/><br>
collective action. In addition to the analysis of the movement’s achievements,<br/><br>
this article will also explain the State’s reaction towards the movement and the<br/><br>
measures undertaken to constrain or terminate the movement.}},
author = {{Ang, Ming Chee}},
isbn = {{978-987-1543-30-4}},
keywords = {{Education; Política educativa; Movimientos sociales; Acceso a la educación; Educación; Access to education; Social movements; Educational policy; Asia; China; Malasia}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Working Paper}},
publisher = {{Consejo Lationamericano de Ciencias Sociales}},
series = {{Southern Papers Series. Working Papers no.2}},
title = {{The Chinese Education Movement in Malaysia}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5788242/4360398}},
year = {{2009}},
}