Sunday, July 29, 2007

An Introductory Remarks

THE MALAYSIAN POLITY

Introduction
Apart from the local ethnic, the Malays and aborigines (orang asli), Malaysia is a fairly small country with a population of Chinese and Indians whose ancestors, during end of 1700s, came to this country as immigrants from China and South and North India.[ ] As such, Malaysia identifies itself as being a multi-cultural, multi-religious, and multi-linguistic society.
Before the arrival of the Europeans, the Malay had established settlements along the coasts and riverine estuaries of the Malay peninsular. These were to become important trading posts and later the genesis of small kingdoms (INTAN, 1991). Beginning in the 2nd century BC the Malay peninsula experienced over 1000 years of Indian or Indianized influence, and in the thirteenth century AD Arab and Indian Muslims brought Islamic and Arabic influence to the peninsula. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in 1511 when they conquer the trading port of Melaka from a Malay ruler. The Dutch, who had a foothold across the Straits of Melaka on the island of Java, laid siege to Melaka and succeeded in capturing it in 1641. The British later came to take control over Melaka. Their first beachhead was Penang that was leased to the British East India Company by the Sultan of Kedah in 1786. By 1867 Penang had joined with Melaka and Singapore to form the Straits Settlements, thus a new British Crown Colony was formed.
Some Malay states accepted British ‘advisers’ under the guise of British Residents and in 1895 these became the Federal Malay States consisting of Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Pahang. The remaining states, described as the Unfederated Malay States, included Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, and Perlis, which had been extricated from the Siamese sphere of influence in 1909. Together with Johor, these were later brought into the British sphere. British political control over the whole peninsula radically transformed Malaya socially and economically and brought about stability that lasted until the Japanese invasion in the Second World War.
Today (2006), Malaysia has a population of more than 26.64 million. The outstanding characteristic of Malaysia’s population today is its highly variegated ethnic mix that makes it one of the prime examples of a multi-racial society in the whole world. Consisting of the Malays, Chinese, Indians and other indigenous groups, with its multiethnic composition of the population, Malaysia’s culture and religious practices are very diverse. Bahasa Malaysia is the national language while English is widely spoken and considered the second language. The constitution lays down that Islam is the religion of the Federation. Even though different cultures and religions exist, except for the multiracial conflict in 1969, they have put up with each other and developed a very tolerant society (Gullick & Gale, 1986; Mohamad, 1995).

- An excerpt from "Political Leadership of Malaysia’s Prime Ministers" (Nasrudin, 2007). Please refer to the handouts provided.

MALAYSIAN PREMIERSHIP STUDIES (ADS509)

Class List
1 Syuriati Sulaiman @ Ibrahim (2004246839)
2 Syazni Akmal Ramli (2006221330)
3 Razanah Suaida Rosli (2005326447)
4 Siti Suzana Hassan Ma’arof (2006221547)
5 Shaidatul Nizam Abd Malek (2003352733)
6 Fazliana Ahmad (2005326566)

Note: Please let me know a.s.a.p if your name is not listed here.

Introduction to premiership Studies (Malaysia)
This course introduces the students to basic principles in Political Leadership & Premiership in Malaysia. It shall focus on the vision and policies of the five Prime Ministers, significantly that of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. The course shall discuss the significant policies and visions of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his contributions in transforming Malaysia from an agricultural economy to a developed and modern industrial Malaysia.

Course Objectives
It is hoped that at the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. study the basic principles of political leadership in Malaysia;
2. understand the relevance and application of the principles of political leadership in the administration of Malaysia;
3. study, analyse and appreciate policies and visions of premiers in Malaysia especially Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad;
4. evaluate the contribution of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in shaping current and future direction of Malaysia.


Course structure in brief

Theories and concepts of political leadership
1. Origins of political leadership
2. Social sources of leadership
3. Political leadership and opportunities
4. Transformational leadership
5. Transactional leadership
Premiership and the Cabinet
1. Prime Minister in the Constitution
2. Role of Prime Minister in Public Policy Making
History of Malaysian Premiership
1. Tunku Abdul Rahman (1957-1971)
2. Tun Abdul Razak (1971-1976)
3. Tun Hussien Onn (1976-1981)
Mahathir’s Premiership
1. Background
2. Early years of Mahathir
3. Rise to Leadership
Mahathir’s Vision
1. The Malay Dilemma
2. The New Malays
3. Vision 2020
Foreign Policy
1. ASEAN
2. South-South
3. Smart Partnership
4. G 15
5. OIC
6. NAM
Economic Policies of Mahathir
1. New Economic Policy
2. Privatisation and Industrialisation
3. Malaysia Incorporated
4. Insfrastructure and Development : KLCC, KL tower, MSC, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, KLIA and F1 Sepang.
Mahathir’s Ideas on Globalisation
1. Nature of Globalisation
2. Role of Asia
3. Global Partnerships
4. Asian-European Partnership
Mahathir’s Policies on National Unity
1. Caring Society
2. Meritocracy
Mahathir’s Perspectives on Islam
1. Islam and Malaysia
2. Islamic Education e.g. UIA
3 Islam and Economic Development (Islamic Banking and Finance, Islamic Currency)
4. Progressive Islam
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
1.Background
2.Public policies
3.Foreign policies


ASSESSMENT
Coursework - 40%
Final Examination - 60%


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Friday, July 20, 2007

Class List

This is the class list for ADS501.