What is it about?
This article is about political attitudes of the Malaysian Chinese voters, and how a shift in such attitudes is brought about by political socialisation. Political socialisation can simply be defined as the influence of family members, relatives, peers and members of the community on the political outlook of the individual as expressed in voting patterns.
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Why is it important?
The article seeks to fill in a gap in the literature on electoral trends by looking at the much overlooked phenomenon of political socialisation. Much of the qualitative and quantitative research have focussed on the trends and determinants of voting patterns whereas this article looks into the underlying motivation and the causes thereof.
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As a Malaysian Chinese myself, it is important to obtain a better conceptual understanding of the cause for shifting political attitudes within my ethnic community that represents the largest minority in the country. The research and writing have been a fulfilling experience in combining theory and real world situation.
Mr JASON JSWL LOH
HELP University
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This page is a summary of: Contemporary Electoral Trends among Malaysian Chinese Voters, European Journal of East Asian Studies, January 2016, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/15700615-01502007.
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