Week 3-4

Lesson Outcome

Student will understand historical evolution of Malaysian politics, Ethnic demography as socio-political dynamics. How much contemporary state is vulnerable to these demographic challanges? what is future political projection

Lesson Key points:

Malaysian fact file, Pre-Independence development of society

Colonial period and its impacts

Post Independent Malaysian Politics, Role of BN in Malaysian politics, Issues of Federation of Malaysia

Policies of Malaysian prime ministers, Impact of Asian financial crisis, Mahatir as political icon,

Foreign policy orientation