Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations and Glossary xv
5. 1. The Imperative of Mediated Communalism 1
6. 2. The Electoral System: Origin, Rationale and Critique 28
7. 3. Consociation and the Electoral Process, 1952–55 59
8. 4. The Path-Dependent Rise and Demise of the Alliance, 79 1959–69 79
9. 5. The National Front’s Rise in the Elections of 1974 and 111 1978 111
10. 6. Mediating Communalism through Party Capitalism: The Elections of 1982, 1985, 1990 and 1995 131
11. 7. Reformasi and New Politics: Constituting an Alternative Coalition in the 1999 General Election 159
12. 8. The Opposition’s Breakthrough: The Leap from 2004 to 2008 187
13. 9. Electoral Impasse of Dual-Coalition Politics in 2013 219
14. 10. Transitions of Coalition Politics circa 2016 243
15. 11. Conclusion: The Desiderata of Ethnic Power Sharing 267
16. bibliography 287
17. Index 303
18. About the Author 323