Johor and Traditionalist Islam: What This Means for Malaysia

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. Acknowledgements xvii
5. The Region
6. Notes on the Future of Southeast Asian Studies 3
7. Southeast Asia on the Economic Front: Holding Steady, Bracing for Change 19
8. Year One of the Trump Administration’s Policy: Uncertainty and Continuity 43
9. Southeast Asia in 2017: Grappling with Uncertainty 59
10. Brunei Darussalam
11. Brunei Darussalam: The “Feel-Good Year” Despite Economic Woes 77
12. Cambodia
13. Cambodia 2017: Plus ça change… 97
14. Cambodia–Vietnam: Special Relationship against Hostile and Unfriendly Forces 113
15. Indonesia
16. Inequality, Nationalism and Electoral Politics in Indonesia 135
17. Indonesia in 2017: Jokowi’s Supremacy and His Next Political Battles 153
18. Laos
19. On the Right Track? The Lao People’s Democratic Republic in 2017 169
20. Malaysia
21. Johor and Traditionalist Islam: What This Means for Malaysia 187
22. Malaysia in 2017: Strong Economic Growth amidst Intense Power Struggle 201
23. Myanmar
24. Stability and Expectations: Economic Reform and the NLD Government 221
25. Myanmar in 2017: Crises of Ethnic Pluralism Set Transitions Back 243
26. Philippines
27. The Philippines in 2017: Turbulent Consolidation 267
28. Narratives and Counter-Narratives: Responding to Political Violence in the Philippines 285
29. Singapore
30. Singapore in 2017: Testing Times, Within and Without 299
31. Singapore–China Relations: Building Substantive Ties amidst Challenges 321
32. Thailand
33. Thailand in 2017: Stability without Certainties 343
34. Haunted Past, Uncertain Future: The Fragile Transition to Military-Guided Semi-Authoritarianism in Thailand 363
35. Thailand’s Southern Insurgency in 2017: Running in Place 377
36. Timor-Leste
37. Timor-Leste in 2017: A State of Uncertainty 391
38. Vietnam
39. Vietnam in 2017: Power Consolidation, Domestic Reforms, and Coping with New Geopolitical Challenges 407
40. Force Modernization: Vietnam 429