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"This book makes an important contribution to understanding the ongoing political evolution of politics in Sarawak. It also provides a case study of the engagement of a dominant state with social forces in a multi-ethnic society." - Prof Harold Crouch, Emeritus Professor, Department of Political & Social Change, School of International, Political & Strategic Studies, Australian National University "Taking off from Joel Migdal's notions of 'the strongman-politician, 'strong society, weak state' and 'the state in society', the author discusses how the federal government accommodates Taib Mahmud's chief ministership over Sarawak, and how his long tenure is anchored in winning political support from the Sarawak Muslim Bumiputera community. An insightful book on contemporary Sarawak politics." -Prof Francis Loh Kok Wah, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia "This volume will go a long way in explaining why a single Melanau family has been able to dominate Sarawak politics for the past four decades." -Prof James Chin, Head of School of Arts and Social Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia Campus

Muslims --- Mohammedans --- Moors (People) --- Moslems --- Muhammadans --- Musalmans --- Mussalmans --- Mussulmans --- Mussulmen --- Religious adherents --- Islam --- Politics and government. --- Sarawak (Malaysia) --- Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak (Malaysia) --- Sarawak Bumi Kenyalang (Malaysia) --- Sarawak Negeri (Malaysia) --- Serawak (Malaysia) --- Sha-la-yüeh (Malaysia) --- Shalayue (Malaysia) --- Sarawak

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Based upon observation of the 2016 Sarawak state elections at a time of political turmoil for the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, Electoral Dynamics in Sarawak offers four ethnographic accounts of grassroots electoral politics in diverse constituencies of Sarawak. Covering Ba' Kelalan, the rural stronghold of Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People's Justice Party) leader Baru Bian; Tupong, the urban Malay-majority stronghold of the PBB; Stakan, a mixed constituency in which postal votes proved decisive; and Repok and Meradong, rural Chinese majority constituencies caught between the Sarawak United People's Party and the Democratic Action Party, this volume exposes the diversity and complexity of Sarawak's electoral geography. Central to the analyses in this volume are not only the role of ethnicity and the urban/rural divide but also the longer term impact of the politics of developmentalism, the personality politics surrounding Chief Minister Adenan Satem and the emerging force of Sarawakian states' rights enshrined in the Sarawak for Sarawakians (S4S) social movement. Part of a comparative study of electoral dynamics across Southeast Asia, Electoral Dynamics in Sarawak seeks both to analyse the wider lessons to be learned from the 2016 Sarawak state elections as well as to deepen our knowledge and understanding of a state which is likely to play an especially important role in the political future of Malaysia.

Elections --- Electoral politics --- Franchise --- Polls --- Political science --- Politics, Practical --- Plebiscite --- Political campaigns --- Representative government and representation --- Sarawak (Malaysia) --- Politics and government --- Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak (Malaysia) --- Sarawak Bumi Kenyalang (Malaysia) --- Sarawak Negeri (Malaysia) --- Serawak (Malaysia) --- Sha-la-yüeh (Malaysia) --- Shalayue (Malaysia) --- Sarawak