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Dynamics of ethnic relations in Malaysia


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Jawan, Jayum and Boyman, Siti Noranizahhafizah and Kadam Kiai, Stanley Bye (2020) Dynamics of ethnic relations in Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 28 (3). pp. 1959-1973. ISSN 0128-7702

Abstract

This research sought to understand and affirm key factors that helped shape ethnic relations in a multi-cultural, ethnic and religious Malaysia. Samples were drawn from three public institutions of higher learning, namely Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) and compared to see whether different settings had significant influence on how samples responded to ethnic relations-related constructs. Findings indicated that (1) some societal structures needed to be transformed further to provide opportunities for various ethnic interaction; (2) in many instances, student samples’ preferences were ethnically influenced; (3) nature of the environment that the student samples were in could Influence their preferences. Therefore, policymakers need to be aware of these societal impediments and the dire need to introduce a relevant policy to address these shortcomings. Public policies for inter-ethnic relations must be formulated based on the bottom-up input, i.e. listening to people on the ground, for the former to be effective in nation-making.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Human Ecology
Publisher: UPM Press
Keywords: Education; Ethnic relation; Integration; Malaysia; Nation-making
Depositing User: Scopus
Date Deposited: 21 Jul 2025 07:58
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2025 07:58
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118610
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