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Greg Lopez
Greg Lopez is a lecturer at Murdoch University Executive Education Centre. He is interested in the links between individual agency, governance, economic growth and political stability. He explores these issues through this column.
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Thinking of Malaysia as an Islamic state ― Part 4
JUNE 8 ― Parts 1 and 2 identified two important preferences of the majority of Malaysian Muslims ― they saw themselves as Muslims first (and then Malaysians), and they want...
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Thinking of Malaysia as an Islamic state — Part 3
JUNE 1 — Part 1 and Part 2 identified two important preferences of the majority of Malaysian Muslims. First, a significant majority of Malaysian...
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Thinking of Malaysia as an Islamic state ― Part 2
MAY 23 ― The first part of this article reported that 52 per cent of Malaysians want national laws to strictly follow the teachings of the Quran and 17 per cent of Malaysians...
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Thinking of Malaysia as an Islamic state ― Part 1
MAY 16 ― The idea that Malaysia is an Islamic state was always present since independence. In recent years it has become more pronounced. While there is a debate on...
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Democracy and the role of government — An overview
MARCH 1 — In two earlier articles, it was stated that in a democratic system (which Malaysia claims to be), free and fair elections is the only way of electing a...
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Bersih: Towards a better system in Malaysia? Part 2
FEBRUARY 13 — That Malaysia needs a root and branch reform is not disputed. The question is how to do it in a democratic, equitable and peaceful manner. Ever since...
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Bersih: Towards a better system in Malaysia? Part 1
JANUARY 20 — “In its broadest conception, a ‘system’ may be described as a complex of interacting components together with the relationships among them that permit...
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'Merdeka, reformasi, transformasi… apa lagi?'
MAY 31 ― Malaysia’s 2013 general election (GE2013) and the 1MDB saga raises fundamental questions on the nature of “we, the rakyat” and accountability of...
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Violence and social order
NOVEMBER 30 — Alwyn Lau’s article had raised important points on the efficacy of "rational dialogue." Rational dialogue is not genuine dialogue. Genuine dialogue...
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Genuine dialogue, the logical option
NOVEMBER 6 ― In my last article, I outlined the conditions for genuine dialogue. Genuine dialogue can only begin when there is power neutrality and safety especially for the...
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Conditions for genuine dialogue
OCTOBER 27 ― “Talk” is usually cheap and meaningless without the deeds to undergird it. Do you remember the “talks” centred on these...
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The futility of collective values
OCTOBER 19 — The first article put forward the idea that all Malaysians should be collectively responsible for the success and shortcomings of Malaysia. The second article...
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Collective values
SEPTEMBER 14 — What are the shared values that underpin Malaysia? The first article put forward the idea that all Malaysians should be collectively responsible for...
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Where were you when this song was #1?
AUG 24 — It was 1991. I was 19. I was having a wonderful time at the legendary Setapak High (a high school in Kuala Lumpur) as an Upper Six student when (Tun) Dr...