Nation-building in a plural society: towards Bangsa Malaysia, integration and competition

Norrizan Abd Majid (P46330)

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dc.contributor.advisor	Sity Daud, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
dc.contributor.author	Norrizan Abd Majid (P46330)
dc.date.accessioned	2023-10-13T08:06:47Z	-
dc.date.available	2023-10-13T08:06:47Z	-
dc.date.issued	2018-01-19
dc.identifier.other	ukmvital:102382
dc.identifier.uri	https://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/497633	-
dc.description	The main objective of this thesis is to examine the role of nation-building in a plural society towards the formation of Bangsa Malaysia which plays an important part in shaping the country into a developed nation. Bangsa Malaysia which is one of the nine challenges in Vision 2020 was introduced by the former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed in 1991. The Vision stated that Malaysia should be a developed nation according to its own mould in the year 2020. The country should not only have the per capita income that reflects the wealth of a developed nation but also to have various capacities associated with developed countries which include industrial sectors, level of education and political maturity. The problem statement of the thesis is to investigate whether nation-building through Bangsa Malaysia has managed to trigger the various ethnic groups towards the process of integration and competition. The method used for the thesis is qualitative, involving 43 unstructured interviews which is regarded as a primary data which supports the secondary data. The source of secondary data is from library research, references to books, reports, journals and articles. The outcome of this research shows that the nation-building has managed to trigger the spirit of integration and competition among all the ethnic groups. There are differences between the people-perception and state-perception on the concept of Bangsa Malaysia, which is often viewed in the context of ethnicity and relationship between the ethnic groups. Thus, the failure to understand that to be a developed nation, the people must be fully developed along with all the dimensions, economically, politically, socially, spiritually, psychologically and culturally. There is also a lack of understanding and respect towards the Constitution which formed the very basic foundation of the nation. This study indicates that although the nation has improved economically, Malaysia is similar compared to other plural societies which faces challenges to a new state of development in order to realize the spirit of Vision 2020. This thesis concludes that Bangsa Malaysia should be regarded as a nation with a shared vision that upholds the Constitution with the capacities of a developed nation. Malaysians should share the equitable fruits of development and address themselves as Malaysians,Certification on Master's/Doctoral Thesis" is not available
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	UKM, Bangi
dc.relation	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan
dc.rights	UKM
dc.subject	Bangsa Malaysia
dc.subject	Nation-building -- Malaysia
dc.title	Nation-building in a plural society: towards Bangsa Malaysia, integration and competition
dc.type	Theses
dc.format.pages	253
dc.identifier.callno	JZ6300.N637 2018 tesis
dc.identifier.barcode	003570(2018)
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

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