CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Trinh, Huong Lien |
|---|---|
| Title | Fighting for Voting Rights: a Comparative Study of Social Movements in Viet Nam and Malaysia in the 21st Century |
| Summary | This thesis was aimed at answering the following two questions concerning two case studies: (1) how voting rights activists, through social movements, challenged national electoral systems, in particular how the movements developed; and (2) which factors influenced the development and outcomes of the movements. The study focuses on two specific cases of social movements that targeted voting rights, namely Self-Nomination for the 2016 Legislative Elections in Viet Nam and Bersih 2: Walk For Democracy as part of the ongoing Bersih 2.0 campaign in Malaysia. Taking a qualitative, inter-disciplinary and comparative approach, the study identified similarities and differences in terms of discourses, organizing structures, strategies and tactics used by activists between the two cases. The study also found key external and internal factors which had contributed to shaping the development and outcomes of the movements. In addition to finding the answers to the research questions, this researcher observed two patterns about the two case studies. Firstly, how the movements developed and ended up were the consequences of the interactions between external and internal factors. Secondly, while the development of the movements’ internal factors was related to external factors, the movements eventually developed their own dynamics rather than purely reflecting external factors. Based on the findings of this study, this researcher came up with practical recommendations for relevant stakeholders with an aim to enhance the influence of social movements which focus on human rights, especially civil and political rights. |
| Supervisor | Parmar, Sejal |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/trinh_huong.pdf |
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