Articles by Meredith Weiss

...A substantial share of the population wants debate...and a shift from the conceit of “apolitical” technocratic management.

"Most fundamentally, the study of politics requires attention to identity."

BN's former youth chief on how the party is adapting to opposition, and how it wins back power.

Answering New Mandala's questions on the "New Malaysia" and its place in the region and the world.

Barisan Nasional was in power for 60 years. How does an electoral authoritarian regime get defeated, and will similar regimes in the region follow?

No Malaysian election campaign is complete without these highlights of food, flags and swag, as the GE14 season enters its final days.

How much change, beyond Najib's ousting, does a Mahathir-led coalition represent? Or does an emboldened, victorious Najib mean political rebirths are redundant?

Optimism about Malaysia's latest financial scandal is as hard to find as answers.

Meredith Weiss offers key lessons from Malaysia's recent rallies for clean politics.

Meredith Weiss on whether Malaysia can clean up its messy 'money politics'.

Meredith L. Weiss suggests that political coalitions of different Malaysian groups are likely to remain a necessity

The worst thing about the election is not just how much of a head start one coalition has over the other, but what this means for the system as a whole.