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- 2014
- Vol 10 Jun
- NURTURING THE YOUTH OR DEMOCRACY IN MALAYSIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM
NURTURING THE YOUTH OR DEMOCRACY IN MALAYSIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM
After 56 years of Malaysia’s independence, the relevancy of concept of democracy still debated. Are there any magnificent changes in our political system? This article discusses the concept of democracy in the perspective of youth in Malaysia. Youth or young people have been defined as a person between the age where he or she may leave compulsory education, and the age at which he or she finds his or her first employment. It is widely being interpreted flexibly and loosely. The article focuses on the youth who are below 30 years old and the rationale is those who are below 30 years old are the main category that currently influencing the politics, economic and social movement of Malaysia’s political landscape and questioned the democracy decree.
Keywords: Democracy, Youth, Young and Political Landscape