Abstract

The concept of civil disobedience was introduced by David Henry Thoreau in 1849 by what he experienced in the fight against slavery system in USA. The aims of this paper is to discuss the concept of civil disobedience and analyse its practice in Malaysia. This paper base on content analysis and interview. The analysis shows that first, there have several features to justify the acts of civil disobedience that happened in society. Second, in Malaysia, the concept of civil disobedience is something new. This is because in general, opposition is the term used to indicate resistance. The opposition only involves the struggle for political purposes, while the concept of civil disobedience include broader aspects involving the opposition parties, non-governmental organizations, civil society and activists to create public awareness for the fight against injustice in government. However, in practice, civil disobedience has been present in Malaysia since before independence. Therefore, this article takes a broader approach in analysing civil disobedience in Malaysia, with discussion focusing on historical aspects and current practice.

Highlights

  • The concept of civil disobedience was introduced by David Henry Thoreau in 1849 by what he experienced in the fight against slavery in United States of America (USA)

  • The opposition only involves the struggle for political purposes, while the concept of civil disobedience include broader aspects involve the opposition parties, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society and community activists to create public awareness for the fight against injustice in government

  • Civil disobedience in Malaysian history is said to have begun before independence when the Malays rose against the Malayan Union introduced by the British in Malaya (Malaysia) in 1946

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Introduction

The concept of civil disobedience was introduced by David Henry Thoreau in 1849 by what he experienced in the fight against slavery in USA. This concept was later popularized by Gandhi in India in 1966, which uses the term Satyagraha. Civil disobedience aims to bring changes to government policies and it has been in existence since the 18th century. In developed countries such as United States of America (USA), the purpose of civil disobedience is to demand justice from the government.

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