Globalization and democratization: the response of the indigenous peoples of Sarawak.

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  • Author(s): Osman, Sabihah
  • Source:
    Third World Quarterly. Dec2000, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p977-988. 12p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL relations; LOCAL government; DEMOCRATIZATION; RAIN forests; INDIGENOUS peoples; POLITICAL science
    • Subject Terms:
      MALAYSIA; SARAWAK
    • Abstract:
      Globalization is a multi-layered and dialectical process involving two consequent tendencies - homogenizing and particularizing - at the same time. The question of how and in what ways these contending forces operate in Sarawak and in Malaysia as a whole is therefore crucial in an effort to capture this dynamic. This article examines the impact of globalization on the democratization process and other domestic political activities of the indigenous peoples (IPs) of Sarawak. It shows how the democratization process can be an empowering one, thus enabling the actors to manage the effects of globalization in their lives. The conflict between the IPs and the state against the depletion of the tropical rainforest is manifested in the form of blockades and unlawful occupation of state land by the former as a form of resistance and protest. In some situations the federal and state governments have treated this action as a serious global issue between the international NGOs and the Malaysian/Sarawak government. In this case globalization has affected both the nation-state and the IPs in different ways. Globalization has triggered a greater awareness of self-empowerment and democratization among the IPs. These are important forces in capturing some aspects of globalization at the local level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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