New Books Podcast: How – and How Much – has Malaysian Politics Changed Since 2018, and Why?

In this episode of New Books Podcast, host John Sidel speaks with Meredith Weiss, one of the co-authors of Mobilizing for Elections: Patronage and Political Machines in Southeast Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2024), on the continuity and change in Malaysian politics since the pivotal 2018 general election.

Meredith Weiss is a Professor of Political Science at State University of New York (SUNY) Albany and founding Director of the SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium. John Sidel is the Director for the London School of Economics (LSE) Southeast Asia Center.

This episode was produced by NYSEAN partner the New Books Network.