Laboratories of Islamic governance? Regional Islamization and its Spillover in Malaysia



• In Event: Religion and the State: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Markets

Brief Overview

Uneven co-optation turned Malaysia's periphery into "labs of Islamic governance" later nationalized during crises. Spatial regression of GE15 shows digital compression enabled these models to bypass institutional firewalls, driving the Green Wave.

Author

• Ibrahim Chiu, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities