Affirmative Action: Assistance or Discrimination?

Affirmative Action: Assistance or Discrimination?

The special position of the Malays as prescribed in the Federal Constitution has been a source of debate and tension between politicians, academics, civil society and Malaysians for decades. Since Malaysia’s formation, the government has proposed and implemented many policies to ensure a level playing field between Malays and other races. Until today, misconceptions remain on whether these policies serve to assist the Malays or are discriminatory to other races. This webinar hopes to shed light on these questions from a constitutional and policy implementation perspective.

Kedudukan istimewa orang Melayu yang tertakluk dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan telah lama menjadi perdebatan di antara ahli politik, ilmuwan, masyarakat madani dan rakyat Malaysia secara amnya. Selama lebih 60 tahun negara ini dibentuk, kerajaan telah memperkenalkan pelbagai dasar dalam usaha menyetarakan kedudukan orang Melayu dengan kaum-kaum lain di Malaysia. Namun, sehingga hari ini, masih ada yang berpendapat bahawa dasar-dasar ini bukanlah satu bentuk bantuan, tetapi merupakan diskriminasi terhadap kaum lain. Perbincangan ini akan cuba merungkai persoalan-persoalan ini dari sudut perlembagaan dan pelaksanaan dasar.


For those who missed the webinar session and would like to watch it, the video recording of the webinar is available here.

 

Venue

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Date & Time

November 18, 2020

10:00

- 12:00

1605657600

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