Systematic Literature Review of Malaysia Coalition Politics 2021-2025

A systematic literature review synthesizes 14 peer-reviewed articles on Malaysia's coalition politics from 2021 to 2025. The document applies PRISMA methodology to Scopus and Web of Science searches, identifying six thematic results on governance, stability, and institutional roles.

Use Cases

• Extract and analyze the six identified themes, such as ethnicity as a voting predictor and the monarch's mediating role, for qualitative political analysis.
• Map the descriptive results on coalition formation, collapse, and institutional influence to trace academic discourse evolution.
• Identify research gaps noted in the discussion, including coverage on federal arrangements and electoral rule effects, to guide future study design.

Strengths

• Applies a systematic PRISMA review methodology to 14 included articles.
• Covers a defined 2021-2025 publication timeframe from Scopus and Web of Science.
• Synthesizes findings into six distinct analytical themes on Malaysian politics.

Limitations

• Limited scope with only 14 articles meeting inclusion criteria, representing a thin evidence base.
• The review notes thin coverage on specific topics like federal arrangements and youth cohort impacts.
• Data is a 721.3 KB DOCX file containing narrative synthesis, not structured quantitative data.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review using PRISMA, with searches in Scopus and Web of Science complemented by citation tracking.

Time Range

2021-2025

Freshness

Last updated March 25, 2026.

Geography

Malaysia