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'Malaysia: Mahathirism, Hegemony and the New Opposition' by John Hilley is reviewed.

The contestation for a regional or national human rights regime involves nation-states battling against their domestic civil society and an international movement for a normative global order. This article draws out this dynamic by charting the course of state commitment to the issue. The initial discussion is on the prospect of a regional body such as ASEAN playing a more committed role in establishing this human rights regime. Has ASEAN, with its avowed stance on non-interference, responded favourably to the human rights challenge? The second discussion focuses on the four government-established national human rights institutions that exist in ASEAN. The article questions whether a human rights regime conflicts with the notion of a nation-state as envisioned by Southeast Asian governments. (Contemp Southeast Asia/DÜI)

1. Bureaucratisation and Disenchantment -- 2. Origins of the Divine Bureaucracy -- 3. Features of the Divine Bureaucracy -- 4. Standardising Faith -- 5. Ring-Fencing Constituents -- 6. Perfecting Family -- 7.Purifying Money -- 8. The Power of Disenchantment.