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		<title>Internal Security Act to be abolished, says PM</title>
		<link>http://polaide.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/internal-security-act-to-be-abolished-says-pm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) &#8212; The Internal Security Act (ISA) 1960 will be abolished and two new laws will be introduced to safeguard peace and order, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. The prime minister also announced &#8230; <a href="http://polaide.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/internal-security-act-to-be-abolished-says-pm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polaide.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5066892&amp;post=325&amp;subd=polaide&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Politicization of Everything</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the prominent characteristics of political communication practiced by politicians in Malaysia is that they tend to politicize everything. Initially, only the opposition are the players of creating politics out of thin air. Nowadays, Barisan Nasional or UMNO to be &#8230; <a href="http://polaide.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/politicization-of-everything/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polaide.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5066892&amp;post=317&amp;subd=polaide&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber Political Communication</title>
		<link>http://polaide.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/cyber-pol-comm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been anticipating political communication in the cyber sphere since 2004. Throughout the years, I have witnessed the evolution of how the internet is utilized as a medium of communication on political issues by the Malaysian netizens. The usage &#8230; <a href="http://polaide.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/cyber-pol-comm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polaide.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5066892&amp;post=300&amp;subd=polaide&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Framing</title>
		<link>http://polaide.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/strategic-framing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Political Leadersrecognize the power of framing to strategically shape public discourse and public understanding, and try to exploit it to their own advantage, especially to promote a future course of action Benford, Robert D., and David A. Snow. 2000. &#8220;Framing &#8230; <a href="http://polaide.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/strategic-framing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polaide.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5066892&amp;post=307&amp;subd=polaide&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Next Step: PhD</title>
		<link>http://polaide.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/next-step-phd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Malaysian Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have finally graduated last year after four amazing years of doing my masters degree. I know, four years is a little too long for an MPA. However, I have never regretted for the unusually extended period of studying for &#8230; <a href="http://polaide.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/next-step-phd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polaide.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5066892&amp;post=295&amp;subd=polaide&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>News Fodder: PKR Party Polls</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paper : The Star Date : Friday November 19, 2010 Url : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/11/19/nation/7456968&#38;sec=nation Low voter turnout worry for PKR The less than 10% turnout signals the grassroots’ lack of interest in PKR’s direct elections. Party leaders are more worried about &#8230; <a href="http://polaide.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/pkr-party-polls-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polaide.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5066892&amp;post=279&amp;subd=polaide&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Basics to Political Communication</title>
		<link>http://polaide.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/political-communication/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just like any social sciences terminology, Political Communication (PC) does not have an exact definition of its own right. In this post, we will look into different definitions of PC by four different scholars of the field. PC guru known &#8230; <a href="http://polaide.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/political-communication/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polaide.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5066892&amp;post=262&amp;subd=polaide&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ideology</title>
		<link>http://polaide.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/ideology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ideology is a body of principles that represents a stance on political change and political values. This stance may be held by an individual, a group or society. Political change refers to the change of a government&#8217;s condition from status &#8230; <a href="http://polaide.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/ideology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polaide.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5066892&amp;post=241&amp;subd=polaide&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Systemic Bias and Recruitment</title>
		<link>http://polaide.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/systemic-bias-and-recruitment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 03:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Systemic bias is the inherent tendency of a process to favor particular outcomes. The term is a neologism that generally refers to human systems; the analogous problem in non-human systems (such as measurement instruments or mathematical models used to estimate &#8230; <a href="http://polaide.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/systemic-bias-and-recruitment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polaide.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5066892&amp;post=239&amp;subd=polaide&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Influence of Political Behaviour and Decisions</title>
		<link>http://polaide.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/influence-of-political-behaviour-and-decisions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;the convention that the political decision-maker&#8217;s behaviour and decisions are influenced by his personal life experiences not only has a long and honorable history, but is also substantiated by modern psychological and sociological research&#8220; Donald R. Matthews in &#8220;The Social &#8230; <a href="http://polaide.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/influence-of-political-behaviour-and-decisions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polaide.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5066892&amp;post=231&amp;subd=polaide&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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