Singapore Civil Society and British Power
Author : E. Kay Gillis
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,90 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Author : E. Kay Gillis
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,90 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Author : Carol Soon
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,51 MB
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1786342480
Set within the context of growing political pluralism and the increasing use of new communication technologies for social mobilisation, the Institute of Policy Studies organised a national conference on civil society in November 2013. This collection of the essays that were presented at or inspired by the conference provides nuanced analyses of the development of the sector in Singapore since the Institute's first such conference held in 1998. The first section of the book discusses the different philosophies and approaches that underpin how civic activists engage with the State; the second section examines some key forces of change that are re-shaping the sector; and, the third section sets out some emerging issues facing it. Combining insights from experts and civic activists themselves, this book proposes an agenda for the future development of the civil society in Singapore.
Author : Constance Singam
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 11,59 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Author : Michael Hill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,6 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1134856008
Since independence in 1965 Singapore has strengthened its own national identity through a conscious process of nation-building and promoting the active role of the citizen within society. Singapore is a state that has firmly rejected welfarism but whose political leaders have maintained that collective values, instead of those of autonomous individuals, are essential to its very survival. The book begins by examining basic concepts of citizenship, nationality and the state in the context of Singapore's arrival at independence. The theme of nation-building is explored and how the creation of a national identity, through building new institutions, has been a central feature of political and social life in Singapore. Of great importance has been education, and a system of multilingual education that is part of a broader government strategy of multiculturalism and multiracialism; both have served the purpose of building a new national identity. Other areas covered by the authors include family planning, housing policy, the creation of parapolitical structures and the imporatnce of shared `Asian values' amongst Singapore's citizens.
Author : Syed Mohammed Ad’ha Aljunied
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 29,21 MB
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1000227995
Aljunied examines how the Singaporean government developed a comprehensive state–society strategic relationship by ‘securitising’ vital policy areas because of Singapore’s vulnerability as a global city state. In the twenty-first century, the Singaporean government has strategically renewed an existing form of authoritarian rule by ‘militarising’ national security governance. The main objective is to widen and deepen state power. Senior military-trained civilian political leaders and bureaucrats use military personnel, command and control, terminology and strategy of war to deal with non-traditional security challenges leading to the state’s further domination over civil liberty and civil society. Aljunied analyses the information and communication, health and climate–environment sectors. The case studies highlight the way the Singaporean government has used varying forms of political engagement, surveillance and legislation to limit civil liberty and inhibit the development of civil society. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and students of Singapore Studies as well as for the readers of Security Studies with an interest in the global–local nexus in a small state context. It is a pioneering scholarly study on the national security framework and the use of non-traditional security discourse to strengthen state power and social stability at the expense of political liberalism.
Author : CAROL. SOON
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,96 MB
Release : 2017
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781786342478
Author : Terence Chong
Publisher : Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 17,90 MB
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9971697092
In March 2009, the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) was briefly taken over by a Christian faction. Their coup was overturned within a matter of weeks, but the episode highlighted a variety of issues, including the role of religion in civil society, sex education, homosexuality, state intervention and media engagement. Although the immediate issue was control of an activist group concerned with women's rights, it has implications for the agendas and concerns of NGOs, 'culture wars', the processes of citizenry mobilization, mass participation and noisy democracy, and liberal voices in contemporary Singapore.In this book, academics and public intellectuals examine the AWARE saga within the context of Singapore's civil society, considering the political and historical background and how the issues it raised relate to contemporary societal trends. In addition to documenting a milestone event for Singapore's civil society, the authors offer provocative interpretations that will interest a broad range of readers.
Author : Gillian Koh
Publisher :
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 23,97 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Civil society
ISBN : 9789814747219
Author : Diane K. Mauzy
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 32,20 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415246538
The party has coped successfully with the needs of a multiethnic population, claims for more extensive human rights, the nascent development of a civil society, and the problems of defending a small country in a turbulent region.".
Author : Gillian Koh
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
This book is a collection of essays first presented by leaders from the state, market, and civic sectors at a national dialogue on civil society in Singapore, organized by the Institute of Policy Studies, in May 1998. It is set in the context of current thinking on development and governance, where there has been a paradigm shift from viewing state and civil society as a zero-sum, adversarial relationship to viewing it as having the potential for synergies. It records an initial response to this new notion across the sectors represented. In effect, it also reflects the current condition of state-society relations some years since the People's Action Party government indicated it welcomed a greater role for civil society.