Civil Society And The State In Singapore
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Author |
: Carol Soon |
Publisher |
: World Scientific |
Total Pages |
: 340 |
Release |
: 2017-01-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781786342485 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1786342480 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Civil Society And The State In Singapore by : Carol Soon
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 |
: Lee Hock Guan |
Publisher |
: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Total Pages |
: 296 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9812302581 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789812302588 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Civil Society in Southeast Asia by : Lee Hock Guan
What is the relevance of civil society to people empowerment, effective governance, and deepening democracy? This book addresses this question by examining the activities and public participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the areas of religion, ethnicity, gender and the environment. Examples are taken from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. State regimes' attempts to co-opt the concept or reject it as alien to "Asian values" have apparently not turned out as expected. This is evident from the fact that many Southeast Asian citizens are inspired by the civil society concept and now engage in public discourse and participation. The experience of civil society in Southeast Asia shows that its impact -- or lack of impact -- on democratization and democracy depends on a variety of factors not only within civil society itself, but also within the state.
Author |
: Kenneth Paul Tan |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 205 |
Release |
: 2016-12-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317224440 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317224442 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Governing Global-City Singapore by : Kenneth Paul Tan
This book provides a detailed analysis of how governance in Singapore has evolved since independence to become what it is today, and what its prospects might be in a post-Lee Kuan Yew future. Firstly, it discusses the question of political leadership, electoral dominance and legislative monopoly in Singapore’s one-party dominant system and the system’s durability. Secondly, it tracks developments in Singapore’s public administration, critically analysing the formation and transformation of meritocracy and pragmatism, two key components of the state ideology. Thirdly, it discusses developments within civil society, focusing in particular on issues related to patriarchy and feminism, hetero-normativity and gay activism, immigration and migrant worker exploitation, and the contest over history and national narratives in academia, the media and the arts. Fourthly, it discusses the PAP government’s efforts to connect with the public, including its national public engagement exercises that can be interpreted as a subtler approach to social and political control. In increasingly complex conditions, the state struggles to maintain its hegemony while securing a pre-eminent position in the global economic order. Tan demonstrates how trends in these four areas converge in ways that signal plausible futures for a post-LKY Singapore.
Author |
: Terence Lee |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 450 |
Release |
: 2010-05-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136978562 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136978569 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Media, Cultural Control and Government in Singapore by : Terence Lee
This book explores this inherent contradiction present in most facets of Singaporean media, cultural and political discourses, and identifies the key regulatory strategies and technologies that the ruling People Action Party (PAP) employs to regulate Singapore media and culture, and thus govern the thoughts and conduct of Singaporeans. It establishes the conceptual links between government and the practice of cultural policy, arguing that contemporary cultural policy in Singapore has been designed to shape citizens into accepting and participating in the rationales of government. Outlining the historical development of cultural policy, including the recent expansion of cultural regulatory and administrative practices into the ‘creative industries’, Terence Lee analyzes the attempts by the Singaporean authorities to engage with civil society, the ways in which the media is used to market the PAP’s policies and leadership and the implications of the internet for the practice of governmental control. Overall, The Media, Cultural Control and Government in Singapore offers an original approach towards the rethinking of the relationship between media, culture and politics in Singapore, demonstrating that the many contradictory discourses around Singapore only make sense once the politics and government of the media and culture are understood.
Author |
: David Chan |
Publisher |
: World Scientific |
Total Pages |
: 181 |
Release |
: 2018-12-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789813279650 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9813279656 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Public Trust In Singapore by : David Chan
It is clear that public trust plays a critical role in developing a vibrant economy and a strong society. A reasonably high level of public trust will enable the public, the Government, and the various organisations and groups in the different sectors in Singapore to work together to build a cohesive and adaptive community. This means a community characterised by constructive relationships embedded in positive economic, human, social, political and psychological capital.Public trust is important because it affects how people think, feel and behave. Trust takes time to build, is easy to lose, and once lost is difficult to restore. Trust is multi-dimensional, having to do with distinct aspects relating to competence, integrity and benevolence. Trust is also dynamic — it changes over time and the direction of change is not pre-determined.Given how critical and complex the concept of trust is, we need to have a valid and honest understanding of trust, if we want to shed light on how and why public trust changes, and how we can repair public trust violation and develop public trust in Singapore.The book is organised into four parts. Part 1 provides an overview of issues involved in thinking about public trust. Part 2 examines public trust in the context of upholding public accountability and discusses specific issues of public transport in Singapore. Part 3 analyses the relationships linking trust to social media analytics as well as healthcare. Part 4 addresses specific questions on public trust in Singapore in terms of social harmony, race and religion, education, civil society, social inequalities, dealing with differences and disagreements, political leadership, and relationships between people and government.This book will provide the reader new perspectives and possibilities related to questions that have become more salient in recent years as Singapore society underwent significant changes that likely impact on the nature and level of public trust.
Author |
: Tadashi Yamamoto |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 768 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822023822224 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Emerging Civil Society in the Asia Pacific Community by : Tadashi Yamamoto
Focuses on the activities of nongovernmental research institutions, foundations, and philanthropic organizations in fifteen Asia Pacific countries (Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam).
Author |
: Zhenglai Deng |
Publisher |
: World Scientific |
Total Pages |
: 453 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789814313575 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9814313572 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis State and Civil Society by : Zhenglai Deng
Intends to present a discussion on state and civil society, contextualized in the Chinese perspectives. This title poses important questions, within the context of Chinese national conditions, particularities and histories, to the validity, applicability and viability of the state and civil society paradigm in the Western academia.
Author |
: Maria Francesch-Huidobro |
Publisher |
: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Total Pages |
: 417 |
Release |
: 2008-07-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789812308320 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9812308326 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Governance, Politics and the Environment by : Maria Francesch-Huidobro
In the past two decades, research on environmental issues in East and Southeast Asian countries has mainly focused on existing institutional mechanisms of environmental management, the establishment of new environmental management structures, the introduction of incentives to improve natural capital and foster environmental protection, and the culture of environmental or "green" groups. Virtually no rigorous research has been directed into the nature and significance of the existing relationship between government and civil society in individual country studies, with specific reference to the environmental policy sector, or into how this relationship may be evolving. This book explores this connection in Singapore, and what causes it to evolve, through three case narratives. Its rationale is to address this gap in the literature from a "governance theory" perspective that focuses on state adaptation to the external environment and new forms of coordination and collaboration between government and civil society to tackle new societal problems. The application of the "governance theory" approach to specific case studies is itself a topic that deserves much greater study than what it has so far received.
Author |
: Akihiro Ogawa |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 783 |
Release |
: 2017-09-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351587341 |
ISBN-13 |
: 135158734X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Routledge Handbook of Civil Society in Asia by : Akihiro Ogawa
The Routledge Handbook of Civil Society in Asia is an interdisciplinary resource, covering one of the most dynamically expanding sectors in contemporary Asia. Originally a product of Western thinking, civil society represents a particular set of relationships between the state and either society or the individual. Each culture, however, molds its own version of civil society, reflecting its most important values and traditions. This handbook provides a comprehensive survey of the directions and nuances of civil society, featuring contributions by leading specialists on Asian society from the fields of political science, sociology, anthropology, and other disciplines. Comprising thirty-five essays on critical topics and issues, it is divided into two main sections: Part I covers country specific reviews, including Japan, China, South Korea, India, and Singapore. Part II offers a series of thematic chapters, such as democratization, social enterprise, civic activism, and the media. As an analysis of Asian social, cultural, and political phenomena from the perspective of civil society in the post-World War IIera, this book will be useful to students and scholars of Asian Studies, Asian Politics, and Comparative Politics.
Author |
: Derek Da Cunha |
Publisher |
: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789812301307 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9812301305 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Singapore in the New Millennium by : Derek Da Cunha
"Grew out of a one-day conference ... organized by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in August 1999. Eight papers were presented at that conference, of which seven were selected, revised in 2001 and now appear as chapters in this book [together with] three more ... and also reflecting on the significance of the 2001 general election."--Pref.