Regime resilience in Malaysia and Singapore

One of the many things that both Malaysia and Singapore had in common before Malaysia's 14th General Election was the longevity of the ruing party in each state. Both had been in control of their respective countries since independence. A wide range of political scholars examine how and why eac...

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Other Authors: Lopez, Greg (Editor), Welsh, Bridget (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Petaling Jaya, Selangor Strategic Information and Research Development Centre 2018
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Rethinking regime resilience in Malaysia and Singapore
  • 2. Change without change : Malaysia afer GE13
  • 3. Change and elections : 1969 and 2013 similarities
  • 4. After GE13 : what happened and what now?
  • 5. Bersih & civic empowerment in Malaysia
  • 6. Gaps between the Singapore government and the electorate
  • 7. Policy and political reform in Singapore
  • 8. PAP's communication strategy
  • 9. New media, old rule in Malaysia
  • 10. The curious incident of the seditious dog training video
  • 11. Malaysia's management of petroleum resources
  • 12. The politics of Malaysia's B40
  • 13. Managing the Malaysian economy after GE 2008
  • 14. Economic growth, democratic participation and social welfare in Singapore
  • 15. Representation, literacy and 'gladiatorism' in Malaysian politics
  • 16. Coalitions in Malaysia : comparing party networks and dynamics
  • 17. Dislodging Malaysia's culture of domination
  • 18. Rule by law in Malaysia and Singapore
  • 19. Conclusion: Challenges to resilience in Malaysia and Singapore.