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State-society Relations in Singapore

Author : Gillian Koh,Giok Ling Ooi
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015052361048

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State-society Relations in Singapore by Gillian Koh,Giok Ling Ooi Pdf

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.

Neoliberal Morality in Singapore

Author : Youyenn Teo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136671227

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Neoliberal Morality in Singapore by Youyenn Teo Pdf

Using the case study of Singapore, this book examines the production of a set of institutionalized relationships and ethical meanings that link citizens to each other and the state. It looks at how questions of culture and morality are resolved, and how state-society relations are established that render paradoxes and inequalities acceptable, and form the basis of a national political culture. The Singapore government has put in place a number of policies to encourage marriage and boost fertility that has attracted much attention, and are often taken as evidence that the Singapore state is a social engineer. The book argues that these policies have largely failed to reverse demographic trends, and reveals that the effects of the policies are far more interesting and significant. As Singaporeans negotiate various rules and regulations, they form a set of ties to each other and to the state. These institutionalized relationships and shared meanings, referred to as neoliberal morality, render particular ideals about family natural. Based on extensive field work, the book is a useful contribution to studies on Asian Culture and Society, Globalisation, as well as Development Studies.

Civil Society And The State In Singapore

Author : Soon Carol,Koh Gillian
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786342485

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Civil Society And The State In Singapore by Soon Carol,Koh Gillian Pdf

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.

The Making of Singapore Sociology

Author : Tong Chee-Kiong,Lian Kwen-Fee
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004487888

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The Making of Singapore Sociology by Tong Chee-Kiong,Lian Kwen-Fee Pdf

This book presents a collection of essays of how the city-state of Singapore's societal dynamics have evolved from the time of its birth as a nation in 1965 to the present. Key areas of Singapore society are explored, contributing to the understanding of the social organisation of the city. This study reveals a shift from the modernisation studies in the 1970s to a more political-economic turn, as a consequence of the influence of dependency and world systems theories. Topics covered include: urban studies, family, education, medical care, class and social stratification, work, language, ethnic groups, religion and crime and deviance.

Changing State-Society Relations in Contemporary China

Author : Wei Shan,Lijun Yang
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789814618571

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Changing State-Society Relations in Contemporary China by Wei Shan,Lijun Yang Pdf

This book attempts to provide an overview of social and political changes in Chinese society since the global financial crisis. Rapid economic development has restructured the setup of society and empowered or weakened certain social players. The chapters in this book provide an updated account of a wide range of social changes, including the rise of the middle class and private entrepreneurs, the declining social status of the working class, as well as the resurgence of non-governmental organisations and the growing political mobilisation on the internet. The authors also examine the implications of those changes for state-society relations, governance, democratic prospects, and potentially for the stability of the current political regime.

Insights On Singapore's Politics And Governance From Leading Thinkers: From The Institute Of Policy Studies' Singapore Perspectives

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811204869

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Insights On Singapore's Politics And Governance From Leading Thinkers: From The Institute Of Policy Studies' Singapore Perspectives by Anonim Pdf

This book presents insights on Singapore's politics and governance from leading thinkers, based on selected commentaries from Singapore Perspectives conference series co-published by Institute of Policy Studies and World Scientific. Contributed by the who's who of Singapore's government, business and academia circles, they provide diverse viewpoints over state-society relations, governing principles, electoral politics, foreign policy, among other important issues.Will consensus or contest secure Singapore's future? Should pragmatism be retained as Singapore's governing philosophy? What if the nation-state is no longer the key organisational unit of the international community? What if Singapore has to choose between China and the United States? What if Singapore becomes a two- or multi-party system? This volume explores a range of possible answers to these questions and more.

Insights on Singapore's Politics and Governance from Leading Thinkers

Author : Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore),World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9811204853

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Insights on Singapore's Politics and Governance from Leading Thinkers by Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore),World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Pdf

"This book presents insights on Singapore's politics and governance from leading thinkers, based on selected commentaries from Singapore Perspectives conference series co-published by Institute of Policy Studies and World Scientific. Contributed by the who's who of Singapore's government, business and academia circles, they provide diverse viewpoints over state-society relations, governing principles, electoral politics, foreign policy, among other important issues. Will consensus or contest secure Singapore's future? Should pragmatism be retained as Singapore's governing philosophy? What if the nation-state is no longer the key organisational unit of the international community? What if Singapore has to choose between China and the United States? What if Singapore becomes a two- or multi-party system? This volume explores a range of possible answers to these questions and more." -- Back cover.

The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore

Author : Chris Tremewan
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000023172630

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The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore by Chris Tremewan Pdf

"Singapore's rapid economic growth has attracted much admiration. But can this success be sufficiently explained by canny exploitation of a niche in the global free market? This book shows that there is a complex relationship between economic strategy, social control and political conflict in Singapore. It does this by looking at the regulatory functions of major state institutions." "Public housing increases state control and forces people into wage labour even while supplying a high standard of accommodation. Singaporeans are sorted, stratified and fragmented by the education system. Racism and patriarchal relations, seen in language, population planning and eugenics policies, are integral to education. Elections and parliament in Singapore are mechanisms for forcing submission, converting submission into consent and confining politics to parliamentary politics. The legal system functions to criminalise politics and politicise crime. The findings of all the chapters are drawn together to show how the system of social control has developed in phases in response to the changing nature of political resistance."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Power, Place, and State-Society Relations in Korea

Author : Jongwoo Han
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739175552

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Power, Place, and State-Society Relations in Korea by Jongwoo Han Pdf

No book has addressed the simultaneous phenomena of Korea’s rapid economic development and its vibrant democratization in a single coherent paradigm. The late developmentalist approach emphasizes the strong role of Korea’s state and bureaucratic efficiency but does not explain how political development was concurrent with the economic miracles in the Han River; modernization and dependence theories also fail to explain the aspect of simultaneity in this phenomenon. What these three theories commonly miss is the unique relationship between state and society in Korea’s long history of political culture. In this book, Jongwoo Han takes a holistic approach to understanding these phenomena by examining the state’s role in the unprecedented economic development and society’s capabilities to resist the state’s centralized power. Han re-articulates state-society relations through Onuf’s social constructivist approach based on three rules of a political community: hegemony, hierarchy, and heteronomy. This book expands upon this effort to re-construct the state and society relations in two ways. First, it produces case studies of the capital city of Hanyang (Joseon Dynasty from 1392 to 1910), Kyeongseong (Japanese colonial control from 1910 to 1945), and Seoul (1945-current). The capital city is analyzed as a container for the major ideologies and ways of thinking that have shaped three important political eras. Second, i adopts two indigenous thoughts, Neo-Confucianism and geomancy, as sources of the main political and cultural ideologies that shape Korea’s state and society relations. These sources have never been treated as units of political analysis. This book finds that both Neo-Confucianism and geomancy, over two periods of Hanyang and Kyeongseong, are two main contributing factors of the emergence of the developmental state and vibrant democracy in Korea in the Seoul era.

The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore

Author : C. Tremewan
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1996-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0312158653

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The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore by C. Tremewan Pdf

`The thesis presented here will not only change the way in which we understand contemporary Singaporean society and the relationship between the state and its citizens, but will also provoke a debate about the social costs of economic development in other parts of the world, and the future security of the island republic - increasingly a Chinese enclave in a Malay sea - in the twenty-first century.' - Peter Carey, Trinity College, Oxford This study examines the development of Singapore's complex system of social regulation in relation to the phases of its economic strategy and political transition. It focuses on the way social control works through public housing and welfare, education, parliamentary politics and the law. It draws out the implications of such comprehensive control for political conflict. Popular explanations for Singapore's success and its status as a model for other developing countries are brought into question.

Civil Society and Political Change in Asia

Author : Muthiah Alagappa
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0804750971

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Civil Society and Political Change in Asia by Muthiah Alagappa Pdf

A systematic investigation of the connection between civil society and political change in Asia - change toward open, participatory, and accountable politics. Its findings suggest that the link between a vibrant civil society and democracy is indeterminate: certain civil society organizations support democracy; thers could undermine it.

The Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singapore

Author : Michael Hill,Kwen Fee Lian
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780415100526

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The Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singapore by Michael Hill,Kwen Fee Lian Pdf

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.

A History of Human Rights Society in Singapore

Author : Jiyoung Song
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315527406

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A History of Human Rights Society in Singapore by Jiyoung Song Pdf

"Singapore is known for its remarkable economic success while its strict laws on freedom of speech, drugs, vandalism, homosexuality and public protest have been legitimised in the name of maintaining public order, racial harmony and internal security for this success. Lee Kuan Yew's 'Asian values' are widely discussed as a key touchstone for debates on universalism and cultural relativism. Singapore's official position on human rights has very clearly established that national security and public order are prioritized over the full realisation of human rights, within Article 29 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Singapore's tough stance on human rights, however, does not negate the long and persistent existence of a human rights society that exists almost unknown to the world. The focus of this book is on independent activists and writers, documenting this tradition in Singapore society that has a legacy of defending universal values of individual human rights. It uncovers their discourses, main contentions, campaigns, survival strategies, prominent activists and their untold stories during Singapore's first 50 years of independence"--

Television, Regulation and Civil Society in Asia

Author : Philip Kitley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134431939

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Television, Regulation and Civil Society in Asia by Philip Kitley Pdf

This highly topical book exposes the tensions between state policies of broadcasting regulation and practices of civil society in the Asian region which is struggling with its incorporation into a new globalised, electronic information and entertainment world. Kitley critically compares Western principles of broadcasting, civil society and cultural regulation with alternative 'Asian' practices of regulation and organisation. Over the past forty years Asian states have used television as a normative cultural force in nation building, but more recently many states have deregulated their television sectors and introduced national commercial and international satellite services. As Asian states wrestle with a perceived loss of cultural control and identity through deregulation, this book considers their viewpoints and the question of whether the television public sphere offers space for the representation of popular sovereignty, and transversal concerns about human rights, press freedom, gender, environmental and world trade issues.

The Global Public Relations Handbook

Author : Krishnamurthy Sriramesh,Dejan Verčič
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Intercultural communication
ISBN : 9780805839227

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The Global Public Relations Handbook by Krishnamurthy Sriramesh,Dejan Verčič Pdf

Starting with a theoretical framework for global public relations research and practice, this book presents contributions that examine PR practice as it takes place around the world. Each chapter covers the history, development and status of public relations within a specified country.