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- Title: Gestural Politics: Civil Society in "New" Singapore.
- Author : SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia
- Release Date : January 01, 2005
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 224 KB
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The study of civil society in Singapore is an academic field attracting significant interest and analysis. It is commonly recognized as an important element in a vibrant and innovative society. Citizen participation in the policy process also plays a crucial role in a modern knowledge-based economy. (Gillis 2005, p. 1) [A]uthoritarianism under the PAP [People's Action Party] has never prevented social organization per se, including the conditional existence of autonomous groups not threatening to the PAP. In fact, at times the PAP has actively but selectively encouraged social organization as a way of embedding the regime. (Rodan 2003, p. 506)