About the Talk:
Singapore appears to be moving towards a more open, competitive democracy. But this obscures the resilience of a conservative ruling party that has proved itself adept at accommodating popular sentiments without significant democratisation or political liberalisation.
What are the prospects of political reforms in a liberal-democratic direction in a country that has long defied the predictions of modernisation theory? How resilient is Singapore’s model of illiberal democracy or soft authoritarianism? And will such reforms undermine the strong state and economic success that have been the hallmarks of Singapore?
Prof. Donald Low of HKUST will discuss these topics, covered in his recent book, PAP v PAP : the partys struggle to adapt to a changing Singapore
Registration: https://lbcube.hkust.edu.hk/ce/event/9064
- This is a recognized event in the “Self-directed Experience” component of CORE1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. You need to attend the event in full to get 1.0 hour.
- Photos will be taken during the talk.
The Chinese edition of the book, 威權政治之困境 : 新加坡未來政治想像 = PAP v. PAP... will be available for sale at the talk for HKD $100 (cash only).
Enquiries: Victoria Caplan (lbcaplan@ust.hk)
About the Author:
Donald Low is a senior lecturer and professor of Practice in Public Policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, as well as director of the Institute for Emerging Market Studies.. He is the author of Hard Choices: Challenging the Singapore Consensus (2014), in e-copy in our collection; and the editor of Behavioural Economics and Policy Design: Examples from Singapore (2012) in hard-copy in our book collection (HC445.8 .B45 2012)
