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— GE2020, Interviews —
Teh Tarik with Walid, episode 1: Yaacob Ibrahim
Assistant Professor Walid Jumblatt Abdullah of Nanyang Technological University spoke to former Minister Yaacob Ibrahim on 16 July 2020, shortly after GE2020, as part of his ‘Teh Tarik with Walid’ interview series. The video and full transcript are found below. Walid Abdullah: And I think let me just get to it. Let me firstly welcome […]
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To play a meaningful role, the opposition and wider public need Freedom of Information
Howard Lee, PhD candidate at Murdoch University, makes a case for freedom of information legislation in Singapore. The Workers’ Party’s (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh will be conferred the title of Leader of the Opposition, and with it a promise from the government that Singh will be “given the staff support and resources to carry out […]
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GE2020: Singapore’s day of decision and the challenge of a generation
Cherian George and Donald Low argue that the Sengkang Dividend from last Friday’s General Election can only be realised if leaders and citizens step forward to support a more participatory and deliberative democracy.
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GE2020: Why Singapore may lose, whatever the final score
Cherian George and Donald Low reflect on a negative campaign that could leave many Singaporeans disaffected and the country less prepared for the post-pandemic challenges ahead.
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Special Topics: Elections
This collection of book chapters and journal articles from the archives was compiled prior to the 2020 General Election. All are available for free download courtesy of the authors and publishers. RULING PARTY DYNAMICS Democratic backsliding since GE2015 – Walid Jumblatt Abdullah | After GE2015, the PAP reverted to its familiar authoritarian stratagem. This was […]
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Political parties must ACT now to assure voters of clean online campaigning
Voters should require parties and candidates to pledge themselves to Accountability, Civility and Transparency in the use of online tools. By Damien Chng, Chong Ja Ian, Cherian George, Howard Lee and Netina Tan.
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General Elections 2020
• 20 for 20: our GE reading list • Quick takes: some basics Quick takes 10 July is Polling Day What are these elections about? The upcoming elections are Parliamentary Elections; the winning party forms the government. Singapore has been governed continuously by the People’s Action Party since 1959. (See Elections Department explainer.) Over the […]
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An election budget and signposts for the future
Walid Jumblatt Abdullah, an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Global Affairs at Nanyang Technological University, discusses the politics of the 2020 Singapore Budget. ‘Will this year’s budget be a General Election Budget?’ Janadas Devan, Director of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), posed this question to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Heng Swee […]
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Academics against disinformation
On 1 April 2019, the Singapore government tabled the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill. A group of academics expressed deep reservations about the proposed law. Parliament passed it on 8 May 2019. This section of the website is an archive of statements and commentaries, originally published as a Google Doc. “We are concerned […]