Singapore, Incomplete: Reflections on a First World nation's arrested political development
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As the government lays the ground for a transition to a fourth generation of leaders after the death of Lee Kuan Yew and its 2015 general election triumph, Cherian George considers the unfinished business of political liberalisation and multicultural integration. Singapore, Incomplete is a collection of personal reflections about the countryās underdeveloped political culture and structure. āOurs is a middle-aged country with a maturing economyābut a political system that treats us like children,ā he argues. George calls for more open ārules of engagementā that will protect and celebrate a diversity of ideas and beliefs. He critiques Singaporeās culture of fear, the lack of political transparency, and governmental groupthink. This is his first book for a general audience since Singapore: The Air-Conditioned Nation (2000).
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Cherian GeorgeĀ is professor of media studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University School of Communication, where he also serves as the director of the Centre for Media and Communication Research. He is the author of four other books, the latest of which isĀ Hate Spin: The Manufacture of Religious Offense and its Threat to DemocracyĀ (MIT Press, 2016). He received his Ph.D. in Communication from Stanford University. Born and raised in Singapore, he was a journalist withĀ The Straits TimesĀ before switching to academia. He worked at Nanyang Technological University for ten years before moving to Hong Kong in 2014.
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- About the Author
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As the government lays the ground for a transition to a fourth generation of leaders after the death of Lee Kuan Yew and its 2015 general election triumph, Cherian George considers the unfinished business of political liberalisation and multicultural integration. Singapore, Incomplete is a collection of personal reflections about the countryās underdeveloped political culture and structure. āOurs is a middle-aged country with a maturing economyābut a political system that treats us like children,ā he argues. George calls for more open ārules of engagementā that will protect and celebrate a diversity of ideas and beliefs. He critiques Singaporeās culture of fear, the lack of political transparency, and governmental groupthink. This is his first book for a general audience since Singapore: The Air-Conditioned Nation (2000).
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Cherian GeorgeĀ is professor of media studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University School of Communication, where he also serves as the director of the Centre for Media and Communication Research. He is the author of four other books, the latest of which isĀ Hate Spin: The Manufacture of Religious Offense and its Threat to DemocracyĀ (MIT Press, 2016). He received his Ph.D. in Communication from Stanford University. Born and raised in Singapore, he was a journalist withĀ The Straits TimesĀ before switching to academia. He worked at Nanyang Technological University for ten years before moving to Hong Kong in 2014.
