Regime Resilience in Malaysia and Singapore

Prominent scholars across the political divide and academic disciplines analyse how the dominant political parties in Malaysia and Singapore, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the People's Action Party (PAP), have stayed in power. With a focus on developments in the last decade and the tenures of Prime Ministers Najib Tun Razak and Lee Hsien Loong, the authors offer a range of explanations for how these regimes have remained politically resilient.

Contents:

• Introduction: Rethinking Regime Resilience in Malaysia and Singapore (Bridget Welsh & Greg Lopez)
• Change without 'Change': Malaysia after GE 2013 (Bridget Welsh)
• Change and Elections: 1969 and 2013 Similarities (John Funston)
• After GE13: What happened and now what? (Clive Kessler)
• Bersih and Civic Empowerment in Malaysia (Gaik Cheng Khoo)
• Gaps between the Singapore Government and the Electorate (Bilveer Singh)
• Policy and Political Reform in Singapore (Lily Zubaidah Rahim)
• PAP's Communication Strategy (Terence Lee)
• New Media, Old Rule in Malaysia (Ross Tapsell)
• The Curious Incident of the Seditious Dog Training Video (Amanda Whiting)
• Malaysia's Management of Petroleum Resources (Wee Chong Hui)
• The Politics of Malaysia's B40 (Steven C M Wong)
• Managing the Malaysian Economy after the Watershed GE 2008 (Greg Lopez & Mohamed Ariff)
• Economic Growth, Democratic Participation and Social Welfare in Singapore (Lee Soo Ann)
• Representation, Literacy and 'Gladiatorism' in Malaysian Politics (A B Shamsul)
• Coalitions in Malaysia Comparing Party Networks and Dynamics (Meredith L Weiss)
• Dislodging Malaysia's Culture of Domination (R Rueban Balasubramaniam)
• Rule by Law in Malaysia and Singapore (David Martin Jones)
• Conclusion: Challenges to Resilience in Malaysia and Singapore (Bridget Welsh & Greg Lopez)

Readership: Academics, students and general readers interested in South-east Asian politics, particularly in Malaysia and Singapore.

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