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Political Change and Civil Society Coalitions in Singapore

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2013

Stephan Ortmann
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Abstract

In the past few years, a number of civil society coalitions have emerged in the illiberal city-state of Singapore. They are the unintended result of a controlled process of liberalization which was initiated by the government in the 1990s in response to growing demands for participation. In particular, the internet has contributed to a more assertive, independent and better organized civil society, which can be seen as a significant step in the process of political change in the city-state.

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Government and Opposition , Volume 50 , Issue 1 , January 2015 , pp. 119 - 139
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2013.

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Stephan Ortmann is a Research Fellow in the Department of Asian and International Studies at the City University of Hong Kong. Contact email: ortmann.stephan@gmail.com.

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