ABOUT THE BOOK/ BLURB

Singapore’s 2011 general election will go down in history as its most significant since independence. This volume offers a snapshot of the heady days leading up to Polling Day on 7 May 2011, and the immediate aftermath that saw seven ministers leave the cabinet. Nine established scholars evaluate the impact of this historic election from the perspectives of law, history, politics, media, and sociology.

Contributors to the Book

Au Waipang Alex - Terence Chong - Cherian George - Lam Peng Er - Terence Lee - Ooi Can-Seng - Eugene Tan - Kevin YL Tan - Krystal Tan - Bridget Welsh

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Terence Lee is an Associate Professor and Chair of Communication and Media Studies at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. He writes and muses about media, culture and politics in Singapore and ‘Australasia’. He is joint editor of Political Regimes and the Media in Asia (Routledge, 2008), and author of The Media, Cultural Control and Government in Singapore (Routledge, 2010).

Kevin Y L Tan is Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, as well as at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. He has written and edited some 25 books on law, history and politics, including Introduction to Singapore’ Constitution (Talisman, 2010); Constitutional Law in Malaysia & Singapore (with Thio Li-ann) (LexisNexis, 2010); and Marshall of Singapore: A Biography (ISEAS, 2009).

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Notes on Contributors

Photo Credits

1. Political Shift: Singapore’s 2011 General Elections - Kevin YL Tan & Terence Lee

2. Election Issues - Eugene KB Tan

3. Legal and Constitutional Issues - Kevin YL Tan

4. Parties and Personalities: Staying Together (or Not) under Fire - Au Waipang Alex

5. Does Difference Matter? Particular and National Political Identities in Singapore’s 2011 General Election- Bridget Welsh

6. Election Rallies: Performances in Dissent, Identity, Personalities and Power – Terence Chong

7. Mainstream Media Reporting in the Lead-up to GE2011 - Terence Lee

8. Internet Politics: Shouting Down the PAP - Cherian George

9. The Overseas Constituency - Ooi Can-Seng

10. The Voters Speak: Voices, Choices and Implications - Lam Peng Er

11. 2011 General Election Snapshots - Krystal Tan

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