The rejuvenation of the NSP and the rebranding of the SDP: conversations with Singapore`s opposition politicians

Via detailed personal interviews, this paper canvasses the views of leading Singapore oppositional grassroots activists about the state of play in Singapore politics and likely developments over the next ten to fifteen years. We highlight two internet focused activists who have recently switched pol...

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Main Authors:	James, Kieran, Chia, Roderick, Grant, Bligh, Lee, Dexter
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2011
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spelling	ukm-33652016-12-14T06:34:27Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3365/ The rejuvenation of the NSP and the rebranding of the SDP: conversations with Singapore`s opposition politicians James, Kieran Chia, Roderick Grant, Bligh Lee, Dexter Via detailed personal interviews, this paper canvasses the views of leading Singapore oppositional grassroots activists about the state of play in Singapore politics and likely developments over the next ten to fifteen years. We highlight two internet focused activists who have recently switched political parties. Although strong poll performers in 2011, the Workers’ Party of Singapore (WP) has lost three important members from its 2006 campaign – Chia Ti Lik, Goh Meng Seng, and James Gomez. In this paper, Goh and Gomez reflect upon their reasons for leaving WP. Goh points to the lack of emphasis placed by the WP upon internet activism which he views as a strategic error. In one key respect Gomez differs significantly in strategy from Goh. Gomez argues that Goh’s Malay Bureau within the National Solidarity Party (NSP) reflects outdated, old-school politics which can be contrasted sharply with Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) post-modern multicultural ethos. Penerbit UKM 2011-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3365/1/Kieran%2520James%252038%2520%282%29%2520%28December%25202011%29.pdf James, Kieran and Chia, Roderick and Grant, Bligh and Lee, Dexter (2011) The rejuvenation of the NSP and the rebranding of the SDP: conversations with Singapore`s opposition politicians. Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics and Strategic Studies, 38 (2). pp. 99-118. ISSN 2180-0251 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/jebat/v2/
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description	Via detailed personal interviews, this paper canvasses the views of leading Singapore oppositional grassroots activists about the state of play in Singapore politics and likely developments over the next ten to fifteen years. We highlight two internet focused activists who have recently switched political parties. Although strong poll performers in 2011, the Workers’ Party of Singapore (WP) has lost three important members from its 2006 campaign – Chia Ti Lik, Goh Meng Seng, and James Gomez. In this paper, Goh and Gomez reflect upon their reasons for leaving WP. Goh points to the lack of emphasis placed by the WP upon internet activism which he views as a strategic error. In one key respect Gomez differs significantly in strategy from Goh. Gomez argues that Goh’s Malay Bureau within the National Solidarity Party (NSP) reflects outdated, old-school politics which can be contrasted sharply with Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) post-modern multicultural ethos.
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author	James, Kieran Chia, Roderick Grant, Bligh Lee, Dexter
spellingShingle	James, Kieran Chia, Roderick Grant, Bligh Lee, Dexter The rejuvenation of the NSP and the rebranding of the SDP: conversations with Singapore`s opposition politicians
author_facet	James, Kieran Chia, Roderick Grant, Bligh Lee, Dexter
author_sort	James, Kieran
title	The rejuvenation of the NSP and the rebranding of the SDP: conversations with Singapore`s opposition politicians
title_short	The rejuvenation of the NSP and the rebranding of the SDP: conversations with Singapore`s opposition politicians
title_full	The rejuvenation of the NSP and the rebranding of the SDP: conversations with Singapore`s opposition politicians
title_fullStr	The rejuvenation of the NSP and the rebranding of the SDP: conversations with Singapore`s opposition politicians
title_full_unstemmed	The rejuvenation of the NSP and the rebranding of the SDP: conversations with Singapore`s opposition politicians
title_sort	rejuvenation of the nsp and the rebranding of the sdp: conversations with singapore`s opposition politicians
publisher	Penerbit UKM
publishDate	2011
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3365/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3365/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3365/1/Kieran%2520James%252038%2520%282%29%2520%28December%25202011%29.pdf
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The rejuvenation of the NSP and the rebranding of the SDP: conversations with Singapore`s opposition politicians

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