Regarding Climate Change, liberal democracies have been criticized for a long time. While they do claim to care about environment, pollution and climate change, they have taken few to no actions to…
On Constitutions & Deliberative Democracy
Abstract: Several countries have decided, constitutionally or otherwise, to adopt…
Should Korea Move Away From Confucian Public Reason?
“I should have scrutinized and managed my family much more…
Poverty as a threat to democracy
Democracy takes many forms – some are Western liberal democracies,…
Relooking Representation in Singapore’s Non-Electoral Institutions
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The Special Assistance Plan: Singapore’s own bumiputera policy
“…regardless of race, language or religion, to build a democratic…
‘Catalans Have the Power’
“Democracy is not the law of the majority but the…
Why are Singaporeans not discontented despite a big wealth disparity? Communitarian democracy as a social glue in face of wealth inequality
“For indeed any city, however small, is in fact divided…
The role of Complain Kings and Queens in a democratic society: Examining public discourse in Singapore
The Singaporean state is often described generously as a developmental…
The Shift toward Deliberation
Throughout much of Singapore’s history, the PAP government has prided…
Why the Religious Should Not Mind Their Own Business
LGBT rights activists in Singapore are speaking up, and religious…
Voting with your ‘Like’: Investigating democratic values in the community of Facebook
Alexis de Tocqueville observed in 1835 that in the transition…
Uncle Sam Bites the Apple?
Tim Cook, boss of the Apple Republic, is rallying his…
Public Participation in Times of the Migrant Crisis
Germany’s “Willkommenskultur”, or welcoming culture towards migrants and refugees from…