Political participation in Singapore: Findings from a national survey

In: Asian journal of political science: AJPS, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 126-141

Abstract

The report is based on selected findings from a survey of a random sample of 1.054 Singapore citizens and permanent residents on issues of political participation in Singapore. It is set within the context of a discussion on whether the political culture, once viewed to be passive, is changing and whether people feel that they have any influence at all in the governance process. The Singapore government has also, over the past decade, attempted to open channels of feedback and consultation on public policy to invite greater participation. The report seeks to ascertain if people felt that these channels were indeed accessible and adequate, and whether they were willing to use or had ever used them to express their views on public policy. A third set of issues in the report revolves around whether people were willing to serve in government-related and non-government-related organisations as modes of political participation and community involvement. (As J Pol Sc/DÜI)