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About the author -- List of abbreviations -- List of tables - Acknowledgements -- Notable quotes - Preface -- Prologue: A fourth generation leader's view on one-party dominance in Singapore -- Introduction: Democracy, politics and the puzzle of dominance -- One-party dominance: a framework for analysis -- The Singapore political system -- Singapore's electoral history, 1948-2015 -- Seeds of the People's Action Party's hegemony: the importance of the 1955, 1959 and 1963 Legislative Assembly elections -- Singapore as a one-party dominant state: case study of the 2011 and 2015 General Elections -- Post-2015 General Elections developments (The Bukit Batok by-election and the 2017 Presidential Election) -- The 2018 Malaysian General Elections and the fall of the National Front Government: will there be a contagion-effect on Singapore? -- Post-Malaysian 2018 General Elections developments and Singapore's politics -- New issues and developments in Singapore as the pre-dominant PAP prepares for the forthcoming General Elections -- Explaining PAP's political dominance in Singapore's politics -- Consequences of Singapore as a one-party dominant state -- Conclusion: Will Singapore's one-party dominant system endure? -- Appendices. History of General Elections in Singapore, 1948-2015 ; Comments by PAP leaders on a one-party dominant state in Singapore ; Potential of coalition building among opposition political parties in Singapore ; Will the outcome of Malaysia's 2018 General Elections have an impact on Singapore?

"The Papuan conflict has been on the international radar screen since Indonesia became an independent state in 1945. Since the surrender of the territory of Papua to Indonesia in 1962, a low-intensity military conflict has been building. Most Papuans believed that their right to self-determination was sacrificed on the altar of geopolitics. Later, when East Timor seceded peacefully from Indonesia, Papuans expected the same right. When this did not happen, the conflict intensified. In this pivotal work, Bilveer Singh examines the history of the Papuan struggle, and approaches to conflict resolution through the framework of its geopolitical implications. Asserting that the Papuans were treated unjustly by Indonesia and the international community, it is not surprising that many have come down squarely on the side of Papuan independence as a way out of the imbroglio. While to some extent the Papuan's case cannot be denied, definite political and strategic realities should not be ignored. Unfortunately for the Papuans, their territory has immense geopolitical, geostrategic, and economic significance - not only for Indonesia, but also for others such as the United States, China, Australia, and a number of European countries. Papua is wealthy, under-populated and backward in terms of human resource development. Its future as a distinct entity is in real danger as the Papuans are becoming the minority in their own homeland. Due to the asymmetry of power, the Papuans' struggle has not made a breakthrough that would force Indonesia to rethink the future of the territory in any fundamental way. In order to unravel the dynamics involving Papuan separatism, this study describes the Papuan political landscape. Singh explains what makes Papua unique, and how its makeup has affected the territory's political dynamics. He analyzes the emergence of Papua as a geopolitical trophy, calling into question the degree to which Papuan nationalism has crystallized. Finally, he questions whether Papua is emerging as a regional flashpoint, and, in view of its geopolitical importance, the various options available. "Papua: Geopolitics and the Quest for Nationhood" will be of interest to scholars of international relations, comparative politics of Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific, and policymaking."--Provided by publisher.

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Dramatis Personae""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Photo Page""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Appendix 1""; ""Appendix 2""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

The history of communism in Malaya (including Singapore) almost coincided with the rise and fall of communism worldwide, best epitomized in Europe by the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Operating through the Malayan Communist Party, communism posed an existential threat to Malaya. While the communist threat in peninsular Malaya was manifested dramatically in armed struggle with guerrillas in the jungle, in Singapore it was primarily in the form of united front subversive activities, interspersed with episodes of violence and assassinations. This new book examines the MCP's quest for political.

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