Voting In Change: Politics Of Singapore's 2011 General Election

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 include Au Waipang Alex, Terence Chong, Cherian George, Lam Peng Er, Terence Lee, Ooi Can-Seng, Eugene Tan, Kevin YL Tan, Krystal Tan, and Bridget Welsh. The editors are Terence Lee, an Associate Professor at Murdoch University, and Kevin YL Tan, an Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore.