{"product_id":"voting-in-a-time-of-change-singapore-s-2020-general-election","title":"Voting in a Time of Change: Singapore’s 2020 General Election","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGE2020: an election that should not be forgotten for yielding startling outcomes, including the appointment of the first Leader of the Opposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVoting in a Time of Change\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis part of a longitudinal study by editors Kevin YL Tan and Terence Lee, who have been assembling trenchant analyses of each General Election by leading academics and commentators since GE2011. Their long game makes possible specific and unique insights. Of GE2020, this is what they have to say:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The major political shift in Singapore that started in 2011 is marching on, even amidst a Covid-19 pandemic that was to have been a great disrupter. Whether we call this a ‘New Normal’ – as many did back in 2011 – or otherwise is not as important as the momentum for change that has built up since then. Covid-19 thus became a political backdrop to a social and political shift that was merely searching for a catalyst.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat insights and lessons can we carry forward to the next General Elections? This is an indispensable milestone publication for citizens who wish to commit to even more informed choices, and for political observers who are keeping close tabs on the evolution of our political landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKevin YL Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Singapore's leading scholars of constitutional law and legal history. He is currently Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and Visiting Professor at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. Kevin has written and edited over 50 books on the law, history and politics of Singapore, and has co-edited, with Terence Lee, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVoting in Change: Politics of Singapore’s 2011 General Election\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChange in Voting: Singapore’s 2015 General Election\u003c\/em\u003e (both with Ethos Books). He is also Editor-in-Chief of the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAsian Journal of Comparative Law\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTerence Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Associate Professor in Communication at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. He is the author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGlobal Internet Governance: Influences from Malaysia and Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with Susan Leong, Palgrave, 2021) and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Media, Cultural Control and Government in Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Routledge, 2010). He has also co-edited, with Kevin YL Tan,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVoting in Change: Politics of Singapore’s 2011 General Election\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChange in Voting: Singapore’s 2015 General Election\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(both with Ethos Books).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39302522765425,"sku":"9789811800764","price":30.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Web-VITC-Front_540x_295ec643-3039-4d6c-9a08-ee48819ae8e5.png?v=1617157862","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/voting-in-a-time-of-change-singapore-s-2020-general-election","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}