Politics Of Singapore

AY2016/2017 Semester 2

This subject provides an introduction to Singapore's politics and government. It will critically examine various theoretical approaches to understand Singapore's political system; the structure, functions and process of Singapore's government; the development of the Constitution; the functions of the legislature, the executive, the bureaucracy and the judiciary. It will also focus on the major issues in Singapore's governance such as political culture, general elections, town councils, cyber-politics and emergence of civil society.