<p>Essay in political science, D-level by Lisa Kringsberg, spring semester 2008.</p><p>Tutor: Michele Micheletti.</p><p>“Civil Society in Singapore</p><p>– can it make democratization possible”</p><p>The third wave of democratization and the end of the cold war has together increased the interest of the civil society as an impact on democratization. Singapore is a country which is higly-developt in both the socie-economic and economic field. Dispate this Singapore has not yet achieved to become a democratic state. The purpose of this essay is to study how the civil society can affect democracy in a country. My main research question is to test how civil society in Singapore can figure as a force to introduce democracy.</p><p>The methodological approach is a qualatative case study. To come to any conlusions about my main research question I’ve used an analyse chart which focuses on three variables; freedom of speech, liberty of press and freedom of association.</p><p>The theoretical approach that my thesis takes its aim from is based on research done about civil society.</p><p>The conclusion of this thesis is that the possibilities for the civil society to figure as a force to introduce democracy in Singapore is limited.</p>
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:kau-1699 |
Date | January 2008 |
Creators | Kringsberg, Lisa |
Publisher | Karlstad University, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences |
Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
Language | Swedish |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Student thesis, text |
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