Singapore's 2011 General Elections and Beyond Beating the PAP at Its Own Game

被引:14
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作者
Ong, Elvin [1 ]
Tim, Mou Hui [1 ]
机构
[1] Emory Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
关键词
electoral authoritarianism; hegemonic party regimes; credible commitment; democratization; Singapore; AUTHORITARIANISM; DEMOCRATIZATION; IDEOLOGY; MALAYSIA;
D O I
10.1525/AS.2014.54.4.749
中图分类号
K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ;
摘要
We introduce the concept of a "credibility gap" to explain why the Workers' Party has been more successful than other opposition political parties in recent elections in Singapore. We argue that opposition parties need to overcome a credible commitment problem with the electorate in order to win against hegemonic parties.
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页码:749 / 772
页数:24
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