Notes
This article originally appeared as “The PAP: Can it remake itself?” on my Airconditioned Nation blog. The theory of “democracy through strength” by Dan Slater and Joseph Wong. Slater talks about his research in this podcast.
Going deeper
- “Strong State democratisation in Malaysia and Singapore” by Dan Slater, in Journal of Democracy, 23 (2), 2012.
- Organisational research has shown the value of diversity within teams. See, for example, this Ted Talk by Tim Harford.