2014/15 IPS-Nathan Lectures: Lecture I (Politics and Governance)

The first lecture in the series is titled Politics and Governance and ponders the next decades of political administration in Singapore. It discusses the prospects of the People’s Action Party in the age of social media, and broadly sets out the historical trends that other dominant political systems have undergone. How should governance evolve as our democracy matures? Can our current model of governance benefit from any reforms? And what of our political system? Simply put, will there even be a PAP in 50 years time?


Downloads

• Report on Lecture I: Politics and Governance
• Opening Remarks by IPS Special Adviser, Professor Tommy Koh
• Speech by Mr Ho Kwon Ping
• 2014/15 IPS-Nathan Lecture Series: Lecture by Mr Ho Kwon Ping (Soundcloud)

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Media Coverage

• Mothership.sg. 2014. S R Nathan Fellow Ho Kwon Ping says “Yeah, right” to running for elected president. 9 November
• The Sunday Times. 2014. PAP in decline? But what if.... 9 November
• 联合早报. 2014. 谁能预见今后50年. 11月5日
• The Straits Times. 2014. Voters: Is a freak election likely?. 1 November
• The Straits Times. 2014. Amid change, some things remain constant in S’pore. 27 October
• The Sunday Times. 2014. Gap between ruling elite and masses is biggest political risk for the PAP. 26 October
  
• Singapolitics. 2014. Five thought-provoking quotes from Ho Kwon Ping’s first IPS Nathan Lecture. 23 October
• Channel NewsAsia. 2014. Challenge for PAP to retain same dominance as in the past: Ho Kwon Ping. 21 October
• 联合早报. 2014. 何光平：未来50年行动党要连续执政不容易. 10月21日
• The Online Citizen. 2014. Ho Kwon Ping: PAP would eventually lose its dominance. 21 October
• The Straits Times. 2014. Political leaders who practise ‘servant leadership’ would be respected. 21 October
• The Straits Times. 2014. Young’s DIY approach ‘can propel Singapore’s progress’. 21 October
  
• TODAY. 2014. PAP could lose ‘control, power over next 15-25 years’. 21 October