Soft authoritarianism, political pragmatism and cultural policies

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dc.contributor.author	Ooi, Can-Seng
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-16
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-16T09:15:21Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-16T09:15:21Z
dc.date.issued	2009-09-16T09:15:21Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7916
dc.description.abstract	Can the arts and cultural prosper under a less than democratic political regime? This paper looks at the soft authoritarian Singaporean government and the making of Singapore into a “City for the Arts”. Many scholars advocate that a culturally vibrant and creative city must also celebrate diversity, tolerance and experimentation. This implies that a democratic space is needed for creative energies to flow. Singapore is not known for its democracy. But Singapore has become relatively successful in being the cultural hub in the region. A more liberal approach to diversity and criticism of the authorities can now be observed but there are still many strong-handed social and political controls in the city-state. This paper shows that the Singapore authorities weigh the economic, political and social costs while they liberalize the environment to promote Singapore as a City for the Arts.	en_US
dc.format.extent	25 s.	en_US
dc.language	eng	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Creative Encounters Working Papers;27
dc.subject.other	City for the arts	en_US
dc.subject.other	Soft authoritarian government	en_US
dc.subject.other	Freedom of expression	en_US
dc.title	Soft authoritarianism, political pragmatism and cultural policies	en_US
dc.type	wp	en_US
dc.accessionstatus	modt09sep16 nijemo	en_US
dc.contributor.corporation	Copenhagen Business School. CBS	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Institut for Interkulturel Kommunikation og Ledelse	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentshort	IKL	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentuk	Department of Intercultural Communication and Management	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentukshort	IKL	en_US
dc.idnumber	x656597460	en_US
dc.publisher.year	2009	en_US
dc.title.subtitle	Singapore as a City for the Arts	en_US