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Synopsis

As the government lays the ground for a transition to a fourth generation of leaders
after the death of Lee Kuan Yew and its 2015 general election triumph, Cherian
George considers the unfinished business of political liberalisation and multicultural
integration. Singapore, Incomplete is a collection of personal reflections about the
country’s underdeveloped political culture and structure. “Ours is a middle-aged
country with a maturing economy—but a political system that treats us like children,”
he argues. George calls for more open “rules of engagement” that will protect and
celebrate a diversity of ideas and beliefs. He critiques Singapore’s culture of fear, the
lack of political transparency, and governmental groupthink. This is his first book for a
general audience since Singapore: The Air-Conditioned Nation (2000).
About the Author
Cherian George is professor of media studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University
School of Communication, where he also serves as the director of the Centre for
Media and Communication Research. He is the author of four other books, the latest
of which is Hate Spin: The Manufacture of Religious Offense and its Threat to
Democracy (MIT Press, 2016). He received his Ph.D. in Communication from
Stanford University. Born and raised in Singapore, he was a journalist with The
Straits Times before switching to academia. He worked at Nanyang Technological
University for ten years before moving to Hong Kong in 2014.