| ID | 178056 |
| Title Proper | Chinese privilege in politics |
| Other Title Information | a case study of Singapore’s ruling elites |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Abdullah, Walid Jumblatt ; Zainal, Humairah |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article contributes to a more nuanced understanding of privilege as a conceptual category through the case study of Chinese privilege in Singapore politics. It does so through two main ways. First, at the theoretical level, we emphasise the importance of foregrounding the salience of political hegemony in the analysis of privilege. Second, at the empirical level, we interrogate the concept in an Asian context, with specific reference to Singapore. We argue that the existing focus on class privilege within the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) should go hand-in-hand with the study of Chinese privilege since PAP hegemony has significant implications on how race is constructed, understood and implicated in Singapore politics and society. Furthermore, PAP’s race-based approach to politics inadvertently perpetuates Chinese privilege, as exemplified by contradictions in minority representation in parliament and the clash between Chinese privilege and the government’s system of meritocracy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Ethinicity Vol. 22, No.3; Jun 2021: p.481-497 |
| Journal Source | Asian Ethinicity Vol: 22 No 3 |
| Key Words | Politics ; Race ; Singapore ; Parliamentarians ; PAP ; Chinese Privilege |