Considering "green" practices: NGOs and Singapore's emergent environmental-political landscape

Kersty Hobson

doi:10.1355/SJ20-2C

Considering "green" practices: NGOs and Singapore's emergent environmental-political landscape

Kersty Hobson^*

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Abstract

Analysis of proposed moves towards a more "open" Singaporean society must have as foundation detailed, qualitative explorations of ongoing socio-political practices and relations. This paper details such research undertaken with Singaporean environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to examine their actions, motives, and impacts on the political landscape. It argues that NGO volunteers' practices create distinct political spaces that embody desires to reconnect with, and imagine "another" Singapore into the future. At the same time, NGO interactions with the state and government are replete with double-edged ambiguities - a state of affairs that could potentially undermine their contributions to effective Singapore governance if moves towards greater "openness" simply mean more of the same.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-176
Number of pages	22
Journal	Sojourn
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1355/SJ20-2C
Publication status	Published - Oct 2005

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