WEEK 4: Democracy and its Critics (in Singapore and elsewhere)

TUESDAY (10/2) IN CLASS: Class Debate: Does Democracy Matter?   READINGS FOR WEEK 4 Freedom in the World, Chapter on Singapore. Damien Kingsbury, "Singapore: The Corporate State" in South-East Asia: A Political Profile (Oxford University Press, 2001): 325-351. Fareed Zakaria, "Culture is Destiny: A Conversation with Lee Kuan Yew," Foreign Affairs, November/December 1994, 73(6): 189-194. Kim Dae Jung, "Is Culture Destiny? The Myth of Anti-Democratic Values. A Response to Lee Kuan Yew," Foreign Affairs, November/December 1994 73(6): 189-194. Francis Fukuyama, "Confucianism and Democracy," Journal of Democracy, April 1995, 6(2): 20-33. Seth Mydans, "Soapbox Orators Stretch the Limits of Democracy," New York Times, September 2, 2000. For Further Reading (Not Required): Daniel A. Bell, East Meets West (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000). Donald K. Emmerson, "Singapore and the 'Asian Values' Debate," Journal of Democracy, October 1995, 6(4): 95-105. Thomas R. Lanser, ,"Rights, Respect, and 'Asian Values'," Freedom Review, July 1995, 26(4): 42-45. Michael Freeman, "Human Rights, Democracy, ,and 'Asian Values'," The Pacific Review, 1996, 9(3): 352-366. Web Links: MIT Writing Center Freedom House Amnesty International Human Rights Watch Government of Singapore Friday, October 5 - Paper #1 Due Hints for Writing Papers

CAPTION: Two views of the city-state of Singapore. Elder Singapore statesman Lee Kwan Yew(Yu).

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