On The Control Of The People's Action Party Of Singapore To The Community

Since Singapore became self-governing in 1959, the PAP who is one of those parties who are able to control over society strongly and thus have a long ruling span among countries carrying out multiple-party system in the world has been in power up to now. The PAP has successful experiences worthy of research concerning the enforcement of the construction of ruling ability, administration of society as well as strengthening of ruling position. It is of vital importance to analyze and summarize those achievements of the PAP, from which other parties can draw lessons.Therefore, this thesis explores how the PAP adapts itself to the changing surroundings and makes Singapore develop smoothly, which will help other parties learn from the PAP taking a new perspective and long for the secrets of Singapore's success. Then we can find out some basic laws of party politics.By means of systematic and positive research, built on the in-depth analysis of the conditions and contents of the PAP's society-controlling, this thesis discusses a variety of means which the PAP avails of to deal with the relationship between the PAP and the masses, the PAP and the social groups, the PAP and the media , the PAP and the oppositions and draws conclusions: in order to keep pace with the times, any party in power or longing for power should adapt itself to the changing surroundings in the way that the party actively opens itself up to broad segments of the society aiming at getting full supports from the society.