Prominent scholars across the political divide and academic disciplines analyze how the dominant political parties in Malaysia and Singapore, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the People’s Action Party (PAP), have stayed in power. With a focus on developments in the last decade and the tenures of Prime Ministers Najib Tun Razak and Lee Hsien Loong, the authors offer a range of explanations for how these regimes have remained politically resilient.

Contributions by: Greg Lopez, Bridget Welsh, R. Rueban Balasubramaniam, John Funston, David Martin Jones, Clive Kessler, Gaik Cheng Khoo, Mohamed Ariff, Terence Lee, Lee Soo Ann, Lily Zubaidah Rahim, A.B. Shamsul, Bilveer Singh, Ross Tapsell, Wee Chong Hui, Meredith L. Weiss, Amanda Whiting, Steven CM Wong