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Michael Barr

Michael Barr is an Associate Professor of International Relations at Flinders University and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He is the author of Singapore: A Modern History (Bloomsbury, 2019) and co-editor (with Lily Zubaidah Rahim) of The Limits of Authoritarian Governance in Singapore’s Developmental State (Palgrave, 2019).

International Michael Barr 9 April 2025 A looming general election is highlighting the shortcomings of Singapore’s current generation of leaders
International Michael Barr 7 May 2024 Singapore faces a future without a Lee International Michael Barr 7 July 2023 Singapore’s PM-in-waiting  might be a safe pair of hands, but will that be enough? International Michael Barr 13 July 2020 Despite the many obstacles, Singapore’s opposition made a strong showing on Friday International Michael Barr 26 June 2020 Amid the pandemic, trouble among Lee Kuan Yew’s descendants will shape next month’s election result
International Michael Barr 29 March 2020 The city state learned vital lessons from its slow response to SARS, but is politics starting to interfere?
International Michael Barr 4 August 2019 Is a tired prime minister Lee Hsien Loong set to hand over the reins? International Michael Barr 1 February 2019 Can an electorally dominant government survive family feuding and a broadening opposition? International Michael Barr 14 September 2015 Shortcomings in the Singapore government’s performance were trumped by fears about life after the People’s Action Party, writes Michael D. Barr International Michael Barr 3 September 2015 A tired government faces a splintered opposition at this month’s election, writes Michael D. Barr, and fresh ideas are at a premium