Global Citizens' Manifesto

Global Citizens’ Manifesto advocates for transitioning from “Representative” Democracy to “Direct Participative Democracy,” featuring observations and arguments from the current status of Democracy in Singapore.
The author eShan is an IT industry veteran and a naturalized citizen of Singapore. From the outer façade, Singapore looks like a sound representative of republic and functional democracy, but a close look reveals that its operating system has corrupted. Since its independence in 1965, the country has not yet seen any other ruling party except PAP (People's Action Party).

Republics and democracies are being implemented across the world. The author has put out Singapore’s specific context, however, the concerning message is for all republics around the globe. The world has been trundling on representative mode for a long time. Now is the time to shift on “Direct” mode. Instead of representative system.

As the book chugs ahead with its scope on republic system, it sheds light on open feedback, criticism, audits, reforms, voting process and much more. In one of the instances, he advocates for alternatives instead of opposition. The author paints a perfect picture of a republic working mechanism through his thought-provoking frameworks that can be considered by any country that values its people, not just policies after being elected for an unknown tenure.

The nature and narrative of the book is philosophical, and one may feel that the author is a regular columnist at some newspaper. With no language gap, eShan values his concerning thoughts in an ossifying republic that has set examples for other countries in many indexes.

The book reads like a contemporary reportage, eShan chronicles his theories, assumptions, insights with fascinating yet subtle appeal for people watching the dance of democracies and republics like mute spectators. Absolutely, it is a book that is written with unflinching courage.