No longer Singaporean
From communal politics and internet governance to language policies, the tiny speck that is Singapore is known for doing things its own way, with an innovative if patriarchal government kneading a hungry, migrant mass into one of the most well disciplined, efficient, and diligent working populations...
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Taylor and Francis
2011
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| author | Leong, Susan |
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| description | From communal politics and internet governance to language policies, the tiny speck that is Singapore is known for doing things its own way, with an innovative if patriarchal government kneading a hungry, migrant mass into one of the most well disciplined, efficient, and diligent working populations in Southeast Asia. Much has also been made of its success at multiculturalism though some, like sociologist Chua Beng Huat, argue it to be multiracialism. Using Chua’s argument as a platform for departure, and taking a cue from Stratton’s notion of ‘everyday multiculturalism’ I argue through a reflexive exploration of Singapore as a lived experience, that rather than conflict, the two theories complement each other with the former paving the way for the latter. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-375102017-09-13T13:42:27Z No longer Singaporean Leong, Susan multiracialism multiculturalism Singapore Greater China China foreign talent From communal politics and internet governance to language policies, the tiny speck that is Singapore is known for doing things its own way, with an innovative if patriarchal government kneading a hungry, migrant mass into one of the most well disciplined, efficient, and diligent working populations in Southeast Asia. Much has also been made of its success at multiculturalism though some, like sociologist Chua Beng Huat, argue it to be multiracialism. Using Chua’s argument as a platform for departure, and taking a cue from Stratton’s notion of ‘everyday multiculturalism’ I argue through a reflexive exploration of Singapore as a lived experience, that rather than conflict, the two theories complement each other with the former paving the way for the latter. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37510 10.1080/10304312.2011.575215 Taylor and Francis fulltext |
| spellingShingle | multiracialism multiculturalism Singapore Greater China China foreign talent Leong, Susan No longer Singaporean |
| title | No longer Singaporean |
| title_full | No longer Singaporean |
| title_fullStr | No longer Singaporean |
| title_full_unstemmed | No longer Singaporean |
| title_short | No longer Singaporean |
| title_sort | no longer singaporean |
| topic | multiracialism multiculturalism Singapore Greater China China foreign talent |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37510 |