Want to shift mindsets? Put a value to household work
EUSTON QUAH and TAN JUN RUI argue that proper accounting for the value of household production would help the government devise policies more responsive to people’s needs.
Category: Academic Views
Contested shrines: Keramat in Singapore’s Tomorrowland
WILLIAM GIBSON, author of the first scholarly book-length work on keramat in Singapore, explains the often‑tense relationship between keramat and authority, both secular and religious, from colonial to modern times.
Junior Scholar Seminar: Notions of death in 1950s Malay magazines
Cultural historian Pow Jun Kai is our third presenter for 2024. His presentation focuses on the circulation of knowledge about death and its eschatology in Malay print publications of the 1950s.
AcademiaSG submission to the UN special rapporteur on the right to education
For her report to the Human Rights Council on academic freedom, the Special Rapporteur invited contributions from
How the Wong Government can show conviction in its vision, and confidence in itself and the people
As Singaporean academics, we have a professional as well as civic interest in spaces for public deliberation. We hope to see the state widening these spaces, and the people enlivening them for the public good. – From the Editors, AcademiaSG
Understanding the conflicts that shaped Singapore’s decolonisation
Thum Ping Tjin explains the “Mayalan Left” and its relevance to modern day Singapore.
Let’s explore knowledge production: Join us for our conference, 6-7 May 2024
Academics, artists, activists, journalists and others interested in “Knowledge Praxis” are taking part in our conference on 6-7 May 2024.
Occupational Hazards
A new series of personal essays by established scholars recounting the organisational and political constraints they have faced when working on and in Singapore. Featuring: Linda Lim, Kevin Tan, Teo You Yenn, and others.
Systemic contradictions in Singapore’s approach to public housing
CHUA BENG HUAT argues that the features that have made for its success have also generated tensions and contradictions which are not easily resolvable.
Housing advocacy in Singapore: Policy research as practising dissent
NG KOK HOE (National University of Singapore) draws on his experience of conducting homelessness research to illustrate the value of social policy research as a way to scrutinise the state’s actions, hold decision-makers to account, and advocate for change.