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Migration and Marriage in Asian Contexts (Routledge, 2021), edited by Assistant Professor Zheng Mu (NUS CFPR and Sociology) and Professor Jean Wei-Jun Yeung (NUS CFPR and Sociology) and originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, analyses how Asian migrants adapt and assimilate into their host societies, and how this assimilation …
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Kurokawa Onsen is a hot springs village resort in Japan with more than twenty traditional inns, otherwise known as ryokan. In ??????: ?????????? ??????????? ?? ????? ?????, Associate Professor Chris McMorran (NUS Department of Japanese Studies) explores the ins and outs of ryokan work, explaining how Kurokawa’s ryokan serve as a form of rural escape …
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In 2022, we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the 30th anniversary of the Forum of Small States and the 25th anniversary of the Asia-Europe Foundation.
The Singapore Research Nexus (SRN) at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Division, NUS invites you to a Virtual Event featuring recent research in the humanities and social sciences on Singapore. Academics from NUS will present their studies on the themes of 1) Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism, 2) Religion and Place, and 3) Language …
One year since the official inauguration of the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS), the publicity campaign for the new College has gained recognition at the recent Public Relations in the Service of Mankind (PRISM) Awards. The University bagged a Distinction Award in the category “Outstanding Campaign by a Non-Government Organisation or Not-For-Profit Organisation” for …
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??????????? ??? ??? ???? ???: ????????? ???????? ??? ???????? ?? ????????? ???? ??? ???? ???? (Routledge, 2021), edited by Associate Professor Xu Lanjun (NUS Chinese Studies) and Associate Professor Jeremy E. Taylor (University of Nottingham), explores the different notions of “Chineseness” during the Cold War through the examination of specific case studies of the “Chinese …
Assistant Professor Elvin Ong (NUS Department of Political Science) will be releasing a book in May 2022 with the University of Michigan Press, as part of the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies series, titled ???????? ?????: ???????? ?????????? ????????? ?? ????????? ???????????. The book argues that opposition party leaders’ perceptions of regime vulnerability and inter-party …
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The Strange Start of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS Department of Psychology, 2021), showcases the history of the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’ Department of Psychology, Singapore’s oldest psychology programme. The programme, which kicked off during the 86/87 academic year at the Department of Social Work (renamed the Department of …
Buying Time for Climate Action: Exploring Ways around Stumbling Blocks (World Scientific, 2021), was edited by Jan W. Vasbinder (Para Limes, The Netherlands) and Jonathan Y. H. Sim (NUS Department of Philosophy). The book explores how we can address the global climate emergency and overcome the obstacles that arise when combating it. Even though people around the world are fully …
Contrary to the narratives propagated by popular history, Singapore’s story predates the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. Unfortunately, a significant portion of what is known about Singapore in the 19th century before it was colonized by the British is often fragmented and scattered. This changed after the arrival of the British on its shores. …
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