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Meaning of Success for SG Women and Female Students of Higher Education Institutions…
A column for Suria News Online by Siti Maryana Siful Bahri, a final-year student majoring in Political Science, with a minor in Public Health.
FASS Remembers Former Dean Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr K.J. Ratnam
Former Dean and Head of Political Science, Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr K.J. Ratnam, passed away on 10 March 2024. A prominent political scientist specialising in Malaysian politics and race relations, Prof Ratnam was the youngest professor in his generation. He served as a key member of the Department of Political Science at the University of […]
NUS Political Science hosts Indonesian delegation for Information Session
On the 5th of February, 2024, the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS), alongside the Political Science Society of NUS (PSSOC), invited a delegation comprising over 130 students and educators from SMA Sabilillah Malang School, Indonesia.
The Political Science Society of NUS (PSSOC)’s Singapore Foreign Policy Dialogue II with Mr Bilahari Kausikan on 3rd November 2023
On 3rd November 2023, the Political Science Society of NUS (PSSOC), in conjunction with the NUS Political Science Department, organised the second iteration of the Singapore Foreign Policy dialogue.
Elections and Youth
A column in Lianhe Zaobao by Chen Zhan Tian, an undergraduate student from NUS Political Science and NUS Chinese Studies
Southeast Asia’s Path in an Age of Limited US Leadership
Op-Ed on CNA Online by Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian from NUS Political Science.
Civil society collective action under authoritarianism: divergent collaborative equilibriums for political reform in Malaysia and Singapore
SG Cares Giving Week is commemorated from 1 to 7 Dec every year, encouraging businesses and non-profit organisations to celebrate their volunteering and philanthropy efforts. Civil society organisations, or CSOs, play a key role in promoting political reforms, notably, in autocracies. Assistant Professor Elvin Ong and Syazwi Bin Rahmad (both NUS Political Science) explore the […]
Student Busy with Assignments at NUS as if Hit by ‘Tsunami’
A column piece by Syed Muhammad Firdaus, a final-year student at NUS Political Science, in Berita Harian (7 November 2023, page 11).
NUS Students Step Up as Community Link Befrienders to Support Disadvantaged Families
When times are tough, a trusted friend by your side becomes a source of strength to help you persevere, overcome adversity or give you hope. For some disadvantaged families in Singapore, these friends are NUS students who opted to take up a year-long service-learning course – GEN2070 Community Link (ComLink) Befrienders, which supports a nationwide initiative to uplift families with young children staying in rental flats, and empower these families to realise their aspirations.