{"id":16695,"date":"2025-11-26T13:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T05:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/?page_id=16695"},"modified":"2026-02-07T21:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T13:57:56","slug":"our-research-pillars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/our-research-pillars\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Research Pillars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tOur Research Pillars\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tOur Research Pillars\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>The department is a diverse, dynamic and innovative research and teaching unit with strong expertise in research on Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia and the Middle East as well as on Singapore society.<\/p>\n<p>Our research leadership, projects and publications may be reflected across the following 4 research pillars representing our strengths and excellence in diverse fields:<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/asian-anthropologies-about-the-pillar\/\" title=\"Asian Anthropologies\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\tAsian Anthropologies\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/urban-and-cultural-studies-about-the-pillar\/\" title=\"Urban and Cultural Studies\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\tUrban and Cultural Studies\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/migration-diaspora-and-transnationalism-about-the-pillar\/\" title=\"Migration, Diaspora and Transnationalism\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\tMigration, Diaspora and Transnationalism\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/socanth\/population-social-networks-and-health-about-the-pillar\/\" title=\"Population, Social Networks and Health\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\tPopulation, Social Networks and Health\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Research Pillars Our Research Pillars The department is a diverse, dynamic and innovative research and teaching unit with strong expertise in research on Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia and the Middle East as well as on Singapore society. 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