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In this paper Karen Lai (Geography) examines how the recent global financial crisis elicited uneven consequences for Singaporean investors. Using the case of the Lehman Minibonds crisis in Singapore, this paper aims to elucidate processes of financialisation and geographies of investor subjects by investigating the reshaping of retail banking consumers into investor subjects. Instead of painting all investor […]
On September 24th, Singapore Research Nexus (SRN), Social Science and Policy Cluster (SSP) and Center for Social Development Asia (CSDA) are jointly organizing a forum, which brings together academics, professionals, and practitioners from the people sector and government agencies to discuss the issues affecting the poor in Singapore. The forum consists of two panels: Research and Conceptual […]
Genre: Literary Arts Co-presented by The Arts House and Gwee Li Sui Literary critic and poet Dr Gwee Li Sui will give six lectures, each focused on a major English poem from Singapore’s formative decades. He will introduce their writers and the times before unpacking these poems for a whole sweep of riveting and hidden […]
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) of the National University of Singapore is committed to advancing knowledge of Asia, from within Asia. With our strategic position in the region, a faculty of more than one hundred experts in a variety of disciplinary and area studies departments (Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, South Asian Studies, […]
On August 5th, David Strand (Visiting Research Fellow, ARI NUS and Professor of Political Science, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania) presented his paper “A Walk in the Park: Singapore’s Green Corridor in Light of Manhattan’s High Line.” The Green Corridor comprises the 26km-long island-spanning Railway Lands (disused since 2011) which form a unique mix of secondary forest […]
Professor David Strand will present his paper “A Walk in the Park: Singapore’s Green Corridor in Light of Manhattan’s High Line” on August 5th, Monday, from 2:30-4:00pm. This event will be co-organized by FASS Cities Research Cluster, ARI Asian Urbanisms Cluster, and the Singapore Research Nexus. More details can be found from the link: http://blog.nus.edu.sg/fasrda/2013/07/02/a-walk-in-the-park-singapores-green-corridor-in-light-of-manhattans-high-line/
The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) believes it is important to understand how regional and international trends affect Singapore’s future and the ongoing efforts to secure its position as a leading city in Asia and the world. “An International Conversation: The Next 50 Years for Singapore” is a workshop that aims to gather views […]
Conversations over Walls: Friendship and Aspiration Amongst Low Wage Migrants in Singapore and Dubai
On Monday August 19th, 2013, from 2:30-4pm, Dr Laavanya Kathiravelu, a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, will be giving a presentation entitled Conversations over Walls: Friendship and Aspiration Amongst Low Wage Migrants in Singapore and Dubai. It will be chaired by Professor James Sidaway (FASS Geography). This […]
Recently, there is a heated debate surrounding Singapore’s public institutions, which have played a critical role in the country’s success. Can Singapore afford cracks? Why do Singapore’s public institutions matter in terms of the country’s global standing? Some distinguished scholars from NUS, such as Prof Mahbubani from the LKY school, Dr Carol Soon from the Institute […]