Navigating Differences : : Integration in Singapore /

Navigating Differences : : Integration in Singapore / / ed. by Terence Chong.

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Ethnic and religious differences, a widening socio-economic divide, tension between foreigners and locals. These are some of the contemporary challenges to integration in Singapore. How we navigate them will determine the type of society we become. This book gathers the best social scientists in Sin...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2
MitwirkendeR:
Chan-Hoong, Leong,
Chinyong Liow, Joseph,
Chong, Ja Ian,
Chong, Terence,
Chua, Vincent,
Ern Ser, Tan,
Goh, Daniel P. S.,
Jumblatt Abdullah, Walid,
Kathiravelu, Laavanya,
Koh, Gillian,
Lynn-Ee Ho, Elaine,
Mehta, Kalyani K.,
Ng, Irene Y. H.,
Saat, Norshahril,
Tan, Kenneth Paul,
Yap, Yvonne,
Yu Foo, Fang,
HerausgeberIn:
Chong, Terence,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Contributors
  • 1. Introduction
  • PART I: RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
  • 2. Managing Religious Diversity and Multiculturalism in Singapore
  • 3. Christian Activism in Singapore
  • 4. Rising Conservatism in the Singapore Malay-Muslim Community: Worrying Times Ahead?
  • PART II: NATIONAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
  • 5. “New” Chinese Immigrants in Singapore: Localization, Transnational Ties and Integration
  • 6. Singapore Malays: State-Community Relations, Complexities and Possibilities
  • 7. “What Kind of Indian Are You?”: Frictions and Fractures Between Singaporean Indians and Foreign-Born NRIs
  • PART III: POLITICAL DIVIDES AND A DIVIDED POLITY
  • 8. Protest and the Culture War in Singapore
  • 9. The People’s Action Party in Government: The Pole for “Big Tent” Singapore
  • 10. The Burdens of Ethnicity: Chinese Communities in Singapore and Their Relations with China
  • PART IV: DIVERGING ECONOMIC WORLDS
  • 11. Self-Reliant Wealth and Trickle-Down Welfare: The Singapore Story in 200 Years?
  • 12. The Future of the Middle Class in Singapore: 2020 and Beyond
  • 13. Geographic-Ethnic Segregation in Singapore: Emerging Schisms in Society
  • 14. Ageing Societies, Age-Inclusive Spaces and Community Bonding
  • Index

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