1st Edition
The Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singapore
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since independence in 1965 Singapore has strengthened its own national identity through a conscious process of nation-building and promoting the active role of the citizen within society. Singapore is a state that has firmly rejected welfarism but whose political leaders have maintained that collective values, instead of those of autonomous individuals, are essential to its very survival. The book... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 The state, citizenship and nationality in Singapore; Chapter 2 The ethnic origins of Singapore; Chapter 3 Education and bilingualism; Chapter 4 Multiracialism and the structuring of ethnic relations; Chapter 5 Housing policy in the nation building process; Chapter 6 Between the family and the state; Chapter 7 Parapolitical and intermediary structures; Chapter 8 From the ideology of pragmatism to shared values; Chapter 9 Civil society: the current project; Chapter 10 Conclusion;
Biography
Michael Hill is Professor of Sociology at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.,
Lian Kwen Fee is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the National University of Singapore.
