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Neoliberal Morality in Singapore How family policies make state and society
Biography
Youyenn Teo received her PhD in Sociology in 2005 from the University of California at Berkeley. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore from 2006-7, and is currently an assistant professor in the Division of Sociology at the Nanyang Technological University.
Her research examines state-society relations, citizenship and welfare, gender and class inequalities as generated by social policies. Her writings have been published in Critical Asian Studies; Signs; Population, Space and Place; Economy and Society. She edited a special issue in Economy and Society titled "Asian Families as Sites of State Politics" (August 2010, Vol. 39, Issue 3). Her current work looks at welfare policies and their conceptualization in Singapore.
"Neoliberal Morality in Singapore is a model of sociological analysis combining clear theoretical arguments and precise empirical analysis. In addition, [You Yenn Teo's] case study has very general relevance to Asian modernisation facing rapid population ageing, dependence on migrant labour and significant external economic competition." - Bryan S. Turner, The City University of New York; Asian Journal of Social Science 40 (2012)
"Teo has provided a tightly argued and stimulating treatment of family policies in Singapore and their acceptance among the populace through her analysis of the findings of interviews with ordinary Singaporeans. Much more than this, she has developed it into a key element of a sophisticated treatment of state-society relations in Singapore. This is a welcome addition to the literature on society and governance in this unique city-state." - Gavin W. Jones, National University of Singapore; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia Vol. 27, No. 2 (2012)
