Cited in The Straits Times, 7 July 2020.
"In a chapter on political divides, sociologist and former Workers' Party Non-Constituency MP Daniel Goh looks at artistic protest and ...
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Hong Kong Baptist University
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Jun 20, 202016 min read
Collaborated with Arts Group Together To Gather on Quarantine Dreams, June/July 2020
Quarantine Dreamsis a series of four instalments of video letters and monologues that are reflections on inequalities, systemic...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Jun 18, 20201 min read
Interviewed by South China Morning Post, 18 June 2020
"'We know that opposition party mass rallies have in the past always been impressive in scale and excitement, compared to those organised...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Jun 13, 20201 min read
Interviewed about his book Singapore: Identity, Brand Power, 13 June 2019
Singapore: Identity, Brand, Power (Cambridge University Press, 2019) can be purchased from Cambridge University Press at:...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
May 11, 20201 min read
Interviewed by Channel News Asia, 11 May 2020
"Associate Professor Kenneth Paul Tan, from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, said he hopes the review on dormitories, when it...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
May 9, 20201 min read
Wrote a commentary on the pandemic and Singapore's migrant worker dormitories, The Hindu, 9 May 2020
Article available here: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/know/when-a-pandemic-entered-singapores-working-class-dorms/article315...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
May 9, 20201 min read
Moderated a webinar discussion among civil society activist on the pandemic in Singapore, 9 May 2020
This panel discussion focused on harsh issues that migrant workers face in Singapore as well as the role of NGOs. These issues include...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
May 1, 20201 min read
Interviewed about Migrant Workers in Singapore, for SocialService.Sg Podcast, 1 May 2020
Excerpts from "Moral Panic and the Migrant Worker Folk Devil in Neo-Authoritarian Singapore", a conversation with Kenneth Paul Tan,...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
May 1, 20201 min read
Spoke at a webinar on the politics of the pandemic in Singapore, 1 May 2020
Kenneth Paul Tan spoke at a roundtable of Singaporean social scientists. The coronavirus crisis has shown that our wellbeing depends a...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Apr 22, 20201 min read
Spoke at a webinar on policy and advocacy in crisis, 22 April 2020
What are the structural issues and policy gaps exposed by the outbreak of COVID-19 in Singapore? How might we be able to enact...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Mar 21, 20203 min read
Moderated a panel at The Substation's conference "Space, Spaces, Spacing", 21-22 March 2020
Full recording of 2-day conference: Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7QEe... Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNkrF......
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Mar 21, 20201 min read
Gave the opening address at Space, Spaces, Spacing, a Substation Conference, 21 March 2020
Kenneth Paul Tan was Co-Chair, Organising Committee of Space, Spaces and Spacing 2020. Full recording of 2-day conference: Day 1:...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Nov 26, 20191 min read
Interviewed by The Straits Times, 26 November 2019
"Dr Kenneth Paul Tan, 47, who has been instrumental in helping set up the Asian Film Archive in 2005, says before the archive was set...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Nov 5, 20191 min read
Gave a talk on public engagement to the Hong Kong Government, 5 November 2019
Kenneth Paul Tan and Donald Low were invited by Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office (PICO), Hong Kong Government, to talk about...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Nov 3, 20191 min read
Ran in Relay Majulah, a charity relay event involving 200 runners, 3 November 2019
To commemorate the Singapore Bicentennial, 200 runners collectively challenged themselves to clock 2,000 kilometers within 200 hours for...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Oct 22, 20191 min read
Coached Miss Universe Singapore for Miss Universe finals, 22 October 2019
Kenneth Paul Tan was invited to coach Ms Mohana Prabha, Miss Universe Singapore, on topics in culture, economy, and society, in...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 27, 20191 min read
Gave a public lecture at Hong Kong Baptist University, 27 September 2019
Kenneth Paul Tan's lecture was titled "Are Singapore's finest years coming to an end?"
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 24, 20191 min read
Gave the LAPP Distinguished Lecture, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 24 September 2019
Kenneth Paul Tan's LAPP Distinguished lecture was titled "Are Singapore's finest years coming to an end? The prospects and limits of...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 23, 20191 min read
Gave a public lecture on Singapore politics at City University of Hong Kong, 23 September 2019
Kenneth Paul Tan's lecture was titled "Are Singapore's finest years coming to an end?"
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 18, 20192 min read
Served as Faculty Lead for the Singapore Summit Young Societal Leaders, 18-21 September 2019
The Singapore Summit Young Societal Leaders (YSL) Programme is an exclusive by-invitation-only programme designed for YSLs, aged 40 and ...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Aug 17, 20191 min read
Gave a public lecture on Singapore's pragmatism at the National Museum of Singapore, 17 August 2019
The Singapore model of development and governance has often been described and celebrated as pragmatic. In this talk, "Will pragmatism...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Aug 3, 20191 min read
Research on ethnic stereotypes cited by Nominated MP Lim Sun Sun, The Straits Times, 3 Aug 2019
"As scholar Kenneth Paul Tan has identified, Malays tend to be portrayed as buffoons, Indians as disagreeable and fearsome, and Eurasians...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Jul 14, 20191 min read
Interviewed by The Straits Times, 14 July 2019
"Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) Associate Professor Kenneth Paul Tan points out: 'It is hard to avoid how closely public...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
May 22, 20191 min read
Moderated a discussion on household budgets for older people in Singapore, 22 May 2019
Ng Kok Hoe, Teo You Yenn, Neo Yu Wei, and Adlina Maulod present and discuss their research. How much income does an older person need...
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