Cited by The Online Citizen on 17 September 2020
"The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has become 'decadent' in a way that it has reached 'the zenith of its achievements' and they find...
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Kenneth Paul Tan, PhD (Cambridge)
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Hong Kong Baptist University
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 16, 20201 min read
Cited by Lee Hsien Yang, as reported in The Independent News and Media on 16 September 2020.
"Mr Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, ... took to Facebook on Sunday (Sept 13) to highlight the...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 11, 20201 min read
Presented on the decadence of the People's Action Party Government, 11 September 2020
At a live webinar "Singapore’s GE2020: The real watershed election?" organized by Sydney Southeast Asia Centre and Malaysia and Singapore...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 5, 20201 min read
Remarked on critical thinking and civic education, 5 September 2020
Kenneth Paul Tan was a discussant at the "GE2020: Our Youth, Our Future" webinar on 5 September, 2020, organized by MARUAH (full event...
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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, 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 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
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
May 17, 20191 min read
Was Keynote Speaker at Eunoia Junior College's Inaugural Humanities Symposium, 17 May 2019
Kenneth Paul Tan lectured on the ethics of progress and then engaged with students in small discussion groups.
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Dec 14, 20181 min read
Lectured on leadership challenges to Vietnam’s highest ranking officials, Hanoi, 14 December 2018
Kenneth Paul Tan was invited to give lectures to Vietnam’s highest ranking officials on Singapore’s national leadership and policy...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Nov 23, 20181 min read
Kenneth Paul Tan interviewed on inequality and meritocracy at Asia-Europe Foundation
On 23 November 2018, Kenneth Paul Tan gave a lecture on Singapore’s future at the annual convention of the International Association for...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Aug 14, 20181 min read
Lectured on "Governing Global-City Singapore", 14 August 2018
At the launch of the paperback edition of Governing Global-City Singapore: Legacies and Futures After Lee Kuan Yew (Routledge, 2018)....
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Dec 11, 20172 min read
Spoke at a Deans' Roundtable on the Sustainable Development Goals, in Paris, on 11 December 2017
"Caught up in the day-to-day preoccupations of fast-paced and technologically-mediated modern life, even the most enlightened and...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Nov 24, 20171 min read
Made a speech at an appreciation dinner for Kishore Mahbubani, 24 November 2017
"..., This has been the golden age of the LKY School and, without Kishore Mahbubani, I simply cannot imagine how we could have become...
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Kenneth Paul Tan
Aug 2, 20171 min read
Speeches by Kishore Mahbubani and Kenneth Paul Tan, 2 August 2017
At an appreciation lunch to mark Kenneth Paul Tan's stepping down as Vice Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National...
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