In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society Winston Chow discussed how the Covid-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for governments and policymakers to implement…
In an interview, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan discussed the reasons why older people tend to forward fake news, and how their younger relatives or…
Commenting on the Covid-19 pandemic and China’s challenges in eradicating poverty, SMU Associate Professor of Political Science John Donaldson, who has researched poverty in China extensively, said…
In a podcast, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan discussed among other things, the impact of lockdown implementations as well as the measures that need to be…
According to SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Aliya Hamid Rao, women took longer to return to work after the last downturn. That is partly because crises tend to reinforce the idea that men are…
Speaking at a recent Great Place to Work webinar, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan said, “What’s most important for supervisors and employers now is that…
In a live interview, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan discussed how the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted social interaction and its impact on Singapore as a…
Commenting on job loss during the Covid-19 pandemic, SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Aliya Hamid Rao said that the pandemic has a very real human impact, beyond dollars and cents. As “employment…
Commenting on parenting changes amid the Covid-19 pandemic and extended circuit breaker, SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Aliya Hamid Rao said that with families staying in together all day, the…
In a commentary, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan discussed the changes after the Covid-19 pandemic comes to an end. She believes that while flexi work will…
