Batik painting was popular and widely used among Singaporean and Malaysian artists between the 1950s and 1970s. On the declining popularity of batik painting in Singapore since then, Associate…
Commenting on the upcoming Budget, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology Paulin Straughan said that the Budget is not just about giving money or redistributing surpluses, although many…
In an invited commentary, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed how public reactions to adverse incidents are sources of valuable negative feedback. He explained…
Commenting on the bias attributed to working mothers, SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Aliya Hamid Rao said, “Sociological research on why women’s paid work is not seen as important as men’s has…
Commenting on the move to decriminalise attempted suicide, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan said, “Given that there is such a strong negative social stigma…
Commenting on the level of inequality in Singapore, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan noted that income inequality is only one aspect of inequality. In order…
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SMU student Yik Jin Hao, who is currently in Spain on an overseas exchange programme, had specially prepared 19 sets of Chinese New Year mandarin oranges and red…
Commenting on the Proximity Housing Grant (PHG), which was introduced by the Housing Development Board in August 2015, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan…
Under the Future Law Innovation Programme (FLIP) launched in January 2018, SMU [School of Law] and the Singapore Academy of Law have started documenting the state of innovation in Asia-Pacific (APAC…
According to SMU Associate Professor of Sociology Forrest Zhang, one possible reason for China reviving primary supply and marketing cooperatives (SMCs) was that traditional farmers’ cooperatives set…
