Defining Singaporeans - the constructions, challenges and way ahead of national identity in the security of Singapore.

The central thesis of this paper is that the conception of Singapore's security is closely intertwined with that of the nation's quest for national identity and while tremendous amount of effort and resources have been invested in imagining and domesticating a national identity, Singapore&...

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Main Author:	Lee, Wei Cheng.
Other Authors:	Loo, Bernard Fook Weng
Format:	Theses and Dissertations
Published:	2008
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14495
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Institution:	Nanyang Technological University

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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-144952020-11-01T08:14:20Z Defining Singaporeans - the constructions, challenges and way ahead of national identity in the security of Singapore. Lee, Wei Cheng. Loo, Bernard Fook Weng S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science The central thesis of this paper is that the conception of Singapore's security is closely intertwined with that of the nation's quest for national identity and while tremendous amount of effort and resources have been invested in imagining and domesticating a national identity, Singapore's past imagining may face ontological instability as new challenges such as transnational threats and globalisation are emerging to dilute previous efforts. The paper will analyse and conceptualise the phases of Singapore's nationalistic movements and will conclude with a proposed framework to solidify the notion of national identity. Master of Science (International Relations) 2008-11-13T09:21:08Z 2008-11-13T09:21:08Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14495 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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description	The central thesis of this paper is that the conception of Singapore's security is closely intertwined with that of the nation's quest for national identity and while tremendous amount of effort and resources have been invested in imagining and domesticating a national identity, Singapore's past imagining may face ontological instability as new challenges such as transnational threats and globalisation are emerging to dilute previous efforts. The paper will analyse and conceptualise the phases of Singapore's nationalistic movements and will conclude with a proposed framework to solidify the notion of national identity.
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Defining Singaporeans - the constructions, challenges and way ahead of national identity in the security of Singapore.

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