Multiracialism and Meritocracy in Singapore: Conventional Wisdom Reconsidered

Singapore has become widely known as a successful experiment in multiracialism and meritocracy. The apparently successful management of ethnic relations in Singapore has been attributed to the ostensibly race-blind vision of its leaders. In his talk, Eugene Tan will challenge this orthodox interpret...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: TAN, Eugene K. B.
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/268
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
Description
Summary:Singapore has become widely known as a successful experiment in multiracialism and meritocracy. The apparently successful management of ethnic relations in Singapore has been attributed to the ostensibly race-blind vision of its leaders. In his talk, Eugene Tan will challenge this orthodox interpretation. He will argue instead that Singapore's rulers have not only been acutely aware of ethnicity and its importance. They have intentionally mobilized race, culture, and language as key political resources to ensure that Singapore remains a sophisticated, authoritarian, developmental state.