Kenneth Paul TAN

2025

Podcasting Politics in Singapore: Hegemony, Resistance, and Digital Media

Tan, K. P., 17 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Critical Asian Studies. p. 1-25 25 p.

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2024

A Thoughtfully Pragmatic Singapore

Tan, K. P., 3 May 2024, Commentary on Singapore. Volume 1: Foreign Policy, Governance and Leadership. Koh, G. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, p. 197-204 8 p.

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Conspiracy Theories, Their Critical Value, and the Limits of Factchecking: Climate Change Documentaries

Tan, K. P., Jun 2024, (Accepted/In press) Checking the Fact-Checkers: An International Perspective. Song, C. Y., Margolin, D. & Thussu, D. K. (eds.). Routledge

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Rhizomatic Strategies for Activist-Scholars in University-Corporations

Tan, K. P., Mar 2024, We Are Not The Enemy: The Practice of Advocacy in Singapore. Singam, C. & Thomas, M. (eds.). Singapore: Ethos Books, p. 201-224 24 p.

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter

Singapore

Tan, K. P., 9 May 2024.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

We Honestly Don't Know (performance at Art Basel Hong Kong, with Chow and Lin)

Tan, K. P. (Artist), Mar 2024

Research output: Non-textual form › Digital, visual or audio products

2023

Asia in the Old and New Cold Wars: Ideologies, Narratives, and Lived Experiences

Tan, K. P. (Editor), 7 Feb 2023, 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan. 254 p.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Authoritarian populism in Singapore

Tan, K. P., 26 Oct 2023.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

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Decadent Technocracy: Is The Singapore Story Fundamentally Tragic?

Tan, K. P., 17 Sept 2023.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper

Haunted History: Exorcising the Cold War

Tan, K. P., 7 Feb 2023, Asia in the Old and New Cold Wars: Ideologies, Narratives, and Lived Experiences. Tan, K. P. (ed.). 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 221–231 11 p.

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Interpreting the Cold War and the New Cold War in Asia

Tan, K. P., 7 Feb 2023, Asia in the Old and New Cold Wars: Ideologies, Narratives, and Lived Experiences. Tan, K. P. (ed.). 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1–24 24 p.

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"Looking back and looking ahead: Dr Kenneth Paul Tan on PAP’s governing principles, PM Lawrence Wong, and the next general election"

Tan, K. P. (Other), 15 May 2023

Research output: Non-textual form › Digital, visual or audio products

2022

Cold War and New Cold War Narratives: Special Issue Editor’s Introduction

Tan, K. P., Dec 2022, In: Global Storytelling: Journal of Digital and Moving Images. 2, 2, p. 5-22 18 p., 2.

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Open Access

Is he Chinese?

Tan, K. P., 15 Feb 2022, “One United People”: Essays from the People Sector on Singapore’s Journey of Racial Harmony. Koh, B. S. (ed.). Marshall Cavendish International, p. 206-215 10 p.

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Open Access

Movies to Save Our World: Imagining Poverty, Inequality and Environmental Destruction in the 21st Century

Tan, K. P., 15 May 2022, Penguin Random House. 240 p.

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Neoliberal Globalization, Authoritarian Populism, and Moral Panics

Tan, K. P., 13 Apr 2022, Singapore's First Year of COVID-19: Public Health, Immigration, the Neoliberal State, and Authoritarian Populism. Tan, K. P. (ed.). 1st ed. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1–21 21 p.

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Ready for the post-pandemic world?

Tan, K. P., 13 Apr 2022, Singapore's First Year of COVID-19: Public Health, Immigration, the Neoliberal State, and Authoritarian Populism. Tan, K. P. (ed.). 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 155–165 11 p.

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Singapore's First Year of COVID-19: Public Health, Immigration, the Neoliberal State, and Authoritarian Populism

Tan, K. P. (Editor), 13 Apr 2022, 1st ed. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. 168 p.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

2020

Foreword

TAN, K. P., Dec 2020, Journey in Blue: A Peek into the Workers' Party of Singapore. Yee, J. J. (ed.). World Scientific, p. xiii-xv 3 p.

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新加坡模式: 城邦國家建構簡史

Translated title of the contribution: Singapore Model: A Brief History of City-State Construction陳思賢, 1 Apr 2020, 季風帶文化. 200 p.

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2018

A thoughtfully pragmatic Singapore

Tan, K. P., Jan 2018, In: Commentary. 27, p. 21-27 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Singapore: Identity, Brand, Power

TAN, K. P., 24 Aug 2018, Cambridge University Press. (Elements in Politics and Society in Southeast Asia)

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The road to thoughtful pragmatism

TAN, K. P., 2018, The Birthday Book: The Roads We Take. Chung, C. & Maniam, A. (eds.). Singapore: The Birthday Collective, p. 164-168 5 p.

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2017

Civic education and deliberative democracy in Singapore

TAN, K. P., Mar 2017, Civil Society and the State in Singapore. Soon, C. & Koh, G. (eds.). World Scientific, p. 203-228 26 p.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Singapore in 2016: life after Lee Kuan Yew

TAN, K. P. & Boey, A., 30 Mar 2017, In: Southeast Asian Affairs. p. 315-333 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

2016

Choosing What to Remember in Neoliberal Singapore: The Singapore Story, State Censorship and State-Sponsored Nostalgia

Tan, K. P., 2 Apr 2016, In: Asian Studies Review. 40, 2, p. 231-249 19 p.

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28 Citations (Scopus)

Convergence and slippage between film and history: Reviewing invisible city, Zahari’s 17 years and sandcastle

Seng, L. K. & Tan, K. P., 25 Nov 2016, Singapore Cinema: New Perspectives. Liew, K. K. & Teo, S. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, p. 37-50 14 p. (Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia).

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Governing Global-City Singapore: Legacies and Futures After Lee Kuan Yew

Tan, K. P., 13 Dec 2016, 1st ed. Routledge. 198 p. (Politics in Asia)

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Re-enchanting the smart nation

Tan, K. P., Mar 2016, Singapore Dreaming: Managing Utopia. Wee, H. K. & Chia, J. (eds.). 1st ed. Asian Urban Lab, p. 303-310 8 p.

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Singapore in 2015: Regaining Hegemony

Tan, K. P., 1 Feb 2016, In: Asian Survey. 56, 1, p. 108–114 7 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

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The Evolution of Political Legitimacy in Singapore: Electoral Institutions, Governmental Performance, Moral Authority, and Meritocracy

TAN, K. P. & Wong, B., 17 Nov 2016, East Asian Perspectives on Political Legitimacy: Bridging the Empirical-Normative Divide. Chan, J., Shin, D. C. & Williams, M. S. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 135-165 31 p.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

2015

Evolution of the arts and Singapore's soul

TAN, K. P., 5 Aug 2015, Beyond 50: Re-imagining Singapore. Sim, J. (ed.). Singapore: Really Good Books, p. 143-152 10 p.

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Singapore in 2014: Adapting to the “New Normal”

Tan, K. P., 1 Feb 2015, In: Asian Survey. 55, 1, p. 157–164 8 p.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

21 Downloads (Pure)

2014

Images of the migrant worker in Singapore’s mainstream news media: prospects for integration

Tan, K. P., 30 Oct 2014, Migration and Integration in Singapore: Policies and Practice. Teng, Y. M., Koh, G. & Soon, D. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, p. 160-191 32 p. (Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia).

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11 Citations (Scopus)

The professorial life: Seamlessness, synergy, and significance

TAN, K. P., Dec 2014, Governing Asia: Reflections on a Research Journey . World Scientific, p. 171-177 7 p.

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter

2013

Forum Theater in Singapore: Resistance, Containment, and Commodification in an Advanced Industrial Society

Tan, K. P., 1 Feb 2013, In: Positions: Asia Critique. 21, 1, p. 189–221 33 p.

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11 Citations (Scopus)

Meritocracy and political liberalization in Singapore

Tan, K. P., 12 Aug 2013, The East Asian Challenge for Democracy: Political Meritocracy in Comparative Perspective. Bell, D. A. & Li, C. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 314-339 26 p.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

The Singapore parliament: Representation, effectiveness, and control

Tan, K. P., 13 Oct 2013, Parliaments in Asia: Institutional Building and Political Development. Zheng, Y., Lye, L. F. & Hofmeister, W. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, p. 27-46 20 p. (Politics in Asia).

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11 Citations (Scopus)

2012

A 'Singapore school' of public policy

TAN, K. P., Oct 2012, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Building A Global Policy School in Asia. World Scientific, p. 127–147 21 p.

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Cinema as a language of history: Explorations into two related worlds

TAN, K. P., Jan 2012, Film as a Language of History. National Heritage Board, Singapore, p. 16-43 28 p.

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Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Building a Global Policy School in Asia

Mahbubani, K., Yiannouka, S. N., Fritzen, S. A., Tuminez, A. S. & Tan, K. P., Oct 2012, World Scientific Publishing. 208 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Singapore in 2011: A "new normal" in politics?

Tan, K. P., 1 Feb 2012, In: Asian Survey. 52, 1, p. 220–226 7 p.

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24 Citations (Scopus)

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The Ideology of Pragmatism: Neo-liberal Globalisation and Political Authoritarianism in Singapore

Tan, K. P., 1 Feb 2012, In: Journal of Contemporary Asia. 42, 1, p. 67-92 26 p.

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156 Citations (Scopus)

2011

Alternative vision in neoliberal Singapore: Memories, places, and voices in the films of Tan Pin Pin

Tan, K. P., 12 Jun 2011, Film in Contemporary Southeast Asia: Cultural Interpretation and Social Intervention. Lim, D. C. L. & Yamamoto, H. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge

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8 Citations (Scopus)

The narcissistic state and The Singapore Story as its mirror

TAN, K. P., 2011, Singapore Shifting Boundaries: Social Change in the Early 21st Century. Lim, S. W. W., Siddique, S. & Tan, D. F. (eds.). Singapore: Asian Urban Lab, p. 73-83 11 p.

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The People’s Action Party and political liberalization in Singapore

Tan, K. P., Mar 2011, Political Parties, Party Systems and Democratization in East Asia. Lye, L. F. & Hofmeister , W. (eds.). World Scientific, p. 107-131 25 p.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Violence and the supernatural in Singapore cinema

TAN, K. P., Jan 2011, In: New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film. 8, 3, p. 213-223 11 p.

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2010

Pontianaks, Ghosts and the Possessed: Female Monstrosity and National Anxiety in Singapore Cinema

Tan, K. P., Jun 2010, In: Asian Studies Review. 34, 2, p. 151-170 20 p.

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22 Citations (Scopus)

Pragmatic secularism, civil religion, and political legitimacy in Singapore

Tan, K. P., Feb 2010, State and Secularism: Perspectives from Asia. Heng , M.S.-H. & Ten, C. L. (eds.). World Scientific, p. 339-357 19 p.

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15 Citations (Scopus)

The transformation of meritocracy

Tan, K. P., 9 Aug 2010, Management of Success: Singapore Revisited. Chong, T. (ed.). ISEAS Publishing, Singapore Yusof Ishak Institute, p. 272-287 16 p.

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21 Citations (Scopus)

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