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Kenneth Paul Tan, PhD (Cambridge)
Talent100 Professor of Politics, Film, and Cultural Studies
Hong Kong Baptist University
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Judged competition for Jockey Club Multicultural Leaders of the World, 30 May 2021
Kenneth Paul Tan served as a judge for the Jockey Club Multicultural Leaders of the World Programme in Hong Kong, run by Wedo Global....
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May 30, 20211 min read
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Dialogue on Public Morality and Moral Panic, National University of Singapore, 29 April 2021
Kenneth Paul Tan spoke via Zoom at a dialogue on public morality and moral panic, organized by student activists at the National...
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Apr 29, 20211 min read
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Kenneth Paul Tan: An Academic All-Rounder
This article announces Kenneth Paul Tan joining Hong Kong Baptist University through its Talent 100 Scheme. Full article available here:...
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Apr 13, 20211 min read
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Speaker at Forum on Meritocracy, 25 March 2021
Kenneth Paul Tan and Member of Parliament Dr Wan Rizal shared their thoughts on Singapore’s meritocracy at a forum on Zoom that was...
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Mar 26, 20211 min read
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Moderated a webinar on the next decade of Singapore politics, 11 January 2021
Kenneth Paul Tan moderated a discussion on the topic "Beyond Party Politics: The Private and People Sectors in the 2020s". The panel...
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Jan 11, 20211 min read
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Wrote a review of Irene Lim's 90 Years in Singapore, for JMBRAS, December 2020
Article can be found at https://www.mbras.org.my/journal.html 90 Years in Singapore, by Irene Lim, Pagesetters Services, 2020, 248pp,...
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Jan 3, 20213 min read
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Was Keynote Speaker and Guest of Honour at Eunoia Junior College, 1 December 2020
Kenneth Paul Tan spoke on Singapore's civil society at Eunoia Junior College's Humanities Programme "Experiential Learning Programme".
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Dec 1, 20201 min read
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Wrote the Foreword to Yee Jenn Jong's book Journey In Blue, 17 October 2020
Kenneth Paul Tan wrote the foreword to former Workers' Party Nominated Member of Parliament Yee Jenn Jong's book Journey In Blue: A Peek...
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Oct 17, 20203 min read
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Moderated a webinar discussion on digitalization and micro-businesses, 14 October 2020
The diverse panel consisted of Mr S Iswaran, Minister for Communications and Information & Minister-in-Charge of Trade Relations; Mr Yee...
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Oct 14, 20201 min read
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Interviewed by Rice media, 19 September 2020
"'[I]n the social media world that we’re in, where there is growing scepticism of elites, it would make sense for public figures to take...
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Sep 19, 20201 min read
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Presented on "The Political Significance of the Middle Class in Singapore", 18 September 2020
At the 2020 Global City Round Table, organized by the Academy of Hong Kong Studies on 18 September 2020 (full video available here),...
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Sep 18, 20201 min read
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Cited by The Online Citizen on 17 September 2020
"The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has become 'decadent' in a way that it has reached 'the zenith of its achievements' and they find...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 17, 20201 min read
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Cited by Lee Hsien Yang, as reported in The Independent News and Media on 16 September 2020.
"Mr Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, ... took to Facebook on Sunday (Sept 13) to highlight the...
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Sep 16, 20201 min read
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Presented on the decadence of the People's Action Party Government, 11 September 2020
At a live webinar "Singapore’s GE2020: The real watershed election?" organized by Sydney Southeast Asia Centre and Malaysia and Singapore...
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Sep 11, 20201 min read
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Interviewed by Voice of America, 7 September 2020
"Kenneth Paul Tan, an associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, said the Singapore election results demonstrate a...
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Sep 7, 20201 min read
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Cited in The Straits Times, 5 September 2020
"Prof Tan said that in Singapore, the concept of critical thinking tends to be understood as solving a problem in a novel way. But...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 5, 20201 min read
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Remarked on critical thinking and civic education, 5 September 2020
Kenneth Paul Tan was a discussant at the "GE2020: Our Youth, Our Future" webinar on 5 September, 2020, organized by MARUAH (full event...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 5, 20201 min read
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Interviewed by South China Morning Post, 3 September 2020
"National University of Singapore public policy professor ÂKenneth Paul Tan took issue with Lee's insinuation that the opposition would...
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Sep 3, 20201 min read
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Wrote an opinion piece on freedom from clothes and the pandemic, The Hindu, 15 August 2020
Article available here: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/cover/post-covid-19-clothes-dont-maketh-a-man/article32351049.ece
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Aug 15, 20201 min read
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Wrote an opinion piece on the durian, The Hindu, 8 August 2020
Article available here: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/takeaway/a-king-called-durian/article32286399.ece
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Aug 8, 20201 min read
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Interviewed by South China Morning Post, 28 July 2020
"While lauding the move, Kenneth Paul Tan, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public...
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Jul 28, 20201 min read
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Served as Jury member for the 6th National Youth Film Awards 2020, ceremony on 25 July 2020
Kenneth Paul Tan served as a Jury member for the 6th National Youth Film Awards 2020, the results of which were announced at a...
Kenneth Paul Tan
Jul 25, 20201 min read
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Interviewed by South China Morning Post, 19 July 2020
"Kenneth Paul Tan, an associate professor from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the NUS, said that while cancel culture...
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Jul 19, 20201 min read
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Interviewed by South China Morning Post, 8 July 2020
"Kenneth Paul Tan, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, called it...
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Jul 8, 20201 min read
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