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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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Interviewed by Al Jazeera, 28 January 2019
"Kenneth Paul Tan, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, noted that the...

Kenneth Paul Tan
Jan 28, 20191 min read
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Kenneth Paul Tan interviewed on inequality and meritocracy at Asia-Europe Foundation
On 23 November 2018, Kenneth Paul Tan gave a lecture on Singapore’s future at the annual convention of the International Association for...

Kenneth Paul Tan
Nov 23, 20181 min read
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Interviewed by Al Jazeera, 13 November 2018
"Kenneth Paul Tan, associate professor at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, said the country's...

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Nov 13, 20181 min read
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Interviewed on Singapore's education system, in Frédéric Castaignède's documentary, September 2018
The documentary on the future of schools was titled Demain, L'Ecole (https://www.filmsdocumentaires.com/films/6085-demain-l-ecole). In...

Kenneth Paul Tan
Sep 1, 20181 min read
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Interviewed on religious harmony in Singapore for CNA documentary, 14 August 2017
Kenneth Paul Tan was interviewed by MP Janil Puthucheary on religious harmony in Singapore, for Channel News Asia documentary Regardless...

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Aug 14, 20171 min read
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Interviewed by The Economist, 15 December 2016
"Kenneth Paul Tan of the National University of Singapore sees a simpler explanation: the bleak realism of Singapore's government, which...

Kenneth Paul Tan
Dec 15, 20161 min read
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Interviewed on race relations in Singapore, for CNA documentary, 16 August 2016
Kenneth Paul Tan was interviewed on race relations in Singapore by MP Janil Puthucheary for Channel News Asia documentary Regardless of...

Kenneth Paul Tan
Aug 16, 20161 min read
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Interviewed on Singapore's aversion to change and risk, for Rappler, 9 August 2015
" ... This is where they say Singapore can also learn a lesson from its past: bold leadership. 'Success creates this aversion to change,...

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Aug 9, 20151 min read
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Interviewed on LGBT activism in Singapore, for Rappler, 9 August 2015
" ... Kenneth Paul Tan, vice dean at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, said the success of Pink Dot reflects the changing...

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Aug 9, 20151 min read
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Interviewed on generational change in Singapore politics, for Rappler, 9 August 2015
" ... Yet this model focusing on material wellbeing led to more sophisticated demands. Kenneth Paul Tan, vice dean at the Lee Kuan Yew...

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Aug 9, 20151 min read
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Interviewed on foreign workers in Singapore, for Rappler, 9 August 2015
" ... Kenneth Paul Tan, vice dean at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, told Rappler that the sentiment against foreign workers...

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Aug 9, 20151 min read
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Interviewed on BBC during Lee Kuan Yew's state funeral, 29 March 2015
Kenneth Paul Tan was interviewed by Ali Moore on BBC World Television News covering Lee Kuan Yew's state funeral.

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Mar 29, 20151 min read
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Mar 26, 20150 min read
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Interviewed about Lee Kuan Yew's legacy, on BBC World News, 24 March 2015
Kenneth Paul Tan was interviewed outside the Istana for "Newsday", BBC World News, on 24 March 2015.

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Mar 24, 20151 min read
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Interviewed about Lee Kuan Yew's legacy, on Bloomberg TV, 23 March 2015
Kenneth Paul Tan discusses the legacy of Lee Kuan Yew with Bloomberg’s Haslinda Amin on “Asia Edge.”

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Mar 23, 20151 min read
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Mar 23, 20150 min read
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Mar 23, 20150 min read
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Interviewed about shopping in Singapore for CNA documentary, 2015
Kenneth Paul Tan was interviewed on shopping and Orchard Road in Singapore, for a Channel News Asia documentary titled City Redesign, in...

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Jan 1, 20151 min read
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Profiled and interviewed in Mint, 28 March 2014
"... Many say that intellectuals like Tan represent the new face of Singapore and are being carefully nurtured to help the city-state...

Kenneth Paul Tan
Mar 28, 20141 min read
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Interviewed by Tom Brook on Singapore cinema for BBC's Talking Movies, 26 October 2013
Kenneth Paul Tan was interviewed by Tom Brook on Singapore cinema for a two-part BBC Talking Movies special on Singapore. For more on...

Kenneth Paul Tan
Oct 26, 20131 min read
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