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We are pleased to announce that starting August, 2010, the School of Social Sciences will commence the Capstone Seminar Series with a brand new lineup of invited speakers! The seminar speakers will consist of SMU professors in psychology, sociology, political science, and philosophy, as well as some scholars from organizations outside SMU. The primary aim of these seminars is to showcase the rich and diverse research interests of various social sciences faculty and, more generally, to encourage a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding real-world phenomena and issues.
The various seminar sessions are listed below so that you can mark your calendar. For each seminar, a few limited seats have been set aside and made available just for faculty of the School of Social Sciences. About one week before each session, a seminar announcement email will be sent out to announce when you can electronically register (free of charge). Seats are extremely limited for this year’s Capstone Seminar Series, so please register as early as possible.
Unless otherwise stated in subsequent announcements, all sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 3:30 and will last approximately 2 hours. The venue is the School of Social Sciences (SOSS) Building, Level 5, Seminar Room 5.2.
We look forward to seeing you at the new Capstone Seminar sessions!
Associate Professor of Psychology
School of Social Sciences
Topic: Team Decision Making and Minority Influence in Organizations
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Topic: Democratic Dreams in Southeast Asia: Obstacles and Opportunities
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Topic: Subjective Perceptions and Structural Properties in Attitudinal Bases
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Topic: Interfaith Dialogue: A Solution to Religious Intolerance
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Topic: Is Money Evil?
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Topic: Human Sexuality and Social Power
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Topic: Wars and Military Service in Vietnam, From Colonialism to Present: Interdisciplinary Views
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Topic: TBA
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Completed Seminar
Topic:The Social Sciences and the Question of Disciplinarity
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Topic: Back from Copenhagen: SMU Students in Dialogue with Local Environmental NGOs on Climate Change
Speaker: Eleina Hema d/o Abdullah Ailmchandani and LEE Yi Hui Eileen (SMU Students) and Mr. Wilson ANG, Founder/President, (Singapore)
Topic: Public Provision for Urban Water: Getting The Fundamentals Right
Speaker: , Assistant Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Commentator: , (MBA, MSc Engineering), Director, Black Moon Pte. Ltd. Management Consulting & Training
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Topic: Smart Textiles
Speakers: , (MBA, MSc Engineering), Director, Black Moon Pte. Ltd., Mr. LOW Cheng Sing, (SMU, School of Information Systems), Ms Celine Tiffany Lim QUE (SMU, School of Economics) and Mr. Daniel GRUBER (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany)
Topic: Selfish Self for Better Commons: The Psychology Behind Recycling
Speaker: Jolene TAN (SMU Student)
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Topic: Mapping Christianity within Indonesia's Religious Environment
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Topic: Sociological, Political, and Historical Perspectives on the Moral Economy Concept
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Topic: Generative Systems in Synfarm's Projects
Speakers: , School of Art, Design and Media, College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University,
, Coordinator Media Lab, Faculty of Media Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
Topic: Activists beyond Borders? Transnational Environmental Cooperation and Domestic Politics in Northeast Asia
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Topic: Nuclear Risk and Democracy in Southeast Asia: The Cases of Indonesia and Thailand
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Topic: Wrapping it Up: Social Sciences and the Environment
Speaker: Capstone Students
Topic: The Surprise Exam Paradox
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Topic: Subjective Well-Being & Societal Trust
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