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Professor David Chan, Professor of Psychology (School of Social Sciences) and SMU Vice Provost (Research, Graduate Studies & Faculty), delivered an invited keynote lecture titled “The Science of Mental Well Being: Implications for the Singapore Workplace” at the Pre-Conference Seminar of the 8 th National Conference on Workplace Health Promotion held in Singapore in November 2008. _____________________________________________________________________________
Professor David Chan, Professor of Psychology (School of Social Sciences) and SMU Vice Provost (Research, Graduate Studies & Faculty), delivered an invited keynote session on the relationships between research and public policy, to 200 researchers and staff of the Ministry of Education at the Annual Research Seminar organized by the Ministry's Education Programmes Division held in Singapore in October 2008.
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OBAMA: The Next Challenge
SMU Associate Professor Andrew White and Assistant Professor Ilya Farber comment on the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States.
Channel NewsAsia, Insight (Nov 13) 
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How Manufacturing Waste Enters Food Products
Assistant Professor of Sociology Forrest Zhang looks at the long process and various channels fresh milk goes into before entering market shelves as diary products.
Lianhe Zaobao, p 15 
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America Decides
Assistant Professor of Political Science John Donaldson and Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Philosophy Ilya Farber give their comments on the US elections.
omy.sg (Nov 5)
omy.sg (Nov 4)
omy.sg (Nov 6)
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Farmers and Free Market Ideals
Assistant Professor Forrest Zhang wrote – in a commentary – that farmers in China are today not as much concerned about land reform policies as their struggle with ideals of a free market economy.
Lianhe Zaobao, p 20 (Oct 30)
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‘Leave Money for Kids but in Secret'
SMU Assistant Professor Chung Wai Keung agreed that leaving kids an inheritance might spoil them. He pointed out that such fat inheritances contribute to social inequality in society.
The New Paper, p 17 (Nov 1)
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America Decides
Associate Professor Andrew White and Assistant Professor Ilya Farber shared views on the vice presidential candidates from both camps.
Channel NewsAsia (Oct 31)
Assistant Professor John Donaldson took part in a post-election discussion on Obama's win for the presidency.
Channel 8 (Nov 5)
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US Elections
Assistant Professor Ilya Farber took part in various discussions on Election Day in the American presidential race.
Channel NewsAsia (Nov 5)
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A Moral Dilemma: What if Torture can be Justified?
Practice Associate Professor Thomas Mooney who teaches at the School of Social Sciences in SMU, discusses the dilemmas behind the use of torture in the fight against terrorism. His book, Responding To Terrorism: Political, Philosophical And Legal Perspectives, was launched last Monday.
The Straits Times, p A28 (Oct 25)
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The Changes and Non-changes of China’s Rural Land
Article by Assistant Professor of Sociology Forrest Zhang and Assistant Professor of Political Science John Donaldson notes that development of China’s rural areas is not about sustaining the fertility of the land, but whether there is sufficient employment in the cities that provide with an alternative livelihood.
Lianhe Zaobao, p 8 (Oct 16)
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Assistant Professors Forrest Zhang and John Donaldson from the School of Social Sciences carried out extensive fieldwork in China’s Shandong and Yunnan provinces and discovered that the country’s institution of collective land ownership with land usage rights protects farmers.
Lianhe Zaobao, p 13 (Oct 20)
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Leadership change in Thailand
Assistant Professor Tobias Rettig discusses the change of leadership in Thailand and the Parliament's division over who will be the new Premier.
Channel NewsAsia, Prime Time Morning
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Assistant Professor Hoon Chang Yau writes about Chinese identity in Indonesia. The article coincides with the launch of his recently published book, Chinese Identity in Post-Suharto Indonesia: Culture, Politics and Media.
The Straits Times, p 20
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Books are Losing the Battle for Attention to Computer Games and We Are Worse Off For It
SMU Associate Professor of English Literature Kirpal Singh joins a panel of guests to discuss the topic on Opinion .
938LIVE (Sep 6)
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Strength in Diversity
Associate Professor Kirpal Singh and Director of the Wee Kim Wee Centre comments on the notions and strength of national and racial identities in Singapore today.
Channel NewsAsia (Sep 5)
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US Presidential Elections
Assistant Professor Ilya Farber is part of an in-depth 360 panel discussion on the US presidential elections.
Channel NewsAsia (Sep 4)
SMU Assistant Professor Ilya Farber shares his views on the US elections.
Channel NewsAsia (Aug 29)
Assistant Professor Ilya Farber said that running mate Senator Biden's gift of the gap would be an asset to the Obama campaign.
Channel NewsAsia (Aug 23)
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Morality and Mad Science
Now that scientists can insert human cells and genes into other animals, what is the risk that they will produce a creature with human-like consciousness? Assistant Professor Ilya Farber presented a neuroscientific perspective on human/animal hybrids at the Singapore Bioethics Advisory Committee's Conference on “Emerging Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research,” held at Biopolis on 14 August 2008. The goal of the conference was to provide scientists and policy-makers with guidance on the moral hazards of such research, and Assistant Professor Farber suggested that there is great risk if the research involves primates, less risk with other mammals, and almost no risk with non-mammals.
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Terror on the Web
With growth of online connectivity, bullies unleash their malice on the Internet. Being victimised in a place where parents cannot help 'can force a teen to develop extreme coping strategies such as withdrawal, self-mockery and rage', said Dr Ilya Farber, assistant professor of social science and philosophy at SMU.
The Straits Times, p B14 _____________________________________________________________________________
Singapore Scene a Harder Act
In a discussion resulting from a songwriting contest that was held to encourage youth to embrace Islamic values through music, Assistant Professor of Asian Studies Hoon Chang Yau said he expects music with Islamic themes to continue rising regionally. 'By combining religious themes with secular styles, it is possible that religious music could replace secular music as an alternative,' he said.
The Straits Times, p A12 (Aug 16) _____________________________________________________________________________
Their Lives Are An Open (Face) Book
The Internet is driving a wedge between today's youth and their parents, shaping the way teens see the world and themselves. Dr Chung Wai Keung, Assistant Professor of Sociology at SMU, attributed part of the popularity of social networking sites to the accessibility of technology and advises parents to take charge if they are concerned about its effects.
The Straits Times, p B7 (August 13)
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SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Chung Wai Keung comments on why China’s hosting of the Olympic games has become a politicised issue, and what it the impact on the country after the games are over.
Live938 (Aug 8) 
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SMU Associate Professor of English Literature and Creative Thinking Kirpal Singh said that poet and professor emeritus at NUS, Professor Edwin Thumboo’s “impact on Singapore literature on the whole, and on the poetry scene in particular, cannot be overestimated. More than anyone else, he did most to bring it into vital life."
The Straits Times Life!, p C4 (Aug 11)
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The Match Game - Why Vietnam's 'Love Markets' Are Dying
Assistant Professor of Sociology Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan comments on “The Match Game: Why Vietnam's ‘Love Markets' are Dying” in Asian Wall Street Journal, 11 July 2008.  more
Asian Wall Street Journal (July 11)
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Professor David Chan has been appointed as Board Member of the Lien Centre for Social Innovation.
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Developments of the US Beef Issue in South Korea
SMU Assistant Professor of Political Science Bae Yooil shares his views about the importance of beef in the Korean culture and the general perception of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak 's leadership.
Channel 8 Focus (July 3)
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Some Question if S'pore is Ready for Free Debate at Upcoming Liberal Arts College
Associate Professor Kirpal Singh, director of the Wee Kim Wee Centre at SMU responded to the question of whether or not Singapore is ready for the challenges a liberal arts college may pose. He said, “A liberal arts environment cannot survive within the rooms and walls of the university itself. The students need to be able to interact and exchange ideas...the government cannot afford to wait, or Singapore will lag behind in its ability to innovate.”
Channel NewsAsia (June 30)
Channel NewsAsia (June 30)
Channel NewsAsia (June 30)
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Taiwan and Japan Diplomatic Row over Recent Boat Accident near Disputed East China Sea Islets
Assistant Professor of Sociology Chung Wai Keung comments on how the issue between Taiwan and Japan will likely be resolved. A Taiwanese fishing boat sank after collision with a Japanese vessel near the disputed island chain, known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, last week.
Channel 8, Focus (June 19)
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Campus on 938LIVE
Associate Professor Kirpal Singh gave his views on whether setting overly difficult questions for school-based exams on the pretext of stretching children's minds is unfair.
938LIVE (June 13)
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Myanmar at Sixty: On the Brink of an Apocalypse or Reconciliation?
The run-up to Myanmar 's 60th birthday on 04 January 2008 was not a joyous occasion. Neither was the aftermath. First there was the military regime's crackdown on the 'saffron revolution' in September last year. Then last month Cyclone Nargis struck, leaving millions suffering without shelter and food. What do the next sixty years hold for Myanmar ? Tobias Rettig, political science professor at the SMU , sees a largely bleak future tinged with a faint glimmer of hope.
Knowledge@SMU
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Spats On the Rise, So…
Is forming a high-level workgroup the best way to tackle ill behaviour? While it may seem a good idea to involve the common man, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Dr.
IIya Farber [SMU, School of Social Sciences] believes it may not be the best way.
TODAY, p 6 (May 26)
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Dicey Affair: Gamblers Getting Younger
Professor David Chan, chairman of the NCPG Research Sub-committee and Co-Chair of the International Advisory Panel to the National Addictions Management Centre and National Council on Problem Gambling [Interim Dean, SMU School of Social Sciences] said there is no real decrease in both the gambling participation rate and the probable pathological gambling rate between the 2005 and 2008 gambling participation surveys conducted by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
The Straits Times, p H1 (May 28)
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Indonesia's Reformasi Movement yet to Eradicate Graft
"The gap between the rich and poor hasn't really been narrowed. And basically, some members of society are more privileged than other members of society. I should also mention that for instance, the military has been driven more into the barracks," said Dr Tobias Retig, Singapore Management University .
Channel NewsAsia (May 20)
Channel NewsAsia (May 20)
Channel NewsAsia (May 20)
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Olympic Torch Protests
Dr. Tobias Rettig (Practice Assistant Professor of Political Science, School of Social Sciences) commented on the Olympic torch protests.
Channel 8, Focus (Apr 17)
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More Pay May Not Make You Happier
Can money buy happiness? Perhaps so, but if higher salaries are the only incentive, it could backfire on employers. They should also consider employees' long-term aspirations and look to improve relationships in the workplace, Singapore Management University Professor David Chan said at the New Science of Happiness and Well-Being conference yesterday.
TODAY, p 8
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Efforts to Tackle Problem Gambling to be Stepped Up
Professor David Chan comments on problem gambling.
Channel NewsAsia (Apr 4)
Channel NewsAsia (Apr 4)
Channel 8 (Apr 4)
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On China 's Olympics Blues and the Country's Relationship with the New Taiwan President
SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr Chung Wai Keung comments on the impact Western human rights and free Tibet activists will have on China, and on China's likely reactions towards Taiwan president elect Ma Ying Jeou's plans for expanded international relations.
Channel 8, Focus (Apr 3) - interview only
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Lee Foundation Fellowship for Research Excellence
Dr. Angela Leung (Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences ) has been awarded the Lee Foundation Fellowship for Research Excellence at SMU in the financial year 2008-09. The Fellowship, donated by the Lee Foundation, was established to support the research initiatives of Assistant Professors in their first year of their tenure track contract and the award is given to the candidates who demonstrate the best research potential to be researchers of international standing.
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has been appointed by the Singapore Government as Chairman of the International Advisory Panel to the National Addictions Management Centre and the National Council of Problem Gambling.
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(Professor of Psychology, School of
Social Sciences) has been appointed as Editorial Board
Member for the journal Organizational Research Methods
for a 2-year term (2007-2008).
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(Professor of Psychology, School of Social
Sciences) has been appointed as Editorial Board Member
for the International Journal of Selection and Assessment
for a 2-year term (2007-2008).
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(Professor of Psychology, School of
Social Sciences) has been appointed as
Editorial Board Member for the journal Applied Psychology
for a 3-year term (2007-2009).
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(Professor of Psychology, School
of Social Sciences) has been appointed as
Senior Editor for the Asia Pacific Journal of Management
for a 3-year term (2007-2009) and Associate Editor for
the Journal of Organizational Behavior for a 2-year term
(2007-2008).
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This book sets out to unpack the complex meanings of Chineseness in post-1998 Indonesia , including the ways in which the policy of multiculturalism enabled such resurgence, the forces that shaped it and the possibilities for “resinicization”. C Y Hoon examines how ethnic Chinese self-identify, and investigates how the pribumi (non-Chinese) “Other” has contributed to identifying the ethnic boundary in terms of “race” and class. A unique aspect of the study is its discussion of the complexities of cultural crossing, borrowing and mixing experience of Chinese-Indonesians through localization and globalization.
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Terrorism and political violence as a field is growing and expanding.
This volume provides a cross-disciplinary analysis - political,
philosophical and legal – in a single text and covers the full spectrum
of issues, including torture, terrorism causes and cures, legal issues,
globalization and counter-terrorism.
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G.E. Moore famously
observed that to assert ‘I
went to the pictures last Tuesday but I don’t believe
that I did’ would be ‘absurd’. Moore
calls it a ‘paradox’ that this absurdity
persists despite the fact that what I say about myself
might be true. Over half a century later, such sayings
continue to perplex philosophers and other students of
language, logic and cognition. Ludwig Wittgenstein was
fascinated by Moore’s example, and the absurdity
of Moore’s saying was extensively discussed
in the mid-20th century. Yet the source of the absurdity
has remained elusive, and its recalcitrance has led
researchers in recent decades to address it with
greater care.
In this definitive treatment of the problem of Moorean absurdity Green and
Williams survey the history and relevance of the paradox and leading approaches
to resolving it, and present new essays by leading thinkers in the area.
Contributors
Jonathan E. Adler, Bradley Armour-Garb, Jay David
Atlas, Thomas Baldwin, Claudio de Almeida, André Gallois, Robert
M. Gordon, Mitchell Green, Alan Hájek, Roy Sorensen, John N. Williams.
Mitchell
Green is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia.
is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Singapore Management
University.
Published by Oxford University Press, it may be ordered
at: http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199282791
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In tang-ki worship
it is believed that warrior gods incarnate through
medium possession. The ritual-theatre is actively practised
within the communities of the Hokkien diaspora in Taiwan
and Southeast Asia . Presently, the worship is suppressed
in Fujian , but there is clear evidence that the practice
is being imported back to its 'motherland'. Self-mortification,
by the piercing of the flesh with skewers, or by injuring
the body with swords or mace-like weapons, is a hallmark
of tang-ki performances and signifies the warrior tang-ki
doing violent battle with evil demons. The bloodletting
aspect of tang-ki worship betrays its ancient origins.
In Ritual is Theatre, Theatre is Ritual: Tang-ki Chinese
Spirit Medium Worship reveals that the roots of tang-ki
worship extend back to pre-Sino tribal dances that
were performed some five thousand years ago in the
south-eastern region of present-day China. Yet, this 'primitive'
religious practice is alive in today's globalised world.
Tang-ki worship thrives in modern Singapore . Margaret
Chan's research is a seminal investigation into a communal
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