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G-01Social Policy

SG-G-01: Multiracialism — The Official Doctrine, Its Architecture, and Its Limits (1965–2026)

Full Title: Multiracialism: The Official Doctrine, Its Architecture, and Its Limits

G-02Social Policy

SG-G-02: The Malay Community — Policy, Representation, and Outcomes (1965–2026)

Full Title: The Malay Community: Policy, Representation, and Outcomes (1965–2026)

G-03Social Policy

SG-G-03: The Indian Community — Diversity, Achievement, and Representation (1965–2026)

Full Title: The Indian Community: Diversity, Achievement, and Representation (1965–2026)

G-04Social Policy

SG-G-04: The Chinese Community — Dialect Groups, Identity, and Dominance (1959–2026)

Full Title: The Chinese Community: Dialect Groups, Identity, and Dominance (1959–2026)

G-05Social Policy

SG-G-05: The Eurasian and Other Communities — Beyond the CMIO Framework (1819–2026)

Full Title: The Eurasian and Other Communities: Beyond the CMIO Framework

G-06Social Policy

SG-G-06 | Religion in Singapore: Management, Harmony, and Control (1965–2026)

Full Title: Religion in Singapore: Management, Harmony, and Control

G-07Social Policy

SG-G-07: Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act — Law, Politics, and the Managed Sacred (1990–2026)

Full Title: Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (1990–2026)

G-08Social Policy

SG-G-08: The Women's Charter and Gender Policy — State Feminism, Conservative Limits, and the Unfinished Revolution (1961-2026)

Full Title: The Women's Charter and Gender Policy: State Feminism, Conservative Limits, and the Unfinished Revolution

G-09Social Policy

SG-G-09: Section 377A — The Long Road to Repeal (1938–2022)

Full Title: Section 377A: The Long Road to Repeal (1938–2022)

G-10Social Policy

SG-G-10: The Family as Policy Object — Marriage, Parenthood, and State Intervention (1970–2026)

Full Title: The Family as Policy Object: Marriage, Parenthood, and State Intervention (1970–2026)

G-11Social Policy

SG-G-11: Social Assistance — ComCare, "Many Helping Hands," and the Safety Net Architecture (1965–2026)

Full Title: Social Assistance: ComCare, "Many Helping Hands," and the Safety Net Architecture

G-12Social Policy

SG-G-12: MediShield Life and Healthcare Financing: The 3M System (1990-2026)

Full Title: MediShield Life and Healthcare Financing: The 3M System (1990-2026)

G-13Social Policy

SG-G-13: Mental Health as Policy: From Stigma to Strategy (2000-2026)

Full Title: Mental Health as Policy: From Stigma to Strategy (2000-2026)

G-14Social Policy

SG-G-14: The Ageing Population: Singapore's Demographic Time Bomb (1995-2026)

Full Title: The Ageing Population: Singapore's Demographic Time Bomb (1995-2026)

G-15Social Policy

SG-G-15: The Education System: Elite Pathways, Streaming, and Social Mobility (1965-2026)

Full Title: The Education System: Elite Pathways, Streaming, and Social Mobility (1965-2026)

G-16Social Policy

SG-G-16: Gifted Education, IP Schools, and the Meritocratic Elite (1984-2026)

Full Title: Gifted Education, IP Schools, and the Meritocratic Elite (1984-2026)

G-17Social Policy

SG-G-17: Polytechnics, ITEs, and the Non-University Pathway

Full Title: Polytechnics, ITEs, and the Non-University Pathway

G-18Social Policy

SG-G-18: Universities: NUS, NTU, SMU, and the Knowledge Economy (1905-2026)

Full Title: Universities: NUS, NTU, SMU, and the Knowledge Economy (1905-2026)

G-19Social Policy

SG-G-19: Arts, Culture, and National Identity: The Governed Imagination (1965-2026)

Full Title: Arts, Culture, and National Identity: The Governed Imagination (1965-2026)

G-20Social Policy

SG-G-20: Civil Society, OB Markers, and the Space for Non-State Voices (1987-2026)

Full Title: Civil Society, OB Markers, and the Space for Non-State Voices

G-21Social Policy

SG-G-21: The Nominated Member of Parliament Scheme (1990-2026)

Full Title: The Nominated Member of Parliament Scheme: Non-Elected Voices in a Dominant-Party Parliament

G-22Social Policy

SG-G-22: Community Development Councils: Grassroots Governance (1997-2026)

Full Title: Community Development Councils: Grassroots Governance, Social Assistance Delivery, and the Blurred Line Between Party and State

G-23Social Policy

SG-G-23 | Migrant Workers: The Invisible Foundation (1990-2026)

Full Title: Migrant Workers: The Invisible Foundation -- Labour Dependence, Living Conditions, and the Limits of Singapore's Social Contract (1990-202…

G-24Social Policy

SG-G-24 | The Internal Security Act: Complete History of Application (1963-2026)

Full Title: The Internal Security Act: Complete History of Application (1963-2026)

G-25Social Policy

SG-G-25: Drug Policy: Zero Tolerance and the Death Penalty (1973-2026)

Full Title: Drug Policy: Zero Tolerance, the Death Penalty, and the Architecture of Deterrence

G-26Social Policy

SG-G-26: Criminal Justice and Legal Philosophy (1965-2026)

Full Title: Criminal Justice and Legal Philosophy: Punishment, Process, and the Balance Between Order and Rights

G-27Social Policy

SG-G-27 | Press Freedom: The Managed Information Environment (1959-2026)

Full Title: Press Freedom: The Managed Information Environment (1959-2026)

G-28Social Policy

SG-G-28 | The People's Association: Grassroots Mobilisation and Political Infrastructure (1960-2026)

Full Title: The People's Association: Grassroots Mobilisation and Political Infrastructure (1960-2026)

G-29Social Policy

SG-G-29 | Immigration Policy: Citizenship, PR, and the "Singapore Core" (1970-2026)

Full Title: Immigration Policy: Citizenship, PR, and the "Singapore Core" (1970-2026)

G-30Social Policy

SG-G-30 | Housing Affordability: A 2026 Assessment

Full Title: Housing Affordability: A 2026 Assessment

G-31Social Policy

SG-G-31: The Speak Mandarin Campaign — Language Engineering, Dialect Death, and the Unfinished Reckoning (1979–2026)

Full Title: The Speak Mandarin Campaign: Language Engineering, Dialect Death, and the Unfinished Reckoning

G-32Social Policy

SG-G-32: Bukit Brown Cemetery: The Dead, the Living, and the Eight-Lane Highway (2011-2026)

Full Title: Bukit Brown Cemetery: The Dead, the Living, and the Eight-Lane Highway

G-33Social Policy

SG-G-33 | Kampong Buangkok: Singapore's Last Village and the Meaning of Modernisation

Full Title: Kampong Buangkok: Singapore's Last Village and the Meaning of Modernisation

G-34Social Policy

SG-G-34 — Migrant Worker Conditions, the Dormitory System, and the COVID-19 Crisis

Full Title: Migrant Worker Conditions, the Dormitory System, and the COVID-19 Crisis (2002–2022)

G-35Social Policy

SG-G-35 — Hawker Culture, UNESCO Recognition, and the Commercialisation of a Living Heritage

Full Title: Hawker Culture — UNESCO Recognition, Identity Politics, and the Commercialisation of a Living Heritage (1960s–2026)

G-36Social Policy

SG-G-36 — The Old Ford Factory and the Syonan Gallery Controversy

Full Title: The Old Ford Factory and the Syonan Gallery Controversy — Remembering Occupation, Managing History (1942–2017)

G-37Social Policy

SG-G-37 — Racial Harmony Day

Full Title: Racial Harmony Day — Commemorative Politics, Costume Controversies, and the Performance of Multiracialism (1997–2026)

G-38Social Policy

SG-G-38 — The Tudung Question: Hijab in Uniformed Services and the Long Arc of Muslim Integration (1990–2021)

Full Title: The Tudung Question — Hijab in Uniformed Services and the Long Arc of Muslim Integration (1990–2021)

G-39Social Policy

SG-G-39 — ElderShield and CareShield Life: Financing Long-Term Care in an Ageing Society (2002–2026)

Full Title: ElderShield and CareShield Life — Financing Long-Term Care in an Ageing Society (2002–2026)

G-40Social Policy

SG-G-40 — MOE Kindergartens and the Early Childhood Transformation: State Entry into Preschool Education (2012–2026)

Full Title: MOE Kindergartens and the Early Childhood Transformation — State Entry into Preschool Education (2012–2026)

G-41Social Policy

SG-G-41: Migrant Worker Welfare and Dormitory Housing Policy (1980–2026)

Full Title: Migrant Worker Welfare and Dormitory Housing Policy: Architecture, Crisis, and Reform in Singapore's Low-Wage Foreign Labour System (1980–…

G-42Social Policy

SG-G-42: Disability Policy and the Inclusion Frame — From Charity to Rights (1990–2026)

Full Title: Disability Policy and the Inclusion Frame — From Charity to Rights (1990–2026)

G-43Social Policy

SG-G-43 | Religion and Public Policy — From the MRHA to OB Markers (1990–2026)

Full Title: Religion and Public Policy — From the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act to OB Markers: Statutory Management, Institutional Architecture…

G-44Social Policy

SG-G-44: Single-Parent Families and Public Policy — Housing, Welfare, and Stigma (1980–2026)

Full Title: Single-Parent Families and Public Policy — Housing, Welfare, and Stigma (1980–2026)

G-45Social Policy

SG-G-45: Women's Development Policy — From the 1961 Women's Charter to the 2022 White Paper (1961–2026)

Full Title: Women's Development Policy — From the 1961 Women's Charter to the 2022 White Paper on Singapore Women's Development

G-46Social Policy

SG-G-46: LGBTQ Policy Beyond 377A — Pink Dot, Marriage Definition, and the Path Forward (2009–2026)

Full Title: LGBTQ Policy Beyond 377A — Pink Dot, Marriage Definition, and the Path Forward: Civil Society Mobilisation, Religious Counter-Movement, th…

G-47Social Policy

SG-G-47: The Elderly Caregiving Architecture — Family, Foreign Workers, and the State (1990–2026)

Full Title: The Elderly Caregiving Architecture — Family, Foreign Workers, and the State: From Maintenance of Parents to CareShield Life (1990–2026)

G-49Social Policy

SG-G-49: ComCare and Public Assistance — Singapore's Means-Tested Income Support Architecture (2005–2026)

Full Title: ComCare and Public Assistance — Singapore's Means-Tested Income Support Architecture (2005–2026)

G-50Social Policy

SG-G-50: Youth Policy Architecture — From NYC to the SG Youth Action Plan (1985–2026)

| Full Title | Youth Policy Architecture — From NYC to the SG Youth Action Plan (1985–2026) |

G-51Social Policy

SG-G-51: Caregiver Support Architecture — Recognition, Respite, and the 2024 Caregiver Strategic Plan (2010–2026)

Full Title: Caregiver Support Architecture — Recognition, Respite, and the 2024 Caregiver Strategic Plan: From Invisible Labour to Structured Policy (…

G-52Social Policy

SG-G-52: Divorce and Family Policy — Family Justice Reform and the 2014 Family Justice Courts (1980–2026)

Full Title: Divorce and Family Policy — Family Justice Reform and the 2014 Family Justice Courts (1980–2026)

G-53Social Policy

SG-G-53: Domestic Worker Welfare — Foreign Domestic Workers and the Singapore Household Architecture (1978–2026)

Full Title: Domestic Worker Welfare — Foreign Domestic Workers and the Singapore Household Architecture: Regulation, Rights, and Contested Reform (197…

G-54Social Policy

SG-G-54: Volunteerism in Singapore — SG Cares, Corporate Volunteering, and the Giving Architecture (2009–2026)

| Full Title | Volunteerism in Singapore — SG Cares, Corporate Volunteering, and the Giving Architecture (2009–2026) |

G-55Social Policy

SG-G-55: Singapore's Tripartism Architecture — Government, NTUC, SNEF (1965–2026)

Full Title: Singapore's Tripartism Architecture — Government, NTUC, and SNEF: The Institutional Framework of Labour Governance (1965–2026)

G-56Social Policy

SG-G-56: Rental Housing and the Low-Income Architecture — Public Rental, ICA, and the Affordability Floor (1985–2026)

Full Title: Rental Housing and the Low-Income Architecture — Public Rental, Interim Rental Housing, and the Affordability Floor (1985–2026)

G-57Social Policy

SG-G-57: The Foreign Worker Architecture — EP, S Pass, Work Permit, and the COMPASS Reform (1968–2026)

Full Title: The Foreign Worker Architecture — Employment Pass, S Pass, Work Permit, and the COMPASS Reform: Singapore's Tiered Foreign Manpower System…

G-58Social Policy

SG-G-58: CPF Retirement Adequacy — The Long Architectural Reform of Singapore's Pension System (1955–2026)

| Full Title | CPF Retirement Adequacy — The Long Architectural Reform of Singapore's Pension System (1955–2026) |

G-59Social Policy

SG-G-59: Chinese Community Organisations — From Clan Associations to SFCCA (1819–2026)

Full Title: Chinese Community Organisations — From Clan Associations to SFCCA: The Transformation of Chinese Civil Society in Singapore (1819–2026)

G-60Social Policy

SG-G-60: Indian Community Organisations — SINDA, Hindu Endowments Board, Tamil Murasu (1923–2026)

Full Title: Indian Community Organisations — SINDA, the Hindu Endowments Board, Tamil Murasu, and the Architecture of Indian Civil Society in Singapor…

G-61Social Policy

SG-G-61: The Eurasian Community in Singapore — From Colonial Bridge to CMIO 'Other' (1819–2026)

Full Title: The Eurasian Community in Singapore — From Colonial Bridge to CMIO 'Other': Identity, Organisation, and Belonging in a Plural State (1819–…

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