J-01Contested Legacies
SG-J-01: The One-Party State Question — Is Singapore a Democracy?
Full Title: The One-Party State Question: Is Singapore a Democracy?
J-02Contested Legacies
SG-J-02: Operation Coldstore (1963) — The Archival Record and the Competing Interpretations
Full Title: Operation Coldstore (1963): The Archival Record and the Competing Interpretations
J-03Contested Legacies
SG-J-03: The Defamation Suit as Political Instrument: Cases, Outcomes, and International Assessment
Full Title: The Defamation Suit as Political Instrument: Cases, Outcomes, and International Assessment
J-04Contested Legacies
SG-J-04: Press Freedom: Documented Record, Self-Censorship, and the International Rankings (1959-2026)
Full Title: Press Freedom: Documented Record, Self-Censorship, and the International Rankings (1959-2026)
J-05Contested Legacies
SG-J-05: The GRC System: Minority Representation or Electoral Engineering? (1988-2026)
Full Title: The GRC System: Minority Representation or Electoral Engineering?
J-06Contested Legacies
SG-J-06: Capital Punishment — Deterrence, Sovereignty, and the Human Rights Challenge
Full Title: Capital Punishment: Deterrence, Sovereignty, and the Human Rights Challenge
J-07Contested Legacies
SG-J-07: Singapore's Meritocracy: Promise, Reality, and the Stratification Research (1965-2026)
Full Title: Singapore's Meritocracy: Promise, Reality, and the Stratification Research (1965-2026)
J-08Contested Legacies
SG-J-08: When the Government Got It Wrong: Policy Failures and Course Corrections (1965-2026)
Full Title: When the Government Got It Wrong: Policy Failures and Course Corrections in Singapore (1965-2026)
J-09Contested Legacies
SG-J-09: The Iswaran Case: Corruption, Accountability, and System Stress
Full Title: The Iswaran Case: Corruption, Accountability, and System Stress
J-10Contested Legacies
SG-J-10: The Tan Chuan-Jin Resignation: Personal Conduct and Institutional Integrity
Full Title: The Tan Chuan-Jin Resignation: Personal Conduct and Institutional Integrity
J-11Contested Legacies
SG-J-11: Inequality in Singapore: The Evidence, the Debate, and the Policy Response
Full Title: Inequality in Singapore: The Evidence, the Debate, and the Policy Response
J-12Contested Legacies
SG-J-12: Migrant Workers and the Hidden Foundation
Full Title: Migrant Workers and the Hidden Foundation
J-13Contested Legacies
SG-J-13: Singapore at 60: What Has Been Built, What Has Not Been Built, and What Is at Risk
Full Title: Singapore at 60: What Has Been Built, What Has Not Been Built, and What Is at Risk
J-14Contested Legacies
SG-J-14: The Lee Kuan Yew Legacy: Contested Assessments
Full Title: The Lee Kuan Yew Legacy: Contested Assessments
J-15Contested Legacies
SG-J-15: Can the Singapore Model Be Exported?
Full Title: Can the Singapore Model Be Exported? International Attempts to Learn From, Replicate, and Adapt the Singapore Governance System
J-16Contested Legacies
SG-J-16: The Parti Liyani Case (2019-2021): When the System Worked Backwards
Full Title: The Parti Liyani Case (2019-2021): When the System Worked Backwards
J-17Contested Legacies
SG-J-17: The Catherine Lim Affair — OB Markers and the Limits of Public Discourse
| Title | The Catherine Lim Affair — OB Markers and the Limits of Public Discourse |
J-18Contested Legacies
SG-J-18: The Amos Yee Case — Free Speech, Youth, and the Internet Generation
| Title | The Amos Yee Case — Free Speech, Youth, and the Internet Generation |
J-19Contested Legacies
SG-J-19: Alan Shadrake and "Once a Jolly Hangman" — Contempt, Censorship, and the Limits of Criticism
Full Title: Alan Shadrake and "Once a Jolly Hangman" — Contempt, Censorship, and the Limits of Criticism (2010–2011)
J-20Contested Legacies
SG-J-20 | The NKF Scandal (2005): Charity Governance, Elite Accountability, and the Limits of State Oversight
Full Title: The NKF Scandal (2005): Charity Governance, Elite Accountability, and the Limits of State Oversight
J-21Contested Legacies
SG-J-21 — The Ridout Road Ministerial Rental Controversy (2023)
Full Title: The Ridout Road Ministerial Rental Controversy (2023) — Conflict of Interest, Institutional Trust, and the Limits of Propriety
J-22Contested Legacies
SG-J-22: Ivan Lim and the GE2020 Vetting Failure — Social Media, Crowd-Sourced Accountability, and Candidate Due Diligence (2020)
Full Title: Ivan Lim and the GE2020 Vetting Failure — Social Media, Crowd-Sourced Accountability, and Candidate Due Diligence (2020)
J-23Contested Legacies
SG-J-23 — The Brompton Bicycle Scandal (2012)
Full Title: Minor Procurement, Major Principles — The Brompton Bicycle Scandal and the Politics of Government Waste
J-24Contested Legacies
SG-J-24: Online Speech, Cancel Culture, and the Limits of Public Discourse in Singapore (2014–2026)
Full Title: Online Speech, Cancel Culture, and the Limits of Public Discourse in Singapore (2014–2026)
J-25Contested Legacies
SG-J-25: The Reserved Presidency Debate — Constitutional Amendment, the Tan Cheng Bock Challenge, and the 2017 Presidential Election (2016–2017)
Full Title: The Reserved Presidency Debate — Constitutional Amendment, the Tan Cheng Bock Challenge, and the 2017 Presidential Election (2016–2017)
J-26Contested Legacies
SG-J-26: The Race Question — NRIC Race, CMIO, and the Limits of Multiracialism in 21st Century Singapore (1990–2026)
Full Title: The Race Question — NRIC Race, CMIO, and the Limits of Multiracialism in 21st Century Singapore
J-27Contested Legacies
SG-J-27: The 2013 Population White Paper — Foreign Workers, 6.9 Million, and the Backlash (2012–2015)
Full Title: The 2013 Population White Paper: Foreign Workers, the 6.9 Million Projection, and the Politics of Demographic Backlash (2012–2015)
J-28Contested Legacies
SG-J-28: The Death Penalty and Drug Policy — Singapore's Position, Litigation, and Civil Society Pressure (2010–2026)
Full Title: The Death Penalty and Drug Policy — Singapore's Position, Litigation, and Civil Society Pressure (2010–2026)
J-29Contested Legacies
SG-J-29: Climate Activism in Singapore — From Generation Climate Action to the SG Climate Rally (2015–2026)
Full Title: Climate Activism in Singapore — From Generation Climate Action to the SG Climate Rally (2015–2026)
J-30Contested Legacies
SG-J-30: The Singapore-as-Tax-Haven Debate — From the EU Grey List to BEPS 2.0 (2009–2026)
Full Title: The Singapore-as-Tax-Haven Debate — From the EU Grey List to BEPS 2.0: Tax Architecture, International Pressure, and the Global Minimum Ta…
J-32Contested Legacies
SG-J-32: NCMP and NMP Schemes — The Architecture of Non-Constituency Parliamentary Voices (1984–2026)
Full Title: NCMP and NMP Schemes — The Architecture of Non-Constituency Parliamentary Voices (1984–2026)
J-33Contested Legacies
SG-J-33: The Fertility Decline as Cultural Debate — Beyond Policy Levers, Toward Meaning (2010–2026)
Full Title: The Fertility Decline as Cultural Debate — Beyond Policy Levers, Toward Meaning (2010–2026)
J-34Contested Legacies
SG-J-34: The Housing Affordability Debate — BTO Prices, Resale Market, and the Million-Dollar Flat (2010–2026)
Full Title: The Housing Affordability Debate: BTO Prices, the Resale Market Surge, and the Million-Dollar Flat Question (2010–2026)
J-35Contested Legacies
SG-J-35: Elections Fairness Debate — GRC Sizes, Cooling-Off, Boundary Drawing (1988–2026)
Full Title: Elections Fairness Debate — GRC Sizes, Cooling-Off Day, and the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee: Architecture, Critique, and Reform …
J-36Contested Legacies
SG-J-36: The PAP Cadre System and Internal Selection — Singapore's Single-Party Doctrine (1957–2026)
Full Title: The PAP Cadre System and Internal Selection — Singapore's Single-Party Doctrine (1957–2026)
J-37Contested Legacies
SG-J-37: New Citizens and PR Integration — The Naturalisation Architecture and the Cultural Question (2008–2026)
Full Title: New Citizens and PR Integration — The Naturalisation Architecture and the Cultural Question (2008–2026)
J-38Contested Legacies
SG-J-38: The Social Compact Debate — Forward Singapore and the Refresh Question (2022–2026)
Full Title: The Social Compact Debate — Forward Singapore and the Refresh Question (2022–2026)
J-39Contested Legacies
SG-J-39: The OB Markers Debate — Singapore's Boundaries of Public Speech (1990–2026)
Full Title: The OB Markers Debate — Singapore's Boundaries of Public Speech: Race, Religion, Government Integrity, and the Evolving Limits of Legitima…
J-40Contested Legacies
SG-J-40: GLC and Private Sector Competition Debate — Crowding Out or Crowding In? (1990–2026)
Full Title: GLC and Private Sector Competition Debate — Crowding Out or Crowding In? The Contested Boundary Between State Enterprise and Private Capit…
J-41Contested Legacies
SG-J-41: Press Freedom in Singapore — RSF Index, the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act, and the Digital Era (1974–2026)
Full Title: Press Freedom in Singapore — RSF Index, the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act, and the Digital Era: Statutory Architecture, Landmark Case…
J-42Contested Legacies
SG-J-42: The Ridout Road Controversy (2023) — Ministerial Bungalow Rentals and the Transparency Question
Full Title: The Ridout Road Controversy (2023) — Ministerial Bungalow Rentals and the Transparency Question: Conflict of Interest Architecture, the Te…
J-43Contested Legacies
SG-J-43: The Inequality Discourse in Singapore — From the 2008 Gini Peak to the Forward Singapore Reframe (2008–2026)
Full Title: The Inequality Discourse in Singapore — From the 2008 Gini Peak to the Forward Singapore Reframe (2008–2026)
J-44Contested Legacies
SG-J-44: Foreigner Anxiety in Public Discourse — From Population White Paper to COMPASS (2011–2026)
Full Title: Foreigner Anxiety in Public Discourse — From Population White Paper to COMPASS: The Politics of Immigration Grievance in Singapore (2011–2…