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SG-N-01: International Perceptions of Singapore's Governance (1965-2026)

Full Title: International Perceptions of Singapore's Governance: The Little Red Dot Between Admiration and Critique

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SG-N-02: Learning from Singapore — How Other Countries Have Applied (and Misapplied) the Singapore Model

Full Title: Learning from Singapore: How Other Countries Have Applied (and Misapplied) the Singapore Model

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SG-N-03: Singapore Through the Lens of Comparison — City-State Analogues and Peer Benchmarks (1965-2026)

Full Title: Singapore Through the Lens of Comparison: City-State Analogues and Peer Benchmarks — What Each Comparison Reveals and Obscures

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SG-N-04: The Diaspora Gaze — How Overseas Singaporeans and the Global Talent Pool See Singapore (1990–2026)

Full Title: The Diaspora Gaze: How Overseas Singaporeans and the Global Talent Pool See Singapore — Brain Drain Anxieties, Pull-Back Factors, and Dias…

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SG-N-05: Singapore and the Gulf States — Governance Models Compared

Full Title: Singapore and the Gulf States: Governance Models Compared — Lessons, Parallels, and Divergences in Small-State Development

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SG-N-06: Singapore and the Nordic Model — Divergent Paths to Social Compact (1965–2025)

Full Title: Singapore and the Nordic Model: Divergent Paths to Social Compact — Two High-Performance Governance Systems and Their Radically Different …

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SG-N-07: ASEAN Neighbours' View of Singapore — Envy, Resentment, and Emulation (1965–2025)

Full Title: ASEAN Neighbours' View of Singapore: Envy, Resentment, and Emulation — How Malaysia, Indonesia, and Southeast Asia See the Little Red Dot

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SG-N-08: Singapore in Western Media — Narratives, Stereotypes, and Counter-Narratives (1965–2025)

Full Title: Singapore in Western Media: Narratives, Stereotypes, and Counter-Narratives — From "Disneyland with the Death Penalty" to "Smart Nation"

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SG-N-09: Foreign Media and Academic Primary Excerpts on Singapore Governance (1970–2026)

Full Title: Foreign Media and Academic Primary Excerpts on Singapore Governance — Verbatim Source Anthology from Western Journalism, Foreign Affairs, …

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SG-N-10: How Developed Democracies Analyse Singapore's Governance Model (2010–2026)

Full Title: How Developed Democracies Analyse Singapore's Governance Model: Academic, Policy, and Media Scrutiny in the Post-LKY Era (2010–2026)

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SG-N-11: Japan's Lens on Singapore — Academic, Policy, and Media Engagement (1965–2026)

Full Title: Japan's Lens on Singapore: Academic Scholarship, Policy Engagement, and Media Coverage from the Blood-Debt Era to Reverse Learning (1965–2…

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SG-N-12: The Mainland China Lens on Singapore — From Deng's Visit to the Xi-Wong Era (1978–2026)

Full Title: The Mainland China Lens on Singapore: Admiration, Instrumentalisation, and Selective Borrowing (1978–2026)

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SG-N-13: ASEAN Academic Scholarship on Singapore — From ISEAS Outward to Regional Universities (1968–2026)

Full Title: ASEAN Academic Scholarship on Singapore: From ISEAS Outward to Regional Universities — How Southeast Asian Scholars Have Studied, Conteste…

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SG-N-14: East Asian Tiger Economies on Singapore — Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea (1965–2026)

Full Title: East Asian Tiger Economies on Singapore: How Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea Have Perceived, Studied, and Compared Themselves with Sing…

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SG-N-15: The Global South Lens on Singapore — Africa, Latin America, Middle East Views of the Singapore Model (2000–2026)

Full Title: The Global South Lens on Singapore: Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East — How Developing and Emerging Economies Have Perceived, Stu…

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SG-N-16: European Academic and Policy Lens on Singapore — Beyond UK Press to the Continental Tradition (1990–2026)

Full Title: European Academic and Policy Lens on Singapore — Beyond UK Press to the Continental Tradition: Germany, France, the Nordics, and Southern …

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SG-N-17: The Hong Kong Lens on Singapore — Sister-Hub Rivalry to Post-2019 Migration Wave (1997–2026)

Full Title: The Hong Kong Lens on Singapore: Sister-Hub Rivalry, Diverging Trajectories, and the Post-2019 Migration Wave (1997–2026)

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SG-N-18: The Multilateral Climate Lens on Singapore — UN, IPCC, OECD, World Bank Views (2009–2026)

Full Title: The Multilateral Climate Lens on Singapore — How International Bodies Have Assessed, Monitored, and Engaged Singapore's Climate Governance…

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SG-N-19: The Global Think-Tank Network on Singapore — Brookings, Chatham House, CSIS, ISEAS (1990–2026)

Full Title: The Global Think-Tank Network on Singapore: Brookings Institution, Chatham House, CSIS, ISEAS, RSIS, and the Organised Production of Singa…

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SG-N-20: Singapore in the Forum of Small States — FOSS Leadership and the Small-State Coalition (1992–2026)

Full Title: Singapore in the Forum of Small States: FOSS Leadership, Small-State Coalition Architecture, and the Diplomacy of Collective Minimalism (1…

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SG-N-21: South Asia's Lens on Singapore — India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan (1990–2026)

Full Title: South Asia's Lens on Singapore: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan — How South Asian Governments, Academics, and Di…

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SG-N-22: Singapore in Democracy Indices — Freedom House, V-Dem, EIU, Polity (1965–2026)

Full Title: Singapore in Democracy Indices: Freedom House, V-Dem, EIU Democracy Index, and Polity — Scores, Critiques, and the Governance Measurement …

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SG-N-23: Foreign Academic Critics of the Singapore Model — Rodan, Jayasuriya, Barr, George (1980–2026)

Full Title: Foreign Academic Critics of the Singapore Model: Garry Rodan, Kanishka Jayasuriya, Michael Barr, and Cherian George — Analytical Tradition…

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SG-N-24: Western Long-Form Think Pieces on Singapore — Atlantic, New Yorker, FT, Foreign Affairs (2000–2026)

Full Title: Western Long-Form Think Pieces on Singapore: The Atlantic, New Yorker, Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, and the Premium Analytical Press …

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SG-N-25: Pacific Island States and Singapore — Climate, FOSS Partnership, and the SIDS Frame (1992–2026)

Full Title: Pacific Island States and Singapore: Climate Justice, Forum of Small States Diplomacy, and the Small Island Developing States Frame (1992–…

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SG-N-26: ASEAN Civil Society Lens on Singapore — Human Rights, Democracy, and Critical Engagement (2000–2026)

Full Title: ASEAN Civil Society Lens on Singapore: Human Rights, Democracy, and Critical Engagement — How Regional Non-Governmental Organisations, Adv…

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