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Hello and welcome to my blog collection! Most pieces are a short 10-minute read, although I am experimenting with many different styles (research papers, op-eds, comics, etc). Hope you enjoy the posts and do remember to leave comments :)
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Dec 26, 2022
Violent Resistance: On Necessity and Morality
Rebecca SE Tan 25 December 2022 Introduction Violent resistance characterises our news today – from Iran to Hong Kong to Bolivia and...
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Dec 21, 2022
Management of Race and Religion: The Singapore Context
Rebecca SE Tan Originally written on 12 April 2021 “We have no illusions about the depths of the religious fault lines in our society,...
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Dec 14, 2022
Living and Breathing Meritocracy: An Autoethnography of a Privileged Singaporean
Rebecca SE Tan 13 December 2022 Introduction Meritocracy has become part of Singapore’s pride and cultural identity (Hong & Lugg, 2016;...
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Nov 28, 2022
Contemporary Politics of Climate Change: Ecological Modernization in Singapore
Rebecca SE Tan 28 November 2022 Introduction Part of the C40 cities, Singapore is a unique case study due to its status as a city-state –...
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Nov 20, 2022
The ‘Evils’ of Religion: A Source of Political Violence and Terrorism?
Rebecca SE Tan 18 November 2022 Introduction On the fateful day of September 11, 2001, al Qaeda hijacked four planes and crashed them,...
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Oct 30, 2022
Positive Liberty: An Imposition on our Freedoms?
Rebecca SE Tan 29 October 2022 Introduction What is positive liberty? As first defined by Isaiah Berlin, it is the absence of internal...
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Aug 11, 2022
Urban Traffic Congestion (US) II: The Solution of Congestion Pricing
Rebecca SE Tan 11 August 2022 Introduction As traffic congestion is only getting worse over time, it is clear that negative externalities...
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Aug 4, 2022
Urban Traffic Congestion (US) I: The Effects of Unsustainability
Rebecca SE Tan 4 August 2022 Introduction Traffic congestion is an environmental, social, and economic issue – and it has only become...
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Jul 29, 2022
The Big Bad Bd: The Rush to Save Amphibians from Extinction
Rebecca SE Tan 29 July 2022 Introduction Amphibians are at most risk of a potential sixth extinction, with 41% already at risk (IUCN Red...
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Jul 23, 2022
Political Theory: the Will of All or the General Will?
Rebecca SE Tan 23 July 2022 We extol democracies for upholding the "will" of the people. But what "will" are we aiming for - the Will of...
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Jul 20, 2022
Saving Nemo II: Improving Traceability of Unsustainable Fishing
Rebecca SE Tan 20 July 2022 Introduction In my previous post on Saving Nemo I: International Laws on Unsustainable Fishing, I introduced...
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Jun 23, 2022
Saving Nemo I: International Laws on Unsustainable Fishing
Rebecca SE Tan 23 June 2022 (Sneak Preview of Article) Introduction Unsustainable fishing constitutes an immense threat to society –...
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