socialservice.sg presents: "Before the Ballot"
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socialservice.sg presents: "Before the Ballot"
"Before the Ballot" is a podcast series focused on Singapore's next general election, co-hosted by Isaac Neo and Jin Yao Kwan. socialservice.sg is a website, podcast, and newsletter dedicated to social service research, practice, and policies in Singapore. Cover art photo by Kelli McClintock on Uns...
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Climate and environmental issues as election issues (with Bertrand Seah)
With environmental consultant Bertrand Seah, we discuss the progress made in environmental policies since GE2020 and what gaps still exist. We also ta...
“Are unelected voices still necessary in parliament?” (with former NMP Anthea Ong)
Following our earlier conversation with former nominated member of parliament Anthea Ong on the current state of mental health and well-being in Singa...
Parliamentary vacancies and parliamentary representation (with PhD student Joel Yew)
With PhD student Joel Yew (The University of Texas at Austin), we discuss the record number of vacancies in parliament as well as his research on the...
Singapore, first? Issues of migration, citizenship, multiculturalism, and nationalism in Singapore (with Dr. Rebecca Tan) - Part 2
Issues of migration, citizenship, multiculturalism, and nationalism have featured prominently in both our politics and elections. Across two episodes...
Singapore, first? Issues of migration, citizenship, multiculturalism, and nationalism in Singapore (with Dr. Rebecca Tan) - Part 1
Issues of migration, citizenship, multiculturalism, and nationalism have featured prominently in both our politics and elections. Across two episodes...
“Are we OK with the price of not being OK?”: The mental health and well-being of Singaporeans (with former NMP Anthea Ong)
The links between mental health and well-being and Singapore’s general elections may not be immediately clear. Yet, in GE2020, during a pandemic elect...
Looking back and looking ahead: Dr. Kenneth Paul Tan on PAP’s governing principles, PM Lawrence Wong, and the next general election - Part 2
On May 15, 2024, at the Istana, Singapore's fourth prime minister Lawrence Wong took his oath of office and was officially sworn in, taking over from...
Looking back and looking ahead: Dr. Kenneth Paul Tan on PAP’s governing principles, PM Lawrence Wong, and the next general election - Part 1
On May 15, 2024, at the Istana, Singapore's fourth prime minister Lawrence Wong took his oath of office and was officially sworn in, taking over from...
Singapore's opposition parties: The WP, PSP, SDP, and coalitions of electoral losers (with author Loke Hoe-Yeong)
About four years ago, in the lead up to GE2020 as well as halfway through the pandemic election, author Loke Hoe-Yeong shared about the electoral stra...
“It’s the economy, stupid?”: Inflation, incomes, inequality, and Singapore’s general elections (with Dr. Linda Lim)
How do the economy and economic conditions influence electoral outcomes, both broadly and in Singapore? What can we understand from Singapore's rankin...
GE2024? GE2025? "Before the Ballot" preview
Singapore’s next general election must be held by November 2025, which is still some time away. But whether it is GE2024 or GE2025, with plenty of tim...
The arts and publishing as civic engagement and political participation in Singapore (a conversation with Alfian Sa’at and Ng Kah Gay)
With Alfian Sa’at and Ng Kah Gay, we have a thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening conversation about the arts and publishing vis-à-vis civic engagemen...
The future of… Community and community-based governance (with Aaron Maniam)
In this wide-ranging conversation on community and community-based governance with Aaron Maniam, we cover many diverse but related topics. First, we d...
Veteran journalist Bertha Henson on PE2023, the PEC and CPA, and the office of the elected presidency
Today, we have a broad conversation on PE2023 with veteran journalist Bertha Henson. She reflects on Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s landslide win, share...
"International academic or citizen scholar?: Singaporean returnees in the global city"
What are the experiences of Singaporean academics who have spent time abroad, before returning home and working to reintegrate, both as academics, and...
Singapore's presidential... Group job interview? (PE2023)
Like the entire PE2023 campaign thus far, the presidential forum offered little beyond scripted platitudes and vague generalities. Be that as it may,...
A “GE2020 Jamus Lim debate moment”?, PE2023's young voters (with Aamir Bana)
Singaporeans go to the polls on September 1, 2023 to elect our new president. We choose from three candidates: former senior minister and deputy prime...
Constitution? Ceremonial? Community?, PE2023’s young voters (with Liang Weiting)
Singaporeans go to the polls on September 1, 2023 to elect our new president. We choose from three candidates: former senior minister and deputy prime...
The Book Club: "Of Boys and Men: Why the modern male is struggling, why it matters, and what to do about it" (Richard V. Reeves)
We're trying something new today, and it's something we've wanted to do for some time. Together with a new co-host, Estella Ho, we've picked a book of...
Politically speaking: MP’s legislative assistants and parliamentary preparations (with MP Louis Ng)
Singapore’s members of parliament receive an allowance to engage legislative assistants to help them with their parliamentary questions and speeches....
Leading a young direct-service charity as a young leader (Glyph Community's Lim Si Hui)
On this podcast, we've moved away from direct features of charities and social service agencies, not only because there are so many with interesting s...
The future of… Asian philanthropy (II - “Strategies for a better future”)
Today, we’ll pick up from where we left off previously, focused on the “Future of Asian Philanthropy” reports published by the Asia Philanthropy Circl...
The future of… Asian philanthropy (I - “Scenarios for Asia in 2050”)
Did you know that Asia is home to more billionaires than any other continent in the world? Wealth Report predicts that the region will see its fastest...
“Beyond Fairness”: AWARE's advocacy for anti-discrimination in the workplace
Centred on the Singapore government's plan to enact new legislation to prohibit workplace discrimination, the Association of Women for Action and Rese...
Representation, not just conversation and consultation: DPA’s recommendations for Singapore’s workplace anti-discrimination law for people with disabilities
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in 2021 that the government would enshrine into law the current workplace anti-discrimination guidelines. Sin...
"Tak Boleh Tahan": Encouraging ordinary Singaporeans to speak up
GST hikes, inflation, and high HDB resale prices. Wherever you go in Singapore, you can’t miss the hottest topic nowadays: the rising cost of living....
A 2023 preview: "The Future of…" mini-series
With Samantha Lee, we preview the 2023 episodes for our "The Future of…" mini-series, where we chat big ideas with Singaporeans engaged in social init...
A 2023 preview: The "Civic Engagement and Action" mini-series
With Isaac James Neo, we preview the 2023 episodes for our "Civic Engagement and Action" mini-series, where we have conversations about expanding comm...
Do ethnic integration policies also improve socio-economic integration? A study of residential segregation in Singapore
With assistant professor Tan Shin Bin (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore), we explore her latest journal article...
The future of community work and community development
Throughout the past three episodes, we’ve talked about community work and community development in the present. Today, we’ve gathered three guests - N...
“Collecting stories, discovering places, and connecting people”: Participatory research, practice research, and Photovoice
There is broad consensus that research, evaluation, and evidence-based practice are important. However, to what extent are they compatible with commun...
Community development in social work practice
What do community work and community development look like in practice? More specifically, what do they look like in social work practice? In this epi...
What makes a community?
Before exploring the details of community work and community development, we ought to understand: What makes a community? More fundamentally, what is...
The community: Community development in Singapore
In this teaser episode, we introduce our four-episode mini-series titled “The Community”, co-produced with AMKFSC Community Services, focused on commu...
Singaporean youth civic and community engagement and political participation under COVID-19 lockdown and during GE2020
On this podcast, I’ve traditionally featured the research and social work and projects of others. I make a small exception today, because I want to sh...
Let’s talk about “Jom”: Singapore’s new digital magazine
"Jom" (Malay for "let's"; jom.media) is Singapore's new weekly digital magazine covering the arts, culture, politics, business, technology, and more i...
"Seeking Shelter: Homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore"
"Seeking Shelter: Homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore" is the country's second nationwide street count of its unhoused and homeless, co...
The future of... Finance and leaving nobody behind (with Givfunds’ and Masref’s Edward Yee)
With Edward Yee of Givfunds (https://www.givfunds.org/), a non-profit which lends low-cost funds at scale to South Asian social enterprises, and Masre...
Sustaining migrant worker advocacy and volunteer involvement in Singapore (with HealthServe executive director Michael Cheah)
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the living conditions and well-being of migrant workers have received increased attention. At t...
The “Social Work Made Accessible” podcast
With producers of the Singapore-based “Social Work Made Accessible” podcast, Dominic Soh, Rachel Koh, and Cheong Ming Fang (https://www.instagram.co...