MELTING POT VS. NATION BUILDING POLICY - AN ANALYSIS OF STRATEGY IN THE CASE OF SINGAPORE

• Authors: Burska Z.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

South East Asia was one of the first destinations of Chinese emigration over the centuries - first immigrants reached its territory over two thousands years ago. Over the years Huaren were gradually expanding into major settlements, playing an important role both in the history and economy of the region. Singapore, a small island turned into one of the Asian Tigers, is nowadays the only country in the region, where the citizens of the Chinese descent constitute the majority of the society. But also it is a vivid example of a country, in which the authorities managed to create a new national identity. The goal of this paper is - on the one hand to present the historical background of ethnic relations in Singapore and - on the other hand to analyze the process of creating the new national identity.

Keywords

EN

HUAREN); OVERSEAS CHINESE (SINGAPORE

Discipline

• POLITICAL_SCIENCES: POLITICAL SCIENCES

• Publisher: Warsaw University, Faculty of Geography & Regional Studies
• Journal: Asia and Pacific Studies
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 4
• Pages: 105-114
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Burska Z.

• Z. Burska, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydzial Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych, Instytut Studiów Regionalnych i Globalnych, ul. Karowa 20, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

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08PLAAAA04398505