The Making of Singapore as an Asian Regional Corridor

Historicity, Trade, and Diaspora
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-91449-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 485 g

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

Liu, Yow, Zhang and the contributors examine Singapore’s significance as an Asian Regional Corridor and provide a new perspective on interpreting Singapore’s important position in the Asian region and its role as a bridge connecting Asia to the world and within the Asian region.

The book unfolds from three interconnected perspectives: historicity, trade, and diaspora, examining Singapore as an Asian regional corridor and its pivotal role in global political, economic, and social developments. It also delves into current mobility trends and future challenges, contributing to a nuanced understanding of Singapore’s and Southeast Asia’s uncertain trajectory and offers a unique perspective that collectively illuminates the diverse dimensions of Singapore’s influence and engagement in the global stage.

This book is a valuable resource for scholars and students of Southeast Asian studies including political, economic, and cultural studies and those interested in Singapore’s development and its regional role in Asia. It would also be of interest to those conducting comparative research on Global Asia and its interactions with the world.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Liu, Hong

Yow, Cheun Hoe

Zhang, Huimei

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of editors
List of contributors

Introduction: Historicity, Trade, and Diaspora in the Making of Singapore as an Asian Regional Corridor: An Introduction
Hong Liu, Cheun Hoe Yow, Huimei Zhang

Part I: Historicity and Network

Chapter 1: Singapore in the History of British North Borneo: An Examination of Singapore as Centre to the Region

Danny Tze Ken Wong

Chapter 2: China, Entrepôt Trade, and Singapore Chinese Merchants, 1945-65

Jason Lim

Chapter 3: Trading Hub Beyond Ideologies: The Singapore-North Korean Economic Connection and Mission for Industrialisation during the Cold War

JongHo Kim

Part II: Trade and Identity

Chapter 4: Shaping the World-Class High-Tech Zone: A Case Study of the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park

Jinghua Xing, George Hong Jiang

Chapter 5: Hedging Perspectives for Small States and Regimes: A Comparative Study between Singapore and Hong Kong

Kian Cheng Lee, Haiping Gao

Chapter 6: A Hub for Diversity: Social Cohesion as a Statecraft for Nation-Branding in Singapore

Chang-Yau Hoon, Ying-kit Chan

Part III: Diaspora and Governance

Chapter 7: Singapore in Diasporic Chinese Foodways: Representation of New Chinese Migrants

Cheun Hoe Yow

Chapter 8: The Singapore Model of Tripartism in Digital Skills Development: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Celia Khiaw Peng Lee

Über Autor(innen)

Hong Liu is the Tan Lark Sye Chair Professor in Public Policy and Global Affairs in the School of Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is also the Associate Vice President and Director of Research and Executive Education of the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Cheun Hoe Yow is an Associate Professor in the School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where he is Director of the Chinese Heritage Centre and Director of the Centre for Chinese Language and Culture.

Huimei Zhang is a Senior Research Fellow at the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She also serves as Assistant Director of Research at Chinese Heritage Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.