Format:
xx, 257 Seiten
ISBN:
9789813203037
,
9789813149212
Uniform Title:
National service and citizen soldiers
Content:
"National Service (NS) is one of Singapore's foundational national defence policies. First introduced by the British in 1954, amended in 1967 to provide a means to defend a fledgling independent nation, and codified into its present form in 1970, NS is deeply woven into Singapore's political and social fabric. The 50th anniversary of the enlistment of the first batch of full-time National Servicemen (NSmen) is an opportune time to contemplate the past, present and future of NS. This volume brings together a range of perspectives on NS in Singapore. It covers three main areas: The history of NS, NS in practice, and international perspectives. Comprising chapters by individuals with varied backgrounds, National Service in Singapore hopes to offer a broad account of one of Singapore's fundamental public policies"--
Content:
National service and citizen soldiers : the Singapore experience of military conscription / Albert Lau -- Goh Keng Swee and the policy of conscription / Bernard Fook Weng Loo -- In the service of the nation too : an early history of national service outside the Singapore Armed Forces / Ho Shu Huang -- Conscripting the audience : Singapore's successful securitisation of vulnerability / Chang Jun Yan -- Numbers matter and number matters : national service and Singapore's quest for military deterrence / Samuel Chan -- National service and nation-building : successes and limitations of the Singaporean experiences / Kai Ostwald -- Re-imagining national service in the era of hyperculturalism / Leong Chan-Hoong -- Dual citizenship and national service in Singapore / Terri-Anne Teo and Priscilla Cabuyao -- The maligned Malays and national service / Norman Vasu and Nur Diyanah Binte Anwar -- Conscription in Taiwan : a problematic evolution / Wu Shang-Su and Ho Shu Huang
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
Keywords:
Singapur
;
Wehrdienst
;
Sicherheitspolitik
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