Politics and Public Administration 

This category covers:

  • International Studies
  • Politics/Comparative Politics
  • Public Administration/Management
  • Public Affairs

Politics deals with the theory and practice of political systems and political behavior. Public Administration is concerned with the way government operates. And International Studies focuses on international relations and international organizational studies. 

Political Science
Research works under this subcategory covers Political philosophy and theory, Comparative Politics, Conflict process, Law and courts, Legislative studies, Political Parties, Representation and electoral system, Political methodology, Religion and politics, Geopolitics, Urban politics, Political economy, Political history, Political anthropology, Political sociology, Political psychology, Political communications, Women and Politics, Sexuality and Politics, Human Rights, Race, Ethnicity and Politics, Political Communication.

Public Administration and Policy
This subcategory covers research works on Public Administration Theory, Political environment of public administration, Inter-governmental relations and federalism, Public accountability and ethics, Public organization theory, Public organizational behavior, Public Leadership, Comparative Public Administration, Public performance management, Public strategic management, Public personnel management, Social justice and equity, Crisis management, Public financial management, Public budgeting, Public policy theory, Policy analysis and evaluation, Substantial policies.

International Studies
Research works on International studies include Foreign relations, diplomacy, international law, international relations theory, international organizations, political geography, international security, international political economy, Treaties, Conflict resolution and negotiation.

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 NameResearch Interests
Assoc Prof Arthur Lee GilbertImpact of case teaching on learning (in-progress); Adoption of new technological innovations; Public policy to encourage network-based startups; Use of ubiquitous ad-hoc network technologies, especially by public sector.
Asst Prof Augustine PangCrisis communications Strategic Conflict Management Image management and repair Public relations Media sociology and systems
Asst Prof Bradley C FreemanHis research interests include community and campus radio, popular culture, political communication, media credibility, and sound design. He is a strong advocate for students studying abroad during their academic career. ? He has contributed articles and conference papers on a wide variety of topics, and has been a source for numerous media stories throughout the United States. He appeared several times on New York City's Fox 5 "Good Day New York" program, speaking on new media technologies and radio. He has supervised research projects on religion in the media, Asian-American representation, and political internet blogs. He has served as Editorial Assistant for the research publication Communication Research.
Assoc Prof Chan Kim YinProf Chan Kim Yin's areas of expertise are psychological measurement, leadership, leadership development processes and methodologies, and individual differences. His current research works focus on multisource leadership assessment, values inculcation and organisational socialisation.
Assoc Prof Cherian GeorgeCherian George's research focuses on journalism and politics. He studies the Singapore media system, including censorship issues; the political economy of news media; authoritarian controls on media; alternative media; norms and practices of journalism; and media policy.
Vg Asst Prof Cho MihyeDr. Cho's research areas are cultural policy, creative cities, world cities and urban changes. Her current research is about Asian world cities and creative industries.
Prof David Alexander ReismanEconomic thought, esp. Marshall,Galbraith and Schumpeter Health economics, esp. policy issues in South-East Asia Political economy, esp. policy studies (theoretical and applied)
Prof (Adj) Goh Nguen WahDr. Goh's areas of interests include: government and politics of Singapore, government's media, education and language policies, language planning; the rise of China and the global Chinese language fever, the prospects of Chinese language in a globalized world, cross-cultural studies, journalism of the West and the East.
Assoc Prof Ho Khai LeongHo Khai Leong's current research interests include Malaysia and Singapore politics, China-ASEAN relations, corporate governance and administrative reforms. His publications include The Politics of Policy-making in Singapore (Singapore: Oxford University Press, 2000) (The new edition is published as Shared Responsibilities, Unshared Power. The Politics of Policy-making in Singapore in 2003 by Eastern Universities Press); Performance and Crisis of Governance of Mahathir's Administration (co-editor) (Singapore: Times Academic Press, 2001), China and Southeast Asia: Global Changes and Regional Challenges (co-editor) (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asia Studies, 2005). His latest publications include: Singapore: Campaigning for the Future,in Daljit Singh and Lorraine Salazar (eds.), Southeast Asian Affairs 2007, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007, pp. 297-308; and ASEAN and China: East Asia Community Building and Prospects for the Future, in Gennady Chufrin and Mark Hong (eds.), Russia-ASEAN Relations. New Directions. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007.
Asst Prof Kampon AdireksombatPublic Finance, Poverty, Labor, Demography, and Applied Econometrics