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Kieli(koulutus) ja nationalismi Singaporessa : ratkaisemattomia jännitteitä standardienglannin, äidinkielten ja singlishin välillä

2018

Edellyttääkö kansallistunteen syntyminen koko väestön kesken jaettua ja omaksi koettua kieltä? Singapore tarjoaa mielenkiintoisen esimerkin tapauksesta, jossa vastaus kysymykseen ei ole lainkaan yksiselitteinen. Nationalismin näkökulmasta Singaporen tilanteen tekee erityisen mielenkiintoiseksi se, että valtiojohto pyrkii rakentamaan kansakuntaa ilman kielipolitiikkaa, jossa olisi keskiössä, tai edes läsnä, koko väestölle yhteistä autenttisena pidettyä kieltä. Tämä artikkeli pohjaa pro gradu -tutkielmaani (Slioor 2018) varten tekemääni tutkimustyöhön. Se ei kuitenkaan ole tiivistelmä tutkielman löydöksistä, ja näkökulman valinta on hieman erilainen. Tarkoituksena on esitellä Singaporen tilan…

Kieli ja nationalismi

2018

The Role of Parliament in Sustainable Development Goals: A Case Study of Southeast Asia in International Parliamentary Forums

2021

Parliament has its role in supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). SDG number 16 on peace, justice, and strong institution states one indicator of a legislative institution (for “responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative”, that the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) commits to achieve. However, parliament must support the government in achieving all SDG programs as stated in Agenda 2030. What is the role of parliament in this and how to achieve it? This paper aims to show that the role of parliament in SDG is beyond the traditional legislative role of legislating, budgeting and overseeing the government, but more on representing people, meaning channeling people’s voice a…

Social Science Research in Southeast Asia : the Challenges of Studying Parliamentary Institutions

2019

This paper introduces the challenges of studying parliamentary institutions in Southeast Asia. My focus of research is in three countries’ institutions: national parliaments of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. While in Southeast Asia, it is widely known that studying issues of politics and institutions face challenges – compared to studying culture, for example, this view is arguably no longer valid, however with certainqualification.The comparison of parliamentary tradition between three countries – based on observation of the plenary session - reveals that the effectiveness of parliamentary works is related to parliamentary procedure, and even to the culture of work in the countries. Pa…

Ulkomaantyökomennuksille mukaan muuttaneet suomalaisnaiset kertovat kokemuksistaan

2006

The objective of this qualitative study is to reveal the discursive reality of Finnish women, who have chosen to follow their husbands to expatriate assignments. The research material includes interviews of seventeen (17) Finnish housewives who lived in Singapore in 1999. The primary theoretical framework of the study is a social-constructive view, in which the reality is seen to have been constructed through meanings that create and maintain cultural practices, social roles and institutions. Gender is interpreted as produced socially, politically and in language. Human beings in the study exist as cultural and social beings with sex. An underlying assumption of the analysis is that the wom…

Dependency on un-captured GDP as a source of resilience beyond economic value in countries with advanced ICT infrastructure: Similarities and dispari…

2015

Abstract The majority of countries with advanced information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure have been experiencing extended stagnation due to an “embedded” trap in ICT advancement. However, certain countries have been able to sustain a high level of ICT- driven global competitiveness. This suggests that in these contexts there is resilience beyond economic value. Finland and Singapore can be considered countries of resilience with respect to ICT-driven global competitiveness because of their continued GDP growth despite the recession. While both countries share significant similarities including institutional strength in ICT, they demonstrate noteworthy disparities in the…