Sharad Pandian
Biographic Data
| ID | 3919736 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sharad Pandian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sharad |
| FAMILY NAME | Pandian |
| SIGNATURE | PANDIAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1913-3391 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Engineering Trust in Singapore’s Covid-19 Response
Scholars of trust and misinformation typically assume that the only two poles of legitimacy are democratic pluralism and scientific technocracy. This paper examines Singapore’s response to Covid-19 to argue that this nation-state instantiates an alternative ideal: political technocracy. Singapore’s ruling party of sixty years, the People’s Action Party (PAP), has long positioned itself as a long-term steward, whose authority rests on the trust it…
Doing STS Now
The following editorial is a collaborative endeavor undertaken by Early Career Researchers (ECRs) located in different nations and academic institutions spanning Australia, India, Singapore, and the USA. We were four of the twenty-six participants who met in Singapore in June 2024 for the four-day “STS School” sponsored by Science, Technology, & Human Values. The organizers invited us to compose the School's closing plenary, where we spoke on new…
It's purely mutual respect”
While differences often threaten ethnonationalist projects, the Singaporean state has rendered a particular configuration of racial‐religious diversity constitutive of nationalism in the city‐state. In this paper, we approach nationalism through an often‐overlooked avenue: intangible heritage such as everyday myths, customs, and taboos. A total of 150 interviews were conducted in three neighbourhoods in Singapore, where guided conversations were …
Doing STS Now
The following editorial is a collaborative endeavor undertaken by Early Career Researchers (ECRs) located in different nations and academic institutions spanning Australia, India, Singapore, and the USA. We were four of the twenty-six participants who met in Singapore in June 2024 for the four-day “STS School” sponsored by Science, Technology, & Human Values. The organizers invited us to compose the School's closing plenary, where we spoke on new…
It's purely mutual respect”
While differences often threaten ethnonationalist projects, the Singaporean state has rendered a particular configuration of racial‐religious diversity constitutive of nationalism in the city‐state. In this paper, we approach nationalism through an often‐overlooked avenue: intangible heritage such as everyday myths, customs, and taboos. A total of 150 interviews were conducted in three neighbourhoods in Singapore, where guided conversations were …
Engineering Trust in Singapore’s Covid-19 Response
Scholars of trust and misinformation typically assume that the only two poles of legitimacy are democratic pluralism and scientific technocracy. This paper examines Singapore’s response to Covid-19 to argue that this nation-state instantiates an alternative ideal: political technocracy. Singapore’s ruling party of sixty years, the People’s Action Party (PAP), has long positioned itself as a long-term steward, whose authority rests on the trust it…
Doing STS Now
The following editorial is a collaborative endeavor undertaken by Early Career Researchers (ECRs) located in different nations and academic institutions spanning Australia, India, Singapore, and the USA. We were four of the twenty-six participants who met in Singapore in June 2024 for the four-day “STS School” sponsored by Science, Technology, & Human Values. The organizers invited us to compose the School's closing plenary, where we spoke on new…
Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Asian Studies and History (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works)