Towards an Education for Active Citizenship in Singapore

Thaiyalan, Siva Gopal

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-67828-3_78

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“…Whereas, individuals with maximal views will look beyond fulfilling the minimum obligations of being a citizen to think about social responsibilities and fostering a shared identity among other citizens. Holding maximal views towards individuals' citizenship would motivate individuals to engage in civic activities (Thaiyalan, 2020) and civic participation was found to be positively related to national identification (Rupar, Sekerdej & Jamróz-Dolińska, 2021). Whereas, holding minimal views towards individuals' citizenship could entail a weak attachment to the national identity, which would be problematic to the nation's future development.…”

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“…Governments across the world has been fostering active citizenship among young people in their countries due to increasing concerns over young citizens being apathetic and lacking in civic participations (Thaiyalan, 2020). Apathetic youths are more inclined to see their relationship with the state as transactional as they are not concerned about the developments of the nation.…”

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Loyalty In exchange: perceived relative deprivation, felt obligation and citizen exchange ideology on national identification and dis-identification

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This research examines the relationship between individuals' experience of relative deprivation and their national identification and dis-identification, from a social contract perspective. We predicted that perceived relative deprivation of opportunities for success would be negatively related to national identification, mediated by weaker felt obligation to the nation. Similarly, a positive relationship will be observed between perceived relative deprivation and national dis-identification mediated by weaker felt obligation. In addition, the relevance of the social contract in national identification and dis-identification rest upon the exchange nature of the citizen-nation relationship. Citizen exchange ideology was postulated to moderate the indirect effect of relative deprivation on national identification and disidentification via felt obligation. Two main studies were conducted to explore the aforementioned relationships with Singaporean young adults aged between 21 and 34.Studies 1a and 1b were correlational in nature while Studies 2a and 2b utilised an experimental paradigm to validate the results obtained in Study 1. The predictions were generally supported in Study 1 but partially supported in Study 2. Nonetheless, the overall results suggested the importance of examining national identification from an exchange perspective. Implications for understanding individuals' perception of citizenship and their obligation to the nation will be discussed.

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confidence: 99%