Benjamin Low is Research Associate at the Institute of Policy Studies Social Lab, where he worked on studies relating to various societal paradigms in Singapore. His academic interests include Singaporeans’ national identity and their sense of belonging, overseas Singaporeans, as well as immigration and integration in Singapore. He earned dual master’s degrees in East Asian Studies and International Relations from Taiwan’s National Chengchi University and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. He also completed a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours with Highest Distinction) in Public Policy and Global Affairs from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Prior to joining IPS, Benjamin worked as an intelligence analyst in the private sector, specialising in monitoring and unpacking various political and socio-economic risks in the Asia-Pacific region.
Research Interests
Political attitudes, national identity, immigration and integration, Overseas Singaporeans
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