IPS Working Papers No. 64 — Prejudice, Attitudes and Critical Perspectives on Race in Singapore

25 July 2025

Singapore’s multicultural compact, historically anchored in principles of equality and harmony, faces renewed scrutiny amid global debates on racial justice, prejudice, and identity politics. As international discourses on Critical Race Theory (CRT) and structural inequality increasingly permeate local conversations, it is imperative to assess how these global trends intersect with local understandings of race and prejudice. Motivated by this context, this report presents findings from the 2024 Institute of Policy Studies’ Survey on Race, Religion and Language (RRL), which canvassed responses from a nationally representative sample of 4,000 Singapore residents, and compares these findings with prior surveys from 2013 and 2018. The goal is to illuminate evolving perspectives on prejudice, attitudes, identity, lived experiences, and CRT within Singapore’s distinct multicultural framework. 

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