Research Workstreams
At Social Cohesion Research Programme, our work examines how emerging faultlines such as identity issues and inequality may affect social cohesion and the potential solutions across four different environments.
First Place - Home
Research in this stream focuses on how faultlines may manifest in our personal relationships and homes. These include topics like place-making (how places/sites may be better-designed to address tensions or maximise cohesion), shared living experiences, and assessing the effectiveness of cohesion initiatives in our immediate environments.
Research Outputs:
RSIS Seminar on “Tracking the Ethnic Integration Policy: Analysing Public Housing Patterns among Immigrant and Ethnic Groups in Singapore”
CO25079 | Fostering Social Cohesion in Today’s “Privatised” Societies
Second Place - Workplaces
Research in this stream focuses on how faultlines may manifest in our workplaces. These include topics like assessing human resource practices among corporate enclaves, diversity and inclusivity programmes in corporates, and foreign professional integration schemes.
Third Place - Public Spaces
Research in this stream focuses on how faultlines may emerge in our public spaces. These include topics like our flagship research – Southeast Asian Social Cohesion Radar, fostering shared identity through culture and heritage, and intergenerational relations (how different subgroups understand belonging, difference, and solidarity).
Research Outputs:
CO25248 | Towards a “We-First” Society in Singapore
CO25230 | Social Cohesion and Better Public Health – Why Community Ties Matter
RSIS Workshop on “Cohesion Unpacked: Country Spotlights from the SEA Radar 2025”
Southeast Asian Social Cohesion Radar 2025
CO25100 | Religious Ecology: Transforming Crises Into Opportunities for Dialogue and Cooperation
Fourth Place - Digital Sphere
Research in this stream focuses on how faultlines may emerge in the digital space. These includes topics like digital religion (how religions, rituals, and followers are affected by digitalisation), online arrival spaces (how newcomers to society rely on online communities for socialisation), and technology for good.
Research outputs:
Swipe, Click, and Pray: Mapping the Digital Religion Landscape of Singapore
CO25252 | How Online Religious Engagement Shapes Personal Well-Being
CO25133 | Empowering Local Communities for Online Fact-Checking and Moderation
CO25014 | Broadening Our Shared Spaces Through Intercultural Dialogue
CO25010 | Regulating Foreign Religious Content in the Virtual Space
