Democratisation of China : a confucian communitarian model by Koh, Jonathan

“…The prospect of Chinese democratisation has generated much debate among intellectuals within and outside China in the last few decades. …”
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Democratising China – creating spaces of discourse for civil society through film by Lam, Gillian Yan Rong

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Are “Asian values” an impediment to the liberal democratisation of historically Confucian East Asia? by Soh, Ah Kiat

“…Evidently, “Asian Values” play a much more important role in the process of democratisation than has been claimed.…”
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Why has Singapore not achieved a full democratic transition, despite economic growth? A comparative case study of Singapore and Taiwan by Nur Shahira Binte Shahromey

“…Current literature shows that democratisation is often accompanied by economic growth. …”
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Re-examining the East Asian fertility decline by Poon, Prime

“…The comparison includes other factors like the country’s historical background, population control policy measures and history, gender inequality levels, type of political regime, and level of democratisation. Additionally, fundamental theories and ideology behind the past and present population policies undertaken by East Asian countries are also re-examined to determine the relationship between policy, theory and fertility transition in East Asia.…”
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Singapore's emergent politics of compromise by Goh, Xavier Jia Qing

“…The synthesis on how Singapore’s political realities can affect the PAP’s willingness to give in to the demands of those opposed to the party’s positions on various issues would be valuable for other studies seeking to examine Singapore’s potential for democratisation and liberalisation in the social and cultural arenas.…”
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Embracing loss : representation of trauma and sacrifice in South Korean war films by Lim, Darren Wen Liang

“…I argue that despite the end of military rule and the democratisation of Korea’s society that led to liberalisation of Korean Cinema, Korea’s war films have not moved away from representing an anti-North Korean stance and projecting Korean patriotism. …”
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Increasing societal tolerance of gay men amidst the authoritative family unit of Hong Kong: a historical assessment of family attitudes towards gay men's sexuality and masculinity... by Sim, Nikki Hui Min

“…The socio-political development of Hong Kong in the late 20th century was characterised by colonial democratisation, that consequently granted legal concessions towards the LGBT community. …”
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Development of robotics for biolab handling by Oh, Victor Zhi Qi

“…Through this approach, the aim is to democratise access to liquid handling automation within laboratory environments while maintaining performance and reliability.…”
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Gender equality in intimate relationships : an exploratory study. by Ting, Samantha.

“…If the sphere of intimacy is increasingly ‘democratised’ as societies progress into late modernity, intimate relationships would progressively advocate principles of egalitarianism, autonomy and dialogue. …”
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Hold, delete, suppress : a study of press censorship in occupied Japan by Yeo, Cavin Jia Hao

“…Despite having arrived with a mission to democratise Japan, the US felt the need to suppress speech and communication that was potentially harmful to the overall success of the Occupation. …”
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Model-driven smart contract generation leveraging pretrained large language models by Jiang, Qinbo

“…By integrating LLMs with smart contract languages, the project seeks to democratise smart contract development, offering a novel tool for users with limited programming experience. …”
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