Identity-based politics is not bad per se, but it can become problematic when weaponised to pressure others or divide society, says Dr Jaclyn L Neo from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law.
Pedestrians cross a street at the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore.
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SINGAPORE: Identity politics is in the news again, raising once more the enduring question of what the limits are when it comes to political behaviour and discourse in a society as ethnically, religiously, linguistically and culturally diverse as Singapore.
Recent debates over representation, community-based concerns and the boundaries of public discourse remind us that identity continues to shape our politics and social life.
Author's summary: Singapore navigates identity politics.