The Study On Lee Kuan Yew's Thoughts Of Nation-state Building And Its Practices(1959-1990)

As the founding father of Singapore,Lee Kuan Yew's founding ideas and its practices still play a guiding role in the building of Singapore's nation-state.Therefore,from the perspective of historical research,to systematically sort out the nation-state thoughts and practices of Lee Kuan Yew,on the one hand,it could broaden the research scope of Lee Kuan Yew;on the other hand,it is also of certain reference value to understand the building status and national policies of Singapore national state.The topic consists of three parts:introduction,text and conclusion.The introduction consists of five parts,which are respectively the source and significance of the topic,the discrimination and definition of related concepts involved in the topic,the research review of the topic in the academic circle at home and abroad,the innovation and shortcomings of the paper,and the research approaches adopted in the paper.The text is divided into four chapters.Chapter one is the historical foundation of the nation-state building in Singapore,focusing on the formation process of the ethnic structure in Singapore and the nation identity of the three ethnic groups.The second chapter is the building of Lee Kuan Yew nation state from 1959 to 1965,focusing on the reasons,the process and the main characteristics of the two ideas of the building of Lee Kuan Yew malaya nation state to the building of Singapore nation state.Chapter three is the practice of Lee Kuan Yew's thoughts of national state building,focusing on the nation state building with the authoritarian system as the core and the national building with the unity of diversity as the core after the independence of Singapore.Chapter four discusses the effects and problems of the building of Lee Kuan Yew nation state,focusing on the changes of the national values of Singapore's ethnic groups after Lee Kuan Yew came to power.On the basis of the text discussion,the conclusion summarizes the full text,analyzes the change of Lee Kuan Yew's nation-state building thoughts and the practical cause and main influence of the concrete practice.In the light of the current historical environment,this paper puts forward some Suggestions on ethnic issues and national development in contemporary Singapore.