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Centre for the Study of Social Inequality
Understanding inequality to serve the greater good
The Centre for the Study of Social Inequality (CSSI) is a research centre founded and led by sociologists Teo You Yenn and Shannon Ang.
It was established in October 2024 and is housed under the School of Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University.
CSSI is the first research centre in Singapore devoted to the study of inequality. Its mission is two-fold:
First, to promote and enhance multi-disciplinary understandings of inequality’s various forms and dynamics. |
 Second, to nurture public social science--attentive to the concerns of ordinary members of society, deliberate in making links between theoretical knowledge and practical solutions, and committed to making academic knowledge accessible to a broad public. |
What We Do
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CSSI co-organised the 2025 Population Association of Singapore (PAS) Annual Meeting on 15-16 May 2025. Themed ‘Demography and Inequality: intersecting Paths’, the two-day event provided the opportunity for scholars from around the region to consider how inequality shapes, or is shaped by demographic trends. Some topics explored include Ageing and Wellbeing, Parenthood, and Health and Gender Inequality.
CSSI Director, A/P Teo You Yenn, delivered the opening keynote address, where she urged scholars to see inequality not just in terms of narrow outcomes, but as a feature of social life that has wide-ranging implications. She remarked that inequality affects not just marginalised groups but all of society. Research that recognises that inequality shapes how ordinary people live, feel, see, and act in the world can deepen understanding of demographic trends such as low fertility. In closing, A/P Teo encouraged young scholars in particular to be open to research from various disciplines and curious about the various ways people respond to the conditions of inequality.
Read her full keynote address here.
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We welcome opportunities to partner on research projects that can further the mission of the Centre. Please contact us with a brief write-up about your potential research project and how you think CSSI can play a role in it.
Contact UsJunior Visiting Fellows
CSSI at NTU’s School of Social Sciences invites applications for its 6-month Junior Visiting Fellowship, offering support and mentorship to junior scholars conducting fieldwork in Singapore on social inequality.
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More funding would allow us to pursue more ambitious research projects, provide more educational opportunities for budding researchers, and more avenues for public engagement. You may make a gift below to the centre directly or contact us for more information.
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CSSI occasionally recruits undergraduate and postgraduate student assistants.
For any opportunities, please monitor the Work Study Scheme (WSS) portal.
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Centre for the Study of Social Inequality
School of Social Sciences
48 Nanyang Avenue, 05-35A
Singapore 639818
(cssi-admin@ntu.edu.sg)