Abstract
Literature on sexuality and citizenship has demonstrated the myriad of ways that states use legislation to produce, regulate, and protect a sexually and racially “pure” citizen. In the context of the European imperial powers, this citizen is heterosexual, monogamous, and white. In the postcolonial Ugandan context, the development of sodomy legislation shows that this ideal citizen is heterosexual, monogamous, and yet untarnished by contemporary Western ideals (which is undoubtedly paradoxical). This work engages with colonial legislative texts, most notably the Ugandan Penal Code Act of 1950. The author then triangulates this with an analysis of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill and Act and parliamentary record from 1999-2013. With this data, it is argued that the Ugandan construct of an ideal citizen is not only a reactionary result of colonialism, but that it is also demonstrative of the anti-globalization ideology that has heightened in the wake of rapidngoization of the globallgbtirights movement.
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This article compares the response to COVID-19 crisis in the three Tiger economies: Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore
The article argues that a combination of factors: the institutional memory, overall state capacity and efficacy rooted in the preexisting institutional nexus, performance legitimacy, trust, reliance on scientific rationality, and integration with global scientific networks help explain the role of the state in dealing with a national crisis
As we look at the pandemic and the response it has generated globally by individual countries, the responses of some of the Asian economies are noticeable for their quick execution and smart engagement that has resulted in limiting the death tolls
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This article compares the response to COVID-19 crisis in the three Tiger economies: Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore. Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan suffered from the first wave of coronavirus SARS- 1 in 2003 They could use their institutional knowledge and experience and deploy it more effectively than other states. Based on the SARS experience of 2003, Singapore government mounted a coordinated response and set up a multi-ministry task force on 22 January to oversee the national response to COVID-19. It comprised members across multiple ministries, including health, trade, communications, manpower, and transport (Chen, J.I.P., et al, 2020).
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