National University of Singapore

Brief Biodata

Lynette is writing a book based on in-depth, qualitative fieldwork on the gay and lesbian movement in Singapore to analyze how activists adapt mobilization strategy and tactics to their socio-political and legal conditions. She is also expanding the scope of her research on LGBT movements to Burma and Malaysia.

In addition, Lynette is organizing a Workshop Initiative on Southeast Asian-based Socio-legal Research, with the long-term goal of developing NUS Law into the global center for socio-legal research on Southeast Asian societies. The first workshop, held on 10-12 December 2012, brought together leading law and society scholars around the world to examine the intellectual possibilities and challenges, articulate potential research themes and directions, and define a research agenda. The next event is planned as a larger conference in 2014 along the theme of state, agency, and personhood.

Lynette current holds a Humanities and Social Sciences Research Grant and an Academic Research Fund Tier 1 grant, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Centre for Asian Legal Studies. She was a Fulbright Scholar, and held grants from the Social Science Research Council and the U.S. National Science Foundation.