Purpose

Policy mobility scholarship concerning anti-money laundering (AML) has typically favoured the study of power structures and interests to the neglect of the constructivist perspective and the local cultural–symbolic driving forces of policy adoption. This study aims to redress this, by analysing the shifting ideational drivers of AML policy in Singapore over the past 31 years through a thematic analysis of Singapore’s parliamentary debates (Hansard).

Design/methodology/approach

Through a thematic analysis of Singapore's Hansard over the past 31 years, this study seeks to present a social constructivist perspective of AML policy adoption in Singapore.

Findings

The thematic analysis reveals how the internal driving forces of AML policy in Singapore have shifted, from the idea of “crime prevention” in the early 1990s, to the symbolic value of “international norm compliance” by the 2010s.

Research limitations/implications

This constructivist perspective of AML policy adoption is particularly useful in complementing the existing materialist theories of AML policy diffusion and allows us to better appreciate the historical nuances of AML policy transfer across the globe.

Practical implications

This research will provide a useful comparative case study for other policy mobility scholars interested in presenting a constructivist account of AML policy adoption in different jurisdictions.

Originality/value

There is no literature in the field of policy mobility, explaining the diffusion/transfer of AML policy from a social constructivist perspective.

中文翻译：

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从预防犯罪到遵守规范：1989 年至 2021 年新加坡采用的反洗钱 (AML) 政策

目的

关于反洗钱 (AML) 的政策流动性学术研究通常倾向于研究权力结构和利益，而忽视了建构主义观点和政策采用的当地文化象征驱动力。本研究旨在通过对新加坡议会辩论（国会议事录）的主题分析，分析过去 31 年来新加坡反洗钱政策不断变化的观念驱动因素，从而纠正这一问题。

设计/方法/途径

通过对过去 31 年新加坡国会议事录的主题分析，本研究旨在呈现新加坡反洗钱政策采用的社会建构主义观点。

发现

主题分析揭示了新加坡反洗钱政策的内部驱动力如何从 1990 年代初的“预防犯罪”理念转变为 2010 年代“遵守国际规范”的象征价值。

研究局限性/影响

这种反洗钱政策采用的建构主义观点对于补充现有的反洗钱政策扩散唯物主义理论特别有用，并使我们能够更好地理解全球反洗钱政策转移的历史细微差别。

实际影响

这项研究将为其他有兴趣对不同司法管辖区采用反洗钱政策的建构主义解释的政策流动性学者提供有用的比较案例研究。

原创性/价值

目前还没有政策流动性领域的文献，从社会建构主义的角度解释反洗钱政策的扩散/转移。