2025

In this lecture Dr. Scott Pacey will shine the light on the Taiwanese Buddhist movement Tzu Chi, its rise, activities and presence on the global stage.

In this lecture, Dr. Chun-yi Lee will discuss the economic relations between mainland China and Taiwan.

In this lecture, Professor Henning Klöter will discuss visible language in official and unofficial use in Taiwan. While the former reflects more standard language norms, the latter is more varied and playful. 

In this lecture, Dr. Lara Momesso will discuss the contradictions and tensions that have emerged in Taiwan between the ambitions to adhere to international norms and the challenges that this would pose to the country. 

In this lecture, Professor Bi-yu Chang discusses state policies and interventions in constructing ideas of identity and nationhood in Taiwan's educational system.

In this lecture, Prof. Niki Alsford aims to contribute to a continued effort to reframe the narrative of Taiwan perched on the edge of continent, to instead focus on Taiwan on the edge of ocean.

With a proportion of 43 percent of women in its national legislature since 2020, Taiwan has arguably become Asia's leader in women's political representation. Dr. Chang-Ling Huang offers some perspectives on how and why that is.