Latest Books and Events of Taiwan Studies:

A. New Released Books

1. Taiwan's Democracy: Economic and Political Challenges
Edited by Robert Ash, John W. Garver, Penelope Prime
Published 7th July 2011 by Routledge

2. Taiwan's Economic Transformation: Leadership, property rights and institutional change 1949-1965
By Tai-Chun Kuo, Ramon H Myers
Published 7th July 2011 by Routledge

3. Politics of Difference in Taiwan
Edited by T.W. Ngo, Hong-zen Wang
Published 9th May 2011 by Routledge

4. Popular Culture in Taiwan: Charismatic Modernity
Edited by Marc Moskowitz
Published 11th October 2010 by Routledge

5. Planning in Taiwan: Spatial Planning in the Twenty-First Century
Edited by Roger Bristow
Published 4th May 2010 by Routledge

6. Taiwanese Identity in the 21st Century: Domestic, regional and global perspectives
Edited by Gunter Schubert, Jens Damm
Published 16th August 2011 by Routledge

7. Government and Politics in Taiwan
By Dafydd Fell
To Be Published 24th October 2011 by Routledge

8. Documenting Taiwan on Film: Issues and Methods in New Documentaries
Edited by Sylvia Li-chun Lin, Tze-Lan Deborah Sang
To Be Published 14th February 2012 by Routledge

9. eJournal: eJournal Taiwan in Comparative Perspective Volumes
Volume 3: March 2011: Special Issue on Justice in Comparative Perspective
Guest editor: Professor Jerome A. Cohen (New York University School of Law)
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/asiaResearchCentre/
countries/taiwanProgramme/eJournal/volumes.aspx

10. Taiwan Cinema: A Contested Nation on Screen
By Guo-Jin Hong
Published 15th February 2011 by Palgrave Macmillan

11. Becoming Taiwan: From Colonialism to Democracy
Edited by Ann Heylen and Scott Sommers
Published 10th December 2010 by Harrassowitz Verlag

12. The Chinese Cinema Book
Edited by Song Hwee Lim and Julian Ward
Published 9th May 2011 by Macmillan Publishers Limited

13. Chinese Women's Cinema: Transnational Context
By Wang, Lingzhen
Published in 2011 by Columbia University Press

14. Melancholy Drift: Making Time in Chinese Cinema,
By Ma, Jean
Published 31 Aug. 2010 by Hong Kong University Press

15. Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse
By Shelley Rigger
Published 29 April 2011 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

B. Conferences/ Lectures/Seminars :

1. Immigration Societies. A comparative perspective on Austria and Taiwan
Location: Department of East Asian Studies/Sinology at University of Vienna
Date: 30th September 2011

2. The Second International Conference on Popular Culture and Education
Location: Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po Campus
Date: 7–10 December 2011

3. Workshop: 2011 Taiwan Studies Workshop at Australia
Location: The Asia Institute at University of Melbourne
Date: 8-9 December 2011
Principal organizer: The Asia Institute at University of Melbourne

Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affair

NATSA is glad to announce a joint collaboration with the Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs. The Yearbook commenced publication in 1981 and is jointly published by CMP Publishing Limited (London) and the Chinese (Taiwan) Society of International Law. In the last 14 years, NATSA has consistently incorporated issues of law as well as Taiwan's role on the international stage into various conference themes. Beginning in 2009, the Yearbook will review NATSA conference papers. Outstanding papers in the fields of international law and international relations will be invited for publication in the Yearbook. Papers will be selected by the editorial board of the Yearbook and will undergo the refereeing process. In keeping with NATSA's mission statement to create a vibrant exchange platform for researchers, this opportunity will connect active scholars with publishers, organizations and universities/employers (please see our Hermes program).

Postdoctoral Fellowship—Taiwan Studies Program

The Department of Asian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin announces a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in Taiwan Culture and Society, preferably with a special focus on literature, film, and popular culture, beginning in August 2009. The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to pursue a research that will make a significant contribution to the field of Taiwan Studies. Additionally, the fellow will assist in the administrative duties of the Taiwan Studies Program (including organizing lectures, workshops, and symposia) and will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of a website and/or listserv devoted to scholarly exchange on Taiwan-related topics. Junior scholars who have received their Ph.D. degrees in a humanities discipline with a research focusing on subjects related to Taiwan are welcome to apply. Applicants who will complete their Ph.D. by August 2009 will also be considered. The position is renewable for a second year. Annual stipend is approximately $40,000, with health benefits.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, a description of their research program (no more than three single-spaced pages), curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to Taiwan Studies Program Committee, Department of Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts, 1 University Station G9300, Austin, TX 78712. The deadline for applications is May 10, 2009. Review of applications will start immediately after the deadline and will continue until the position is filled. The University of Texas at Austin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages women, minorities, and persons with disability to apply. Employment eligibility is required upon appointment.

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Fellowship Information in Related Studies

• The Starr Foundation Visiting Senior Research Fellowship Program for Scholars from East and South Asia
• The Foundation for the Promotion of Social Science Research on World Society
• Social Science Research Council Fellowship Programs

• Asia Society
  
• Association for Asian Studies
  
• Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
• Center for Chinese Studies
  
• Chinese Communication Society, National Cheng-Chih University (in Chinese)
• Conferene Group on Taiwan Studies, American Political Science Association
  
• Institute of Sociology, Preparatory Office, Academia Sinica (in Chinese & English)
• Institute of Taiwan History, Preparatory Office, Academia Sinica
  
• North America Taiwanese Professors' Association
  
• Research Group for Taiwanese History and Culture
  
• Taiwan Communique
  
• Taiwan Research Institute
  
• Taiwan Security Research
  
• Taiwan Women Web (in Chinese & English)

• Inside China Today
• Taiwan Internship at NBR. The 1999-2000 AccessAsia Global Consortium Internship in Taipei
• Routledge
  Routledge has a wide selection of titles focusing on Taiwan.
• Taiwanese Online Bookstore
  A good news from internet for scholars of Taiwan studies around the world.