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Attends 16th Annual Conference of European Association of Taiwan Studies in Nottingham
2019/04/10~2019/04/12
For strengthen the cooperation between TFD and European academic groups, TFD 6-person delegation attended the 16th Conference of European Association of Taiwan Studies at Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, United Kingdom from April 10th to 12th. TFD delegation led by Dr. Liao, the President, Dr. Allen Peng who is the Director of Research and Development Department of TFD and four scholars including Dr. Eric Yu, the Associate Professor of National Chengchi University, Dr. Dali Yang, the Professor of University of Chicago, Dr. Sandeep Shastri, Pro Vince Chancellor of Jain University, and William Case, Professor of University of Nottingham Malaysia. President Liao gave remarks at opening ceremony, and hosted a special panel organized by the foundation entitled “Is There Authoritarian Allure in Democratic Asia?” This conference comprised over 50 scholars from Europe, Taiwan, and elsewhere, with 15 panels. Amb. Y. L. Lin, the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom, hosted a welcome dinner to conference participants. President Liao also visited Taiwan Studies Program at the University of Nottingham, and discussed the cooperation of academic project with Dr. Chun-Yi Lee, the Director of TSP.
Seminar by Dr. Yoshida, Tomofumi Dissertation Fellow of TFD at National Chengchi University
2019/03/29
The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy and National Chengchi University College of Social Sciences co-hosted a seminar for Mr. Yoshida, Tomofumi, the Dissertation Fellow, 14-16 on 29 March, 2019 at the National Chengchi University. Mr. Yoshida delivered a presentation entitled” An Analysis on the Relations between Businesses and Government under the Chen Administration: Policy Demands and Responses” and was moderated by Dr. Chao Chi Lin, Associate Professor of Department of Political Science of NCCU. Dr. Chen-Dong Tso, Professor of Department of Political Science of NTU, was invited as the seminar's discussant.
Visit of the U.S. Young Opinion Leaders Delegation
2019/03/27
The U.S. Young Opinion Leaders Delegation paid a visit to the TFD on March 27, 2019. Received by Director Bo Tedards of the International Cooperation Department, the delegation engaged in a conversation about the current state of Taiwan’s democracy, cross-strait relations, as well as social movements in Taiwan.
The Delegation of EU-TW Judicial Exchange Programme visited the TFD
2019/03/22
The delegation of EU-TW Judicial Exchange Programme paid a visit to the TFD on March 22, 2019. Received by TFD President Liao Fu-Te and TFD Vice Presidents Ketty W. Chen. Both sides engaged discussion on abolition of the death penalty, judicial reform and related issues.
Visit of the Institute for Security and Development Policy, ISDP
2019/03/21
Director Dr. Niklas Swanström and research fellow Mr. Julian Tucker of Institute for Security and Development Policy, ISDP, Sweden paid visit to the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy on Thursday, 21st 2019. Received by Director Bo Tedards, the Director of the International Cooperation Department. Both sides engaged in a conversation about the current state of the Taiwan democracy, think tanks in Sweden, Europe and Taiwan, as well as the possibilities for future cooperation.
“A Civil Society Dialogue on Securing Religious Freedom in the Indo-Pacific Region,” Opening Ceremony
2019/03/11
“A Civil Society Dialogue on Securing Religious Freedom in the Indo-Pacific Region,” co-hosted by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Roundtable, and the IRF Secretariat, opened today in Taipei. The event is also sponsored and supported by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of State.
TFD attends the Taiwan Journal of Democracy 2019 Workshop in Montevideo
2019/03/04
President Fort Fu-te Liao, Dr. Tun Jen Cheng who is the chief editor of Taiwan Journal of Democracy, and Dr. Allen Peng who is the Director of Research and Development Department attended 2019 Taiwan Journal of Democracy Workshop on March 4th in Montevideo, Uruguay. The 2019 TJD Workshop, entitled with “Corruption, Anti-corruption and Good Governance”, was organized by TJD and Catholic University of Uruguay. President Liao gave an opening remark. Five Papers have been presented and discussed by famous scholars of United States and Europe such as Gergana Dimova、Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos、Rafael Piñeiro、Mathew Taylor、Meredith Weiss, and Laurence Whitehead.
TFD visits major democratic and human rights NGOs in Argentina
2019/02/27~2019/03/01
For strengthen the relationship with NGOs which advocate democracy and human rights in Latin America, President Fort Fu-te Liao, Dr. Tun Jen Cheng who is the chief editor of Taiwan Journal of Democracy, and Dr. Allen Peng who is the Director of Research and Development Department visited Argentina from February 27th to March 1st. TFD delegation met Delia Ferreiro Rubio who is the currently Chair of International Transparency on February 27th and both sides exchanged ideas of anti-corruption. On February 27th, TFD delegation visited Comisión Provincial por la Memoria in La Plata, and understood the major works and missions of this institution related with transnational justice. On March 1st, TFD delegation met Carolina Maccione who is the Director of Instituto Hannah Arendt and Alejandro Bongiovanni who is the Director of Fundación Libertad in Buenos Aires. Both sides exchanged the democratic development and experience of Taiwan and Argentina, and explored the possibility of cooperation in the future.
Visit of the Congressional Staff Delegation to the R.O.C
2019/02/21
The Congressional Staff Delegation to the R.O.C paid a visit to the TFD on February 21, 2019 and was received by Dr. Yeh-Chung Lu, the Vice President of TFD. After VP Lu’s introduction on the vision and working programs of TFD, both sides engaged in a conversation about the current state of China’s human rights, Taiwan’s democratization process and TFD’s efforts in promoting Taiwan’s public diplomacy through extensive international networking, and the influence of China’s sharp power on Taiwan’s domestic politics. They enjoyed the fruitful discussion.
The TFD co-hosted the symposium with the Yonsei Institute for Sinology of the Yonsei University
2019/01/29
The TFD co-hosted the symposium with the Yonsei Institute for Sinology of the Yonsei University on January 28, 2019 and was hosted by the TFD Vice President Yeh-Chung Lu. Dr. Shi-Min Chen, associate professor of the Department of Political Science at the National Taiwan University; Dr. Hsinwei Tang, associate professor of the Department of Political Science at the National Taiwan University; Dr. Leu, Guan-Yi, assistant professor at the Graduate Institute of China Studies at the Tamkang University; TFD Vice President Jiannfa Yan and Dr. Allen Peng, director of Research and Development Department were invited as discussants to have dialogue with scholars from the Yonsei Institute for Sinology of the Yonsei University, led by Dr. Sukhee Han, Vice dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at the Yonsei University. Both sides engaged in discussion regarding the current state of development and the possible future direction of the Korean Peninsula, Washington- Beijing- Taipei relation, along with the implication for the North East Asia region as a whole. They enjoyed fruitful discussion.
