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Visit of Delegates of the U.S. Congressional Staff
2018/08/27
A delegation from the U.S. Congressional Staff paid a visit on the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy on August 27, 2018. It was received by TFD Vice President, Dr. Ketty W. Chen.
TFD attended the Asian Electoral Stakeholders Forum IV in Colombo, Sri Lanka
2018/08/27~2018/08/28
The TFD attended the Asian Electoral Stakeholders Forum IV in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 27-28. The TFD organized a delegation of Taiwanese election experts, including Professor Mu-min Chen, Board Member of TFD; Professor Chiung-chu Lin, Department Of Political Science Soochow University; Professor Shiow-duan Hawang, Chairperson of Citizen Congress Watch; and Professor Chien-fu Chen, Honorary Chaiperson of Taiwan Asian Network for Free Elections (TANFREL), accompanied by Bo Tedards, Director of International Cooperation of TFD. The AESF was co-organized by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka and the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) under the theme “Advancing Election Transparency and Integrity: Promoting and Defending Democracy Together.” Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena was the guest of honor in the Opening Ceremony, and 250 representatives from 45 countries participated, representing 15 Asian election commissions, more than a hundred election monitoring organizations from all over the world, INGOs, and intergovernmental institutions including the United Nations. The panels covered the current state of democracy in Asia, the common electoral challenges in the region, and various practices employed to improve the quality of elections. By attending this event, the TFD facilitated the interaction of Taiwanese election stakeholders with their counterparts in other countries and promoted Taiwan’s democratic experience.
Internet Services Temporarily Unavailable
2018/08/25
The Foundation will be upgrading its electric service from 08:00 to 18:00, Saturday, Aug 25, 2018(Taipei time). The Foundation's email and internet services will be unavailable during this period of time. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
Visit of Delegates of the U.S. Congressional Staff
2018/08/22
A delegation from the U.S. Congressional Staffers paid a visit on the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy on August 22, 2018. It was received by TFD Vice President, Dr. Ketty W. Chen.
Visit of Canadian Think Tank Leaders and Scholars
2018/08/15
The Delegation of Canadian Think Tank Leaders and Scholars visited the TFD on August 15th and was received by Vice President Ketty W. Chen. Vice President Chen introduced to the delegation about the structure and general works of TFD, both sides comprehensively exchanged ideas regarding the major projects of human rights and democracy conducted by TFD.
Visit of the Congressional Staff Delegation to the Taiwan
2018/08/13
The Congressional Staff Delegation to the Taiwan paid a visit to TFD at August 13, 2018 and was received by Dr. Yeh-Chung, Lu, Vice President of TFD and Dr. Allen Peng, Director of Research and Development Department. After VP Lu’s introduction on the vision and working programs of TFD. Both sides engaged in a conversation about Taiwan’s democratization and domestic politics. The delegation paid special attention on TFD’s effort on collaborating with NGOs from Asian countries to promote human rights and further political liberalization. They enjoyed the fruitful discussion.
Presentation by TFD Dissertation Fellow Tommy Chung Yin Kwan
2018/08/13
Mr. Tommy Chung Yin Kwan, the TFD’s Dissertation Fellow, made a presentation on his research project on August 13th, 2018 at the TFD. Mr. Kwan started his five-month TFD fellowship in March, 2018. The title of his presentation was “The Mechanism of Party-Movement Relations: the Case of DPP and the Sunflower Movement in Taiwan,” in which Mr. Kwan aims at articulating the relationship between political parties and social movements in Taiwan and especially focusing on DPP and the Sunflower Movement. Dr. Yeh-chung Lu, Vice President of the TFD, moderated the presentation, and Mr. J. Michael Cole, Chief Editor of Taiwan Sentinel, was invited to be the discussant.
Visit of Youth Democrats of Democratic Party in Hong Kong
2018/08/10
The Delegation of Young Democrats of Democratic Party in Hong Kong visited Taiwan Foundation for Democracy on August 10th, and received by Allen Peng, Director of Research and Development. Delegates of Young Democrats watched the introduction film of TFD first. Since Young Democrats has quite concerned the issue of youth affairs and relationship of cross-strait, both sides discussed topics of major human rights and democracy projects conducted by TFD, international grants policy, exchange programs with Hong Kong and democratic development in Taiwan.
Visit of Youth Democrats of Democratic Party in Hong Kong
2018/08/10
The Delegation of Young Democrats of Democratic Party in Hong Kong visited Taiwan Foundation for Democracy on August 10th, and received by Allen Peng, Director of Research and Development. Delegates of Young Democrats watched the introduction film of TFD first. Since Young Democrats has quite concerned the issue of youth affairs and relationship of cross-strait, both sides discussed topics of major human rights and democracy projects conducted by TFD, international grants policy, exchange programs with Hong Kong and democratic development in Taiwan.
Presentation by TFD Dissertation Fellow Andrew Greve
2018/08/09
The TFD and the Department of Diplomacy of National Chengchi University co-hosted the presentation made by Mr. Andrew Greve, the TFD’s Dissertation Fellow, on August 9th, 2018 at National Chengchi University’s Diplomacy Department. Mr. Greve started his three-month TFD fellowship in May, 2018. The title of his presentation was “Social Comparison and the Moderation of Rising State Status Demands: The case of China,” in which Mr. Greve argued that to understand states’ status demand, the interaction between the rising power and the social environment must be considered, focusing especially on China. Dr. Hong-yi Lien, Dean of Department of Diplomacy at National Chengchi University, was invited to moderate the presentation, and Dr. Arthur S. Ding, Professor Emeritus at the Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, National Chengchi University, was invited to be the discussant.
