Chi-huey Wong (President, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Ts'ui-jung Liu (Chair, The 1st World Congress of Taiwan Studies)
Hsin-huang Michael Hsiao (Secretary General, The 1st World Congress of Taiwan Studies)

Chair: Benjamin F. Chao (Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

1. Benjamin F. Chao

   Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Natural Hazards That Live with Us

   　Abstract　 

2. Huanh-hsiung Hsu (Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   Dance with Climate Change: New Opportunity for Taiwan

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3. Chang-hwa Chen (Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   Taiwan's Own Volcano-- Mt. Yang-Ming: Dead or Alive?

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Chair: I-chou Liu (Department of Political Science, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

1. Dafydd Fell (Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK)

   Should I Stay or Should I Go? Patterns of Party Switching in Multi-party Taiwan

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Chia-hung Tsai (Election Study Center, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

2. Tsung-wei Liu (Department of Political Science, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan)

   The Continuity and Change of the Party System in Taiwan

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Lu-huei Chen (Election Study Center, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

3. Alexander C. Tan (Department of Political Science, University of Canterbury, New Zealand) and Cal Clark (Department of Political Science, Auburn University, U.S.A.)

   Party Politics, Partisan Polarization and Perverse Political Strategies: A Growing Challenge to Catch-all Parties?

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Shing-yuan Sheng (Department of Political Science, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

4. Chung-li Wu (Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan ) , Hsiao-chien Tsui (Department of Economics, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan), Tzu-ping Liu (Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan ) and Shih-chan Dai (Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   Social Bases of Taiwan’s Political Parties: Regionalism and Ethnicity under MMM

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Ching-hsin Yu (Election Study Center, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

Chair: I-wen Su (Graduate Institute of Linguistics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

1. Paul Jen-kuei Li (Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   Semantic Shift and Variation in Formosan Languages

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Hui-chuan Huang (Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

2. Shuanfan Huang (Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics, Yuanze University, Taiwan)

   A Syntax-for-conversation in Tsou and Squliq Atayal

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant : Henry Yungli Chang (Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

3. Alexander Adelaar (Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia)

   Proto Siraya Phonology: A Reconstruction

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Elizabeth Zeitoun (Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

Chair: Tzu-yi Lin (Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

1. Jeffrey Martin (Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

   Democratic Policing in Taiwan

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Chin-shou Wang (Department of Political Science/Graduate Institute of Political Economy, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)

2. Ken Suzuki (School of Law, University of Hokkaido, Japan)

   以比較法視角觀察台灣法律的特殊地位

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Hao-jen Wu (Department of Law, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan)

3. Cheng-yi Huang (Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   Dynamics of Authoritarian Legalism in Taiwan: State-directed Development and the Administrative Court in the 1950s and 1960s

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Chin-shou Wang

4. Tay-sheng Wang (College of Law, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

   Jurisprudence with Colonial Modernity: The Development of Modern Knowledge of Law in Taiwan under Japanese Colonial Rule (1895-1945)

   　Abstract　 　Paper　 

   Discussant: Hao-jen Wu

Chair: Yasuhiro Matsuda (Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo, Japan)

1. Makoto Ishikawa (Centre for Asian Area Studies, Rikkyo University, Japan)

   國府創設區域性集體安全組織的摸索─甘迺迪政權的登場與「太平案」的提出─

   　Abstract　 

2. Atsushi Sugano (College of International Studies, Meio University, Japan)

   Sinocization and Decolonization in 1950s Taiwan: Focusing on Reorganization and Centralization

   　Abstract　 

3. Masaya Inoue (Faculty of Law, Kagawa University, Japan)

   How Did Japan Decide to Severe the Diplomatic Relations with Taiwan? The Normalization of Sino-Japanese Relations and the Taiwan Issue, 1971-1972

   　Abstract　 　Paper　 

4. I-lin Ho (Graduate School of Taiwanese Culture, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan)

   Taiwan’s De-colonization: The Status of Taiwanese and Ryukyuan

   　Abstract　 

Discussant 1: Shin Kawashima (Department of Advanced Social and International Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Discussant 2: Guosian Lin (Graduate Institute of Taiwan History, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

Chair: Carl K. Y. Shaw (Center for Political Thought, RCHSS, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

1. Fang-yi Chiou (Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   Party Discipline in the Legislative Yuan: 1993-1995

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Shiow-duan Hawang (Department of Political Science, Soochow University, Taiwan)

2. John Fuh-sheng Hsieh (Department of Political Science, University of South Carolina, U.S.A.)

   Reining in the Leviathan: Institutional Design for a New Democracy

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Chun-hao Chang (Department of Political Science, Tunghai University, Taiwan)

3. Jih-wen Lin (Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   Positioning Taiwan on the Global Map of Electoral Systems

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Yeh-lih Wang (Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

4. Yu-shan Wu (Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   The Evolvement of Semi-Presidentialism in Taiwan

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Pei-chih Hao (Department of Public Administration and Policy, National Taipei University, Taiwan)

Chair: Chin-fa Lien (Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)

1. Marie-Claude Paris (Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, France)

   Types of Questions, New Information and Isomorphism in Mandarin Chinese

   　Abstract　 　Paper　 

   Discussant: Pei-chuan Wei (Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

2. Yen-hui Audrey Li (Department of Linguistics and Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Southern California, U.S.A.)

   Thematic Flexibility and “Analyticity”

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Chih-chen Jane Tang (Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

3. Uijin Ang (Department of Taiwanese Language and Literature, National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan)

   方言競爭與方言融合：從閩南語方言地理學談語言分佈理論

   　Abstract　 　Paper　 

   Discussant: Rui-wen Wu (Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

4. Raung-fu Chung (Applied English Department, Southern Taiwan University, Taiwan)

   An Investigation of Hakka Developments in Taiwan

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Min-hua Chiang (Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

Chair: Chin-fen Chang (Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

1. Ray-may Hsung (Department of Sociology, National Chengchi University, Taiwan) and Yi-jr Lin (Department of Sociology, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

   Embeddedness of Innovations: The Mechanisms of Industrial Upgrading of IC Industry in Taiwan

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Jenn-hwan Wang (Graduate Institute of Development Studies, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

2. Chi-nien Chung (National University of Singapore Business School, Singapore) and Weiting Zheng (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)

   Foreign Institutional Ownership, Political Ties and Corporate Governance Change in Emerging Economies

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Jenn-hwan Wang

3. Yu-hsia Lu (Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan) and Kuo-Yang Tang (Department of Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia, U.S.A.)

   Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Capability: The Survival and Development of Small Family Firms under Taiwan's Transitional Economy

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Thung-hong Lin (Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

4. Zong-rong Lee (Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan) and Shi-rong Lee (Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.)

   Institutional Legacy and Similarity of Political Behavior among Business Groups in Taiwan

   　Abstract　 　Paper　 

   Discussant: Thung-hong Lin

Chair: Mau-kuei Chang (Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

1. Stéphane Corcuff (French Centre for Research on Contemporary China-Taipei Office, Taiwan)

   “Subjectivity”, “Liminality” and the Ontology of Taiwan Studies vis-à-vis Sinology

   　Abstract　 

2. Masako Ikegami (Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, Sweden)

   Significance and the Role of Taiwan in the Future Asia Pacific Security

   　Abstract　 

3. Hardina Ohlendorf (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK)

   The Institutionalization of Taiwan Studies in Europe

   　Abstract　 

4. Fang-long Shih (Taiwan Research Programme, Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK)

   Taiwan and Ireland Compared: Contested Subjectivities

   　Abstract　 

5. Ann Heylen (Department of Taiwan Culture, Languages and Literature, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan)

   Dutch Formosa and Spanish Hermosa in Taiwan: Scope of the Field and Its Contribution to Taiwan Studies in Europe

   　Abstract　 

Discussant: Jens Damm (Graduate Institute of Taiwan Studies, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan)

Chair: Dafydd Fell (Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK)

1. Gunter Schubert (European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan, University of Tuebingen, Germany)

   Strategic Adjustment or Genuine Change? The DPP's China Policy after 2008

   　Abstract　 

2. Robert F. Ash (Centre of Taiwan Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK) and Chi-jen Wu (Taiwan Thinktank, Taiwan)

   Forgone Has the Chance of Industrial Catch-up on Taiwan? A Perspective of Path Dependence and World System

   　Abstract　 

3. Stefan Braig (European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan, University of Tuebingen, Germany)

   Ruling Party in Local Opposition: The KMT's Predicament in Southern Taiwan and Its Countermeasures

   　Abstract　 

4. Gary D. Rawnsley (Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK) and Ming-yeh T. Rawnsley (Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK)

   The Media in Democratic Taiwan

   　Abstract　 　Paper　 

5. Isabelle Cheng (Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK) and Dafydd Fell (Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK)

   Taiwan's Claim to Multiculturalism before and after 2008: The Impact of Changing Ruling Parties on Immigration Policies

   　Abstract　 

Discussant: Tse-kang Leng (Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

Chair: Wen-hsing Wu (Department of History, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan)

1. Yoshiro Matsuda (Hyogo University of Teacher Education, Japan)

   從產業組合到信用合作社・農會

   　Abstract　 　Paper　 

   Discussant: Te-lan Chu (Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

2. Masahiro Sato (Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Japan)

   Why in Taiwan?:The First Census in the Japanese Empire

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Shizue Fujii (Japanese Department, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

3. Lung-pao Tsai (Department of History, National Taipei University, Taiwan)

   戰時體制下的鐵路營運－以台灣總督府鐵道部的運輸政策為中心 (1937-1945)

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Te-lan Chu

4. Tsu-yu Chen (Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   The Export Mechanism in Colonial Taiwan

   　Abstract　 　Paper　 

   Discussant: Te-lan Chu

5. Chiu-fen Hung (Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   The Implementation of Colonial Rule Policy by Using Baojia System during Early Japanese Occupation Period: A Case Study of Hu-lu-dun

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Shizue Fujii

Chair: Tain-jy Chen (Department of Economics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

1. Tzu-han Yang (Department of Public Finance, National Taipei University, Taiwan) and

   Deng-shing Huang (Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

   The Impacts of the Rise of China on Taiwan’s Industrial Development —The Cases of Textiles and Information Industries

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Kun-ming Chen (Department of International Business, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

2. Ryuhei Wakasugi (Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, Japan) and Takashi Natsuhara (Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University, Japan)

   Productivity and FDI of Taiwan Firms:A Non-Parametric Approach

   　Abstract　 　Paper　 

   Discussant: Shi-shu Peng (Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

3. Wen-hsien Liu (Department of Economics and Institute of International Economics, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan),

   Pan-long Tsai (Department of Economics, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan), and

   Ching-lung Tsay (Graduate Institute of Asian Studies, Tamkang University, Taiwan)

   Impacts of Outward FDI on Domestic Economy in Taiwan: Evidence from Panel Data of Manufacturing Firms

   　Abstract　 

   Discussant: Jong-rong Chen (Graduate Institute of Industrial Economics, National Central University, Taiwan)