Written by David O’Brien Recently I had the pleasure of a few days in the beautiful, chilled-out Taitung, Taiwan’s self-described “most indigenous city”. Taitung County
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Inclusivity- New Policies on Taiwan’s cultural diplomacy in the Culture White Paper 2018
Written by Chun-Ying Wei The long-anticipated Culture White Paper 2018 was officially published last December following the National Cultural Congress in 2017. I had the
How People Choose Their Religions in Taiwan: The Characteristics of the Followers Within Weixin Shengjiao
Written by Liu Hsiu-Yi According to a 2014 report from the Pew Research Center, Taiwan ranks second-highest in religious diversity in the world. The many
The ‘Enchanted’ Island: Religion, Secularisation and Modernity in Taiwan
Written by Scott Pacey There was once a time when sociologists expected religion to decline, both as a social force, and as an object of
A “Blue Wave” or a “Green Flop”? Making Sense of Taiwan’s 2018 Local Elections
Written by Vincent Wei-cheng Wang Taiwan’s 24 November 2018 local elections, in which voters elect mayors and magistrates, councilors, municipal heads, municipal councilors, village chiefs, and vote on ten
Taiwan Elections 2018: The New Referendum Law and the Rejection of the DPP
Written by Nathan Batto Taiwanese voters delivered a harsh rebuke to President Tsai Ing-wen and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in last week’s local
The Results of US Midterm Elections and Its Implications for Taiwan and Cross-Strait Issues
Written by Elizabeth Freund Larus With the hotly contested over, all eyes are on the incoming 116th Congress. What do the US midterm election results imply
Why Democracy Is the Best Form of Government for Taiwan?
Written by Alex Tan It is election season again in Taiwan, and voters are casting their votes for local and municipal elections on November 24th. These
Taipei Mayor Election in 2014 and 2018
Written by Chia-hung Tsai 2014: A New Episode In Taiwan, the Taipei mayor election is probably the most eye-catching contest among all local elections. Before 2014,
Strength in Numbers
Written by Caroline Hosey A Taiwanese organisation named ATAYAL aims to foster international communication between Aboriginal communities throughout the globe. Their goal is to launch a new online communication platform to
The Journey of Taiwan Cinema: from Taiwan New Cinema to post-New Cinema
Written by Daw-Ming Lee By the end of the 1970s Taiwan audience was antipathetic to the unimaginative remakes or copies of “national policy films,” martial
Walking Slowly: Style and motifs of Tsai Ming-liang’s film art (Part II)
Written by Terez Vincz The key figure of the second wave of Taiwanese New Cinema, Tsai Ming-liang’s The Walker (2012) consists of twenty-one shots recorded by a fixed camera. This article will
