2012 CALL FOR PAPERS

2012 American Political Science Association
Conference Group on Taiwan Studies (CGOTS)

CALL FOR PAPERS

Deadline: December 15, 2011

The 2012 American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting will be held from August 30 - September 2 in New Orleans, LA. The conference theme is “Representation and Renewal.”

CGOTS invites paper and panel proposals on Taiwan’s domestic politics and international relations that are consistent with the conference theme. For instance, how has the evolution of Taiwan's democracy been enhanced and/or stymied by elite and mass attitudes about the concept and implementation of mass democratic representation? Do current representative arrangements enhance or restrain the ability of majority and minority parties and social groups to participate in the civic life of the nation in a meaningful manner? What effect do representative bodies (domestic and international) have on cross-strait relations and Taiwan’s international space? Applicable to each of the above are proposals that also address ways to reform domestic and international ideas about and institutions for representation to address deficiencies and work toward future improvement. We especially welcome proposals that address the contribution of Taiwan Studies to the broader political science literature, use Taiwan as a case for theory development, or compare Taiwan with other countries.

Please send proposals through the APSA website (http://www.apsanet.org/content_56692.cfm). If the website is not accessible to you, you may send proposals to Professor Hans Stockton (stockton@stthom.edu), CGOTS Coordinator. The deadline for proposals is December 15, 2012. Decisions on the proposals will be communicated to you in February 2012. Travel support for CGOTS panelists is subject to the availability of external funding.