Taiwan and Indo-Pacific Geopolitics: Implications of 2024 Pivotal Elections Around the World
Annual Oxford Taiwan Studies Conference 2024
Taipei City. Photo Copyright: Bo-jiun Jing
The Oxford Taiwan Studies Programme invites you to the Annual Oxford Taiwan Studies Conference 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. Join us to explore the implications of this pivotal election year worldwide for Taiwan and the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region.
Programme (names listed in order of presentation)
10:00-10:30 Registration and Refreshments (Nissan Lecture Theatre and the Buttery, St Antony’s College)
10:30-10:40 Welcoming Remarks
- Professor Paul Chaisty (Head of the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies and Professor of Russian and East European Politics, University of Oxford)
- Mr Andy Cheu-an Bi (Director of the Education Division, Taipei Representative Office in the UK)
10:40-12:10 Panel One: US-China-Taiwan Dynamics
Panellists:
- Dr Monique Ming-chin Chu (Lecturer in Chinese Politics, University of Southampton)
- Professor Yeh-chung Lu (Vice Dean of College of International Affairs and Professor of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University; and Vice President, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy)
- Dr Nicola Leveringhaus (Senior Lecturer, Department of War Studies, King’s College London)
Moderator:
- Professor Todd Hall (Director of University of Oxford China Centre; and Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford)
12:10-13:50 Lunch Break
13:50-15:20 Panel Two: Taiwan in Northeast and Southeast Asia
Panellists:
- Professor Chris Hughes (Professor of International Politics and Japanese Studies, University of Warwick)
- Professor Ramon Pacheco Pardo (Head of the Department of European & International Studies and Professor of International Relations, King’s College London)
- Dr Bo-jiun Jing (Senior Research Fellow in Taiwan Studies, University of Oxford)
Moderator:
- Professor Patricia Thornton (Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, and University of Oxford China Centre)
15:20-15:50 Coffee Break (The Buttery, St Antony’s College)
15:50-17:20 Panel Three: Europe-Taiwan Relations
Panellists:
- Dr Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy (Assistant Professor, National Dong Hwa University; and Affiliated Scholar, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
- Dr Michael Reilly (Senior Fellow, Taiwan Research Hub, University of Nottingham)
- Dr Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova (Head of the China Studies Centre, Riga Stradins University; and Head of the Asia Programme, Latvian Institute of International Affairs)
Moderator:
- Professor Paul Irwin Crookes (Associate Head (Education), Social Sciences Division, and Director of Graduate Studies, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford)
17:20-17:30 Break
17:30-18:30 Concluding Remarks and Conversation with Representative Vincent Chin-hsiang Yao, Taipei Representative Office in the UK
Moderator:
- Professor Rachel Murphy (Professor of Chinese Development and Society, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford)
Free admission. Due to limited venue capacity, registration is required. Please RSVP via the Eventbrite page here.
