In Taichung, Taiwan there's a university that has a lot in common with Davidson (my home institution). Tunghai University is a great school with a strong liberal arts curriculum and a Protestant affililation. The campus is lovely, and like Davidson, it's an arboretum. It's a lot bigger than Davidson, but it still had a homey feeling when I stopped in last month for a visit. … [Read more...] about Davidson’s Doppelganger
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I Have an Office! And Students! Yay!
I have moved into my beautiful office in the Social Science Building at National Taiwan University. I can't believe they reserve the best views for the visitors, but they do. And I have students. They are taking my 5-week minicourse, "The Rise and Fall of Democracy Around the World." And based on our first class, I think they are from all around the world, too, which is just … [Read more...] about I Have an Office! And Students! Yay!
Why Sunflowers?
You might be wondering: You’re a political scientist, not a botanist, so why are you studying sunflowers? The simple answer is, the “Sunflower Generation” refers to the generation of Taiwanese that led the 2014 Sunflower Movement. In the wake of the movement, we’ve been referring to young Taiwanese as Sunflowers. But there’s more to the story, of course. … [Read more...] about Why Sunflowers?
A Fulbrighter Among the Sunflowers
For the next seven months, I'll be based at National Taiwan University (September 4-January 14) and Shanghai Jiaotong University (January 15-April 4) working as a Fulbright scholar. The goal of my research is to gain a deeper understanding of what young (age 18-30) Taiwanese think about three important topics: Taiwan's domestic politics, cross-Strait relations, and mainland … [Read more...] about A Fulbrighter Among the Sunflowers
