Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica

University of Chicago Academic Exchange-1150316

Pursue Academic Excellence,
Respect Diversity,
Embrace Humility and Care in a Humanistic Environment

The IPSAS emblem is a Greek Ionian column that symbolizes Classic democracy. It also conveys our aspiration to be the bastion of academic freedom.

We aim not only to compare Taiwan’s experience of democratic development with that of other emerging democracies in Asia, but also to place it within the broader context of all democratic countries.

Meet the demands of national development, and simultaneously seek breakthroughs in areas where local scholars enjoy comparative international advantage.

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Congratulations to IPSAS Distinguished Research Fellow Chung-li Wu on Receiving the 2025 NSTC Research Fellow Award

Dr. Wu specializes in American politics, comparative politics, and electoral studies...
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IPSAS Research Fellow Wen-Hsuan Tsai Receives the 2025 NSTC Distinguished Research Award

His research areas include elite politics of the Chinese Communist Party, the political institutions and development of the CCP...
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Congratulations to IPSAS Distinguished Research Fellow Fang-yi Chiou on Receiving the 2025 NSTC Research Fellow Award

Dr. Chiou specializes in legislative studies, American politics, and methodology...
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Congratulations to IPSAS Associate Research Fellow Nathan Batto for Receiving the APSA Legislative Studies Section′s 2025 Richard F. Fenno Jr. Prize (Awarded for a Co-authored Book with Emily Beaulieu)

Congratulations to IPSAS Associate Research Fellow Greg Chih-Hsin Sheen, for Receiving the 2025 Academia Sinica Early-Career Investigator Research Achievement Award.

Congratulations to IPSAS Associate Research Fellow Nathan Batto Receives “the 14th Academia Sinica Scholarly Monograph Award in the Humanities and Social Sciences”

Nathan Batto and Emily Beaulieu (2024)...
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Purpose

Politics is the commanding height of human societies. It carries particular significance in its function to integrate all the other social activities and make human social life possible. The curiosity and the study of politics have a long history, both in the East and West.

IPSAS Lecture Series

2026-05-29

Speaker : Prof. Gunter Schubert (European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan, University of Tübingen)

Topic : China′s (Failed) Imperial Outreach to Taiwan – a Preliminary Assessment

Place : IPSAS Conference Room A (5th floor, North, Building for Humanities and Social Sciences)

Time : pm 2:00

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2026-05-28

Speaker : Prof. John Andrew Donaldson（Singapore Management University）

Topic : The Allure of Modernization: Guizhou′s Shift from Inclusive Development to Indebted Growth

Place : IPSAS Conference Room A (5th floor, North, Building for Humanities and Social Sciences)、The Google Meet meeting room (Open a URL in a new tab)

Time : pm 2:00

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2026-05-26

Speaker : Prof. Young-Im Lee（Associate Professor, California State University, Sacramento, USA）

Topic : Religious Populist Mobilization against Anti-Discrimination Law in South Korea and Taiwan

Place : IPSAS Conference Room A (5th floor, North, Building for Humanities and Social Sciences)、The Google Meet meeting room (Open a URL in a new tab)

Time : pm 2:00

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Conferences & Seminars

2026-07-15~31

2026 Institute for Social Science Methodology (Taiwan) ››

Place : Institute of Political Science of North Building for Humanities, First Conference Room, Academia Sinica.

Time : 9:00~18:00

2026-04-01~02

2026 Information Political Economy Workshop ››

Place : Conference Room A, Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica

Time : 4/1-9:30~17:00、4/2-9:40-15:20

2025-12-29~30

Workshop on Time Series Analysis ››

Place : 1ST CONFERENCE ROOM, 3F, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES BUILDING, ACADEMIA SINICA、The Google Meet meeting room (Open a URL in a new tab)

Time : 12/29-09:30~17:00、12/30-09:00~16:00