Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica

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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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Lecture Series

News

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Congratulations to IPSAS Distinguished Research Fellow Dr. Yu-Shan Wu and Assistant Research Fellow Dr. Ronan Tse-min Fu...

Recognized with...
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AS Conference 2025 Special Lecture and IPSAS Forums

For the AS Conference 2025, Dr. Yu-Shan Wu will deliver a special lecture on July 3rd.IPSAS will host two forums to...
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Congratulations to Dr. Greg Chih-Hsin Sheen, assistant research fellow at IPSAS, for receiving the 2024 Ta-You Wu Memorial Award...

Dr. Sheen’s research interests include political...
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IPSAS is currently accepting applications for the 2025 Doctoral Candidates in the Humanities and Social Science Fellowship Program

The application period is open from now until...
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IPSAS is accepting applications for the 2nd round of "Postdoctoral Scholar Program" for the year 2025 from January 16 until February 24

The deadline for applications from the institute is March 3...
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Congratulations to IPSAS Research Fellow Dr. Wen-Hsuan Tsai and Prof. Gang Tian for Receiving the China Information best article prize（Eduard B. Vermeer Prize for the Best Article in 2024）

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

2025-07-29

Speaker : Prof. Frances Wang (Colgate University)

Topic : The Art of State Persuasion: China′s Strategic Use of Media in Interstate Disputes

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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2025-07-24

Speaker : Prof. Dongryul Kim (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology)

Topic : Political Economy of Infrastructure Building in 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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2025-07-22

Speaker : Prof. Scott Wolford (Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin)

Topic : Shifting power, interstate war, and domestic politics

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

2025-07-08~25

2025 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

2025-07-02

FORUM OF AS CONFERENCE 2025 – COMPARATIVE POLITICS ››

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

Time : 15:30-17:00

2025-06-30

FORUM OF AS CONFERENCE 2025 – Key Issues in Taiwan′s Politics ››

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

Time : 15:30-17:00