Please see the latest Taiwan-related news below:

1) The W1 (Assistant Professor) position in Modern Taiwan Studies at the University of Tübingen (see attachment). This is a six-year, non-tenure-track position, but there is a possibility that it could become permanent at a later date. You will find all the necessary information in the attached document (below the main text on this page).

2) Martial Currents: Flowing Across Borders – International Symposium on the Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Expansion of Global Chinese Martial Arts (see attachment)
Dec. 20-21, 2025 @ Taipei National University of the Arts
Call for papers/proposals.
Deadline Aug. 10!

3) Call for Chapters: “MADE IN TAIWAN 2025”

Editor: Dr Pi-Chi Chen

Anglia Ruskin University, UK (pi-chi.chen@aru.ac.uk)

Proposed Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan/Springer

Year of Publication: 2025/2026

Overview

Taiwan’s post-war economic trajectory has been marked by rapid industrialisation and integration into global markets, positioning it as a pivotal player in the ‘East Asian economic miracle.’ The nation’s economic liberalisation facilitated the expansion of Taiwanese enterprises into large-scale business conglomerates. However, the forces of globalisation have significantly reshaped Taiwan’s industrial landscape, prompting an exodus of businesses to China in pursuit of cost-efficiency and competitive survival. While this expansion has increased the scale of Taiwanese firms, it has concurrently reduced profit margins and reinforced familial control structures. This transformation has exerted pressure on Taiwan’s once-thriving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which historically formed the backbone of its economic development. Consequently, formerly stable industrial clusters have become more fluid and transient.

Recent geopolitical and economic developments, particularly escalating US-China trade tensions, have intensified Taiwan’s role in global supply chains. Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, responsible for approximately 21% of global chip manufacturing and over 92% of the most advanced chips (US International Trade Commission, 2024), remains central to international economic strategy and political negotiations. While other nations seek to diversify their supply chains and reduce reliance on Taiwanese technology, Taiwan faces new vulnerabilities and strategic opportunities amid a rapidly evolving global economic order.

These structural changes have triggered complex economic, social, and political ramifications, including slowing economic growth, increasing social unrest, and intensifying geopolitical challenges. This edited volume seeks to critically examine Taiwan’s contemporary socio-economic and cultural transformations within the broader context of regional and global shifts. By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, this project aims to generate empirical and theoretical insights into Taiwan’s evolving role in global affairs.

Objectives and Scope

This volume invites contributions that explore Taiwan’s economic, social, cultural, and geopolitical development through interdisciplinary perspectives. Scholars from diverse disciplines are encouraged to submit research that aligns with the following key themes. We also welcome scholars focusing on China-Taiwan relations or Taiwan’s interactions with other countries to contribute to this edited volume.

1.              Society: Cultural transformations, education policies, gender rights, and social movements in Taiwan.

2.              Sociology: The millennial generation, democratic transitions, decolonisation, and evolving Chinese identities in Taiwan.

3.              Technology and Industrial Development: Taiwan’s semiconductor sector, the role of technology in driving Taiwan’s economic progress, industrial policies, and innovation ecosystems.

4.              Geopolitics and Diplomacy: China-Taiwan relationships, Taiwan’s interactions with other countries, and Taiwan’s public and regional diplomatic strategies.

5.              Taiwan’s Global Positioning: Taiwan’s international trade, and analysing Taiwan’s future trajectory in international political and economic relations.

Submission Guidelines

We invite scholars to contribute original research articles of approximately 8,000 words (or 25 pages). Submissions should be grounded in rigorous empirical research or theoretical analysis and adhere to academic writing standards.

Abstract Submission (250 words): 30 June 2025

Full Submission Deadline: 1 October 2025

Publication Timeline: The manuscript is scheduled for publication by the end of 2025 or early 2026

For inquiries or to submit your manuscript proposal, please contact Dr Pi-Chi Chen at Anglia Ruskin University, UK (pi-chi.chen@aru.ac.uk)

4)  New Publication – “Reframing the Strait” in Il Politico

The article “Reframing the Strait: A Discursive Analysis of the CCP’s Taiwan Policy Across the Party Congresses (1992–2022)” by Stefano Pelaggi (Sapienza University of Rome) and Francesco Lorenzo Morandi (Centro Studi Geopolitica.info) has been published in the journal Il Politico.

This paper offers a diachronic analysis of the Chinese Communist Party’s evolving discourse on Taiwan, focusing on the six most recent Party Congresses, from the 14th (1992) to the 20th (2022). By examining the official rhetoric articulated during these pivotal political events, the study traces the semantic, ideological, and strategic transformations in the CCP’s approach to the Taiwan question. The Party Congresses are interpreted as key junctures where Beijing codifies its priorities and recalibrates its political vocabulary, making them critical sources for understanding shifts in China’s Taiwan policy.

📄 The full article is available online here: https://www.pagepress.org/socialsciences/ilpolitico/article/view/1053/1051