ST ANTONY’S COLLEGE
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St Antony’s College, Oxford OX2 6JF
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Taiwan Studies Programme, Asian Studies Centre
Week 4 – Friday 8th Nov 5.00pm
Dahrendorf Room, Founder’s Building
Professor Emerson Niou
(Duke University)
The China Factor in Taiwanese Politics
Abstract: In my talk I will use survey data to study the main views in Taiwan on how
Taiwan should approach and engage with China, and draw policy implications for China and
Taiwan.
About the speaker: EMERSON M.S. NIOU (Ph.D., U. of Texas at Austin, 1987) is Professor of
Political Science at Duke University. He is the co-author of The Balance of Power, Cambridge
University Press, 1989. His recent publications include: “A Theory of Economic Sanctions
and Issue Linkage,” with Dean Lacy, Journal of Politics, 2004; “Term Limits as a Response to
Incumbency Advantage,” with Kongpin Chen, Journal of Politics, May 2005; “External Threat
and Collective Action,” with Guofu Tan, Economic Inquiry, 2005; “Economic
Interdependence and Peace: A Game-Theoretic Analysis,” Journal of East Asian Studies,
2007; “Strategic Voting in Plurality Elections,” with Daniel Kselman, Political Analysis, 2010.
His current projects include studies of institutions and governance, theories of voting, and
politics of alliance formation.
All are welcome
Convenor: Dr Ming-chin Monique Chu
Enquiries: e-mail: [email protected] or tel: 01865-274559