20 – 26 May 2024, Taipei, Taiwan
Venue: National Chengchi University (NCCU)
Sunday (19th May)
All day: Arrival of Participants
Check-In from 15.00 hrs
Free & Easy Dinner (own arrangement)
Monday (20th May)
9:30-10:00 Welcome by KAS-Asia Director, NCCU Head of School, OSCE Academy Director, ARI Director, TRH director and APISA President
10:00-10:15 Welcome by the Summer School co-directors
10:15-10:30 Tour de table
Topic: “Democracy Backsliding and Populism”
Speakers: Prof. Larry Diamond (Stanford University) and Chean Chung Lee (People’s Justice Party MP)
Guest Expert: Dr Chun-Yi Lee (UNUK)
10:30-11.30 Speakers’ presentation
11.30-11.45 Break
11.45-13:15 Debate and discussion with the guest speakers
13:15-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-15:30 “Rise of Populism in Kyrgyzstan” (Tolgonai Elemanova)”
Discussant: Aaron Deivasagayam
15:30-15:45 Break
15:45-16:45 “Taiwan’s Party Negotiation Mechanism and the Guardrail Norms of Democracy” (Lee Chi-En)
Discussant: Marina Sari
16:45-17:00 Wrap up and next session preparation
17:30-19:00 Welcome dinner
Tuesday (21th May)
Topic: “Political Party (System) Institutionalization”
Speakers: Prof. Herbert Kitschelt (Duke University) and Dr. Sanghoon Kim-Leffingwell (Johns Hopkins University)
Guest Expert: Dr Don Lee (Sungkyunkwan University)
10:00-11.00 Speakers’ presentation
11.00-11.15 Break
11.15-12:45 Debate and discussion with the guest speakers
12:45-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 “The Influence of the Cleavage Structure in Ending Party Dominance in Malaysia” (Aaron Deivasagayam)
Discussant: Naveen Kori
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:15 “Faces and Phases of Democracies and Indigeneity” (Yasmin Mangotara)
Discussant: Catherine Setiawan
16:15-17:15 “Transitional Justice and Authoritarian Successor Parties” (Paula Romero)
Discussant: DaHyeon Jeong
17:15-17:30 Wrap up and next session preparation
19:00 Free and Easy Diner (own arrangement)
Wednesday (22th May)
Topic: “Elections and Election Campaigning”
Speakers: Dr Christian Schafferer (APISA) and Roger Do (AutoPolitic)
Guest Expert: Dr Chia-Hung Tsai (NCCU)
9:30-10.30 Speakers’ presentation
10.30-10.45 Break
10.45-12:15 Debate and discussion with the guest speakers
12:15-13:30 Lunch Break
13:30-14:30 “Secretive Foreign Policy and the Impact of Party Rhetoric on Public Opinion” (DaHyeon Jeong)
Discussant: Teena Teena
14:30-14:45 Break
14:45-15:45 “Institutions, Voters, and the Boundaries of Islamist Party Success” (Mohamed Salihin Subhan)
Discussant: Yasmin Mangotara
16:00-18:00 Roundtable
Moderator: Prof. Yves Tiberghien (University of British Columbia)
Speakers: TBC
Discussant: Dr Francis F. Lukhele (University of Swaziland)
18:00-20:00 Small reception
Thursday (23th May)
Topic: “Political Parties, Social Movements and New Technologies”
Speakers: Prof. Julio Teehankee (De La Salle University, Philippines) and Chen I-Hsin (former legislator, KMT)
Guest Expert: Dr Julian Roknifard (University of Nottingham-Malaysia)
09:30-10.30 Speakers’ presentation
10.30-10.45 Break
10.45-12:15 Debate and discussion with the guest speakers
12:15-13:30 Lunch Break
13:30-14:30 “Ethical AI for Inclusive Democracy in Southeast Asia” (Catherine Setiawan)
Discussant: Hanh-Linh Tran
14:30-14:45 Break
14:45-15:45 “Electoral Reform in Indonesia” (Tri Astuti)
Discussant: Po-Chun Wu
15:45-16:00 Break
16:00-18:00 Official book launch: “Rethinking Parties in Democratizing Asia” (Julio Teekankee and Christian Echle)
18:00-20:00 Small Reception
Friday (24th May)
Topic: “Political Parties and Representation – Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities”
Speakers: Dr Charles McClean (Yale University) and Yen-jong Lee (Director of DPP’s Gender Equality Department, Attorney-at-law)
Guest Expert: Dr Bridget Welsh (University of Nottingham-Malaysia)
10:00-11.00 Speakers’ presentation
11.00-11.15 Break
11.15-12:45 Debate and discussion with the guest speakers
12:45-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 “Women Leadership in India: Current Challenges” (Teena Teena)
Discussant: Mohamed Salihin Subhan
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:15 “Youth and the 2024 Indonesian Election” (Marina Sari)
Discussant: Tolgonai Elemeanova
16:15-17:15 “Strategies for Enhancing Women’s Political Participation” (Naveen Kori)
Discussant: Oudom Oum
17:15-17:30 Wrap up and next session preparation
19:00 Free and Easy Diner (own arrangement)
Saturday (25th May)
Topic: “Party Funding and Corruption”
Speakers: Dr Fernando Casal Bértoa (University of Nottingham) and Dr Marcin Walecki (National Democratic Institute)
Guest Expert: Dr. Yen-Pin Su (NCCU)
10:00-10.30 Speaker’s presentation
10.30-10.45 Break
10.45-12:15 Debate and discussion with the guest speakers
12:15-13:30 Lunch Break
13:30-14:30 “Cambodia’s Authoritarianism in Progress” (Oudom Oum)
Discussant: Tri Astuti
14:30-14:45 Break
14:45-15:45 Special Session: “How to Get Published?” with Dr Fernando Casal Bértoa (co-editor of the Routledge Book Series on “Political Parties, Party Systems and Elections”)
15:45-16:00 Wrap up and next session preparation
19:00 Free and Easy Diner (own arrangement)
Sunday (26th May)
Topic: “Democracy Promotion: Pros and Cons”
Speakers: Dr Bann Seng Tan (Ashoka University, India) and Prof. Chang Ling Huang (National Taiwan University)
Guest Expert: Dr Riccardo Pelizzo (Nazarbayev University)
9:30-10:30 Speakers’ presentation
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:15 Debate and discussion with the guest speakers
12:15-13:30 Lunch Break
13:30-14:30 “Advocating Human Rights in Elections” (Hanh-Linh Tran)
Discussant: Paula Romero
14:30-14:45 Break
14:45-15:45 “Does Committee Heterogeneity Affect the Prioritization of Legislative Bills in Taiwan?” (Po-Chun Wu)
Discussant: Lee Chi-En
15:45-16:15 Farewell speeches
16:15 End of the Summer School
18.00 Farewell Dinner
Monday (27th May)
9.30-18.00 NCCU Cultural program
Tuesday (28th May)
All Day Departure of Guests