15th Annual Conference of the European Association of Taiwan Studies: Sustainable Taiwan

Outline and Background

In environmental sciences ‘sustainability’ means ‘the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance’. However, ‘sustainability’ is more than a recent buzzword and embraces a much broader philosophy and practice. If we consider ‘sustainability’ as an ecosystem, a lifestyle, a community or a world that is capable of supporting itself and its surroundings indefinitely, we believe ‘sustainability’ is an equally important concept for scholars and students of all disciplines – social sciences, arts and humanities, or Taiwan Studies generally.

The 15th Annual Conference of the European Association of Taiwan Studies (EATS) adopts a broadly defined theme of ‘sustainability’ and invites researchers of all backgrounds to address the following questions: How have the people on Taiwan survived political, social and cultural challenges? How may Taiwan contribute to a more sustainable world in the future? What are the issues facing the islanders today to maintain their lifestyles and what solutions to them could be proposed? Are Tsai Ing-wen’s approaches to transitional justice, gender equality, cross-strait relations, economic growth, environment, and cultural development sustainable?

Organization

Dr Simona Grano (Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies - Department of Chinese Studies, University of Zurich)

Host

European Association of Taiwan Studies

Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies - Department of Chinese Studies

Location

University of Zurich, RAA G 01 / G 15, Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zürich

15th Annual Conference of the European Association of Taiwan Studies