Synergy Print Publication 2017
Synergy Journal Print Publication 2017 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, It is with honour and pleasure that I present you with the second volume of the Synergy Journal in print edition. Over the 2016-17 […]
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Synergy Journal Print Publication 2016
Synergy Journal Print Publication 2016 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, It is with honour that I present you with the first volume of Synergy: The Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies in print edition. Over […]
Taiwan, a Valuable Partner for SDGs — True Universality
“As we embark on this great collective journey, we pledge that no one will be left behind”—Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development New York is one of the world’s most popular tourist […]
A Case for Taiwan’s Participation at the World Health Assembly
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is encouraging Canadians during this Mental Health Week to raise awareness about mental health, it is hoped that attention can also be drawn to an important but sometimes invisible issue […]
The Tale of One Tibetan Refugee in Nepal: Memories, Insecurity and Home
I met Tenzin in Kathmandu, Nepal, on a research trip. He was born and raised in a remote village in Kham, a province that historically belongs to Tibet but divided into the Tibet Autonomous Region […]
Event Report “The Crisis of ‘Society’ and Explosion of ‘The Social’: Social Construction Projects in South Korea and China”
On March 21, 2017, the Munk School of Global Affairs hosted Professor Mun Young Cho for a symposium titled “The Crisis of ‘Society’ and the Explosion of “The Social”: Social Construction Projects in South Korea and […]
Event Report “Forget Chineseness: On the Geopolitics of Cultural Identification”
On March 24, 2017, as a part of the Global Taiwan Lecture Series, the Munk School of Global Affairs hosted Professor Allen Chun for a discussion on his new book Forget Chineseness: On the Geopolitics […]
Event Report “The Resettlement of North Korean Refugees in South Korea and Beyond: What Do We Know?”
On 15 March 2017, Synergy: The Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies hosted a panel discussion titled “Resettlement of North Koreans in South Korea”. This event was co-sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Korea, Asian […]
East Asia Between the Two Imperial Doctrines: The Ideologies and Realities of Western Empires and Imperial Japan in the Pacific War
Abstract This article debunks the simplistic assumptions of the Pacific War being a battle between good and evil by examining the hypocritical ideologies and practices of the Western empires and Japanese Empire respectively. On the one hand, while Western […]
Event Report “Curative Violence: How To Inhabit The Machine With Disability”
On February 8, 2017, the Munk School of Global Affairs hosted a book release for “Curative Violence,” written by Eujeung Kim, Assistant Professor of Syracuse University’s Department of Women and Gender Studies and Disability Studies. […]