Article by Mukhamad Zulianto Abstract: Social media plays a pivotal role in today’s society, transforming how individuals save information and engage with the world. The intersection of migration and technology creates a dynamic environment in which social media plays a crucial role in shaping the lives and economic struggles of […]
Article by Dolma Tsering Abstract: This study examines the occupational choices and status of Tibetan women in Taiwan. The study followed the qualitative narrative analysis of one-to-one interviews and participant observation conducted with Tibetan women in Taiwan. Findings suggested that, in contrast to the existing pattern of occupational choices of […]
Article by Aubrey Kandelila Fanani, Chang Wen-Chi, Jonathan Parhusip, and Qi Li Abstract: Following the 2023 ACS Institute “De-colonization in the 21st Century”, the International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS) organized a four-day excursion to southern Taiwan to investigate the port operation and the labor condition of Southeast Asian migrant […]
Zone Expropriation, “Land Value Increment to the Public”, and the Social Common Capital Theory: A Preliminary Analysis of the Taoyuan Aerotropolis Project Article by 李齊 QI LI The Taoyuan Aerotropolis Project has been the largest urban land expropriation project in Taiwan in recent years. More than 8,000 households, around 20,000 […]
Article by LI QI. Abstract: Sound epidemic management in Taiwan ensured the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP)’s considerable growth in 2020. The island had few infection cases, and its social order seemed not that different than before. However, the following year is much more challenging. During May and June of 2021, […]
Article by Jonathan S. Parhusip. Abstract: This article is a fragment of my thoughts, analysis, reflection, and critique regarding the establishment of migrant labour unions in Taiwan and my encounter with self-organized migrant fishers communities in Taiwan fishing ports. The paper will combine my ethnographic study of self-organised migrant fishers’ […]
Article by Juan Alberto Ruiz Casado. Abstract: The current hegemonic rivalry between China and the United States has placed Taiwan at a geopolitical crossroads where the island state has to struggle to decide its role in said conflict. Taiwan’s mass media, in their role as opinion builders through specific editorial […]
Article by Weisyun Chen. Abstract: Convenience stores in Taiwan are unique spaces. They challenge the concept of alienation and make it totally outdated. Challenging the notion of alienation, convenience stores abstract not only labor-time but also the social relationships among individuals, as the value of labor. The convenience store is […]
