To deepen curricular innovation and talent cultivation in global democratic studies in Taiwan, the NTU College of Social Sciences and the University Academic Alliance in Taiwan will co-host two workshops. We are honored to invite Professor Susan D. Hyde, Chair Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, to lead both workshops at the Hu Fu Center for East Asia Democratic Studies. These workshops will bring together faculty and students from the twelve member universities of the Alliance to share insights on two themes: 1. Joint Supervision of Graduate Theses – experiences and best practices from faculty collaboration between NTU and UC Berkeley in the social sciences. 2. Academic Publishing and Career Development – strategies for encouraging young Taiwanese scholars and students to publish in international academic journals and to pursue careers in academia. Registration and event details for both workshops are as follows:
** Registraiton **
https://forms.gle/CDweTr6BA9QijNoq6
** Keynote Speaker **
Professor Susan Hyde
Kernan Robson Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley
** Workshop on Co-advising Graduate Students **
Time ：2025. 12. 08. Mon 14:00-15:00
Venue：Conference Room 512, NTU College of Social Sciences
** Workshop on Academic Publication and Career Development **
Time ：2025. 12. 10. Wed 10:00-11:30
Venue：Conference Room 512, NTU College of Social Sciences
* Organizers：
University Academic Alliance in Taiwan
College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University
Hu Fu Center for East Asia Democratic Studies, National Taiwan University
* Co-organizer：
Taiwan Social Resilience Research Center, National Taiwan University
Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University
Bio of the Keynote Speaker:
Professor Susan D. Hyde is a political scientist whose research examines threats to democracy, the role of regime type in international affairs, and international influences on the domestic politics of sovereign states, particularly in authoritarian regimes and transitional democracies. She is best known for her pioneering work on international election monitoring, which explores how international election observation has evolved into a powerful tool for promoting democracy in part because of its imperfect track record.
Hyde’s influential book The Pseudo-Democrat’s Dilemma demonstrated how autocratic leaders strategically adopt democratic institutions and invite international observers to bolster their credibility—often with unintended consequences. Her broader research investigates the spread of international norms, electoral manipulation and democratic accountability, how domestic and international politics interact, and field experimental research models.
An expert on democracy promotion and international political institutions, Hyde is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and a founding member and former elected Executive Director of the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) research network. She has served on editorial boards of leading political science journals and has been a residential scholar at the Brookings Institution and Princeton's Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance.