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Issues
and Studies
Call for Papers
Approaches to China Studies
In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of
The Institute of International Relations
National Chengchi University
On April 1, 2003 the Institute of International Relations will celebrate its 50th Anniversary. In order to commemorate the Institute's five decades of research into international and Chinese affairs, Issues & Studies will publish a special issue reviewing the state of the China Studies field. I&S would thus like to welcome authors to submit papers on topics including (but not limited to):
Overviews of recent developments in disciplinary approaches (e.g., political science, economics, sociology, law, geography, anthropology, and history) to the study of the PRC and Taiwan.
Singular-case or comparative analyses of American, European, Asian, and Chinese conceptualizations of China and/or China studies as a general field.
The strengths and weaknesses of media coverage and/or policy analyses of the domestic and international affairs of the PRC and Taiwan.
The role of research institutes in the accumulation of China-specific knowledge.
Analyses of our understanding of the dynamics of cross-Strait relations.
Reviews of the development of a field of knowledge of PRC military affairs.
Overviews of research sources in the study of Chinese affairs, with special consideration given to reviews of internet-related resources.
Strategies for conducting field research in the PRC and Taiwan.
All papers will be subject to anonymous peer review, must be post-marked before November 30, 2002, and should be sent to the address below.
Andrew D. Marble, Ph.D. Deputy Managing Editor Issues & Studies Institute of International Relations National Chengchi University 64 Wanshou Road Wenshan District 116 Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)
