Framing connectivity : concepts and the case of Taiwan -- Politics of repositioning and state spatiality : from 'Xiangtu Cina' to 'oceanic Taiwan' -- The Taiwan-EU economic relationship : a channel for greater assertiveness? -- Science communication in Taiwan : rethinking the local and global -- Taiwan's industrialization policy in the era of globalization : from sector specific to macro management -- Across borders : the export of Tiwan's lingji practices to Singapore-- The impact of the Taiwanese LGBTQ movement in mainland China -- Exporting values or exoticizing? : Lee Ang and global cinema -- The literary island : isolation and integration as key-elements in reading Taiwan literature -- United in grief the individualisation of death rituals as depicted in the featurefilms Seven days in heaven, departures and Death at a funeral
Summary
Taiwan has often been characterised as an isolated society in its search for sovereignty and security. Its contact with the world in an era of globalization and post-modernity, however, has increasingly led to Taiwanese actors successfully participating in many regional and global fields
