Instant Issues: Sara Newland on the Politics of Taiwan

The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts will present Dr. Sara Newland, Assistant Professor of Government at Smith College, on Democracy in the shadow of great-power competition:The politics of Taiwan on Tuesday, February 11 at noon at 1350 Main Street in downtown Springfield.

At the request of the speaker this event will not be recorded so please make every effort to attend if you are interested.

Sara Newland is a scholar of local politics in China and Taiwan, and seeks to understand the behavior of local officials as domestic public servants and as actors in international relations. Her research on local governance and public service provision has been published in China Quarterly and Governance. Her new work focuses on subnational diplomacy, and in particular on the role that state and local officials play in the complicated relationships between the U.S., China and Taiwan. Her work on U.S.-Taiwan subnational engagement has been published in Pacific Review, and she is currently working on a book project (with Kyle Jaros) on U.S.-China subnational diplomacy in an era of rising great power competition.  

For those who purchase a meal, box lunches with a choice of sandwich--turkey, tuna, roast beef, vegetarian--will be available (first come, first served). Lunches also include deli salad, a cookie, chips, and soda or water. (Attendees may bring their own lunch or choose not to eat.)

Registration deadline for a lunch provided is Thursday, February 6.

The Instant Issues series is generously sponsored by M & T Bank, Wilbraham & Monson Academy & Sir Speedy

Special thanks to NAI Plotkin

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