Immigration societies. A comparative perspective on Austria and Taiwan

International Seminar, 30Sept-1Oct 2011 in Vienna, Austria

The bi-lateral Austria-Taiwan seminar is part of the academic research cooperation between National Chengchi University, Taiwan, and the University of Vienna, and also designed as a kick-off for future exchange in the field of migration and immigration.
The seminar is also designed as the starting point for further future exchange in the field of migration and intends to outline potential future areas of cooperation. Different institutes of National Chengchi University are involved and will be represented at the seminar, including political science, gender studies, social sciences, global development studies and management studies departments. The University of Vienna will show the broad approach of her Vienna Center for Taiwan Studies. Except University of Vienna researchers, other European partner universities of our institute will also participate. The seminar is also an opportunity to introduce the main research areas of the Vienna Center, namely aborigines studies, gender studies and law.

Location:
Rooms SIN 1, SIN 2 Department of East Asian Studies, Sinology
University of Vienna
AAKH-Campus Spitalgasse 2, Court 2, Entrance 2.3
A-1090 Wien
Austria

Program (as of 22 September, 2011)

Friday 30 September 2011

10:00 Breakfast & informal gathering
11:00 Maja Fuchs: Short guided tour to the Chinese and Taiwan collections of the library of the Institute of East Asian Studies
13.30 Registration & coffee and snacks

14.00 Welcome address by Professor Dr. Sepp Linhart, Director, Department of East Asian Studies
14.15 – 15.15 Migration in Asia: Selected research questions
Chair: Michael Rudolph, University of Southern Denmark
Agnes Schick-Chen (University of Vienna):
Overseas Chinese and Chinese studies: a question of culture?
Josef Baum (University of Vienna):
Some experiences in research cooperation with Taiwan

Coffee break

15.45 – 16.15 Taiwan as a sending country: Migration to Mainland China
Lin Shih-yuan (National Chengchi University):
Spatial Dynamics of Industry Cluster：The Case of Taiwanese Businessmen’s Investment in China

Coffee break

17.30 Keynote Speech
Chair: S. Weigelin-Schwiedrzik (Dean, Faculty of Philological and Cultural Sciences, University of Vienna)
Yen Liang Kung (National Chengchi University):
Politics Matters: An Assessment of Recent Citizenship Policy Toward Taiwanese Migrants in Mainland China

19.00 Dinner at Oasia Restaurant, Schlickgasse 2, 1090 Wien

Saturday 1 October 2011
9.00 – 11.30 Chinese migration and Taiwanese migration policies
Chair: Yen Liang Kung (NCCU)
Lena Springer (University of Vienna):
Patterns of Chinese migration in Austria and Europe. A comparative perspective
LIN Chia-ho (National Chengchi University):
The legal status of foreign migrant labor in Taiwan.
Coffee break
KO Chyong-fang (Academia Sinica):
Acceptance of foreign workers. A comparative study of Austria and Taiwan
Astrid Lipinsky (University of Vienna):
Creating a diverse society. Taiwanese government immigration policies

Coffee Break

12.00 – 13.00 Bride immigration: Something Taiwan-specific only?
Chair: Wolfram Manzenreiter, University of Vienna
Yang Wan-Ying (National Chengchi University):
The differentiated civil, social, and political rights of female mainland spouses in Taiwan.
Michael Rudolph (University of Southern Denmark):
Establishing a tradition of migrant brides. The aborigines.

13.00 Buffet Lunch
14.00 - 15.00 Taiwan's internal migration and the aborigines
Chair: Yang Wan-ying (NCCU)
Rosa Enn (University of Vienna): Indigenous migration due to environmental change.
Sonja Peschek (University of Vienna): The Changing Value of Taiwan Prehistory Migration. One-China Policy and the Taiwan-Pacific Interests under Ma Yingjiu - a controversial model?

Coffee break

15.30 Future directions of Austrian-Taiwanese cooperation
Chair: Astrid Lipinsky
Richard Trappl (University of Vienna):
Some thoughts on possibilities of cooperation
Round table: Proposals for the 2012 Austrian-Taiwanese cooperation
17.30 End of seminar
For Taiwanese participants: Sightseeing. Walking the AAKH-Campus.

19.00 Dinner at Alte Backstube, Lange Gasse 34, 1080 Wien.