Organized by
Netina Tan, Political Science Department, McMaster University
Co-Funded by American Council of Learned Societies, with support from Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange and the Offices of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and Vice-President (Research & International Affairs), McMaster University
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Program
3 October 2013, Thursday
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Netina Tan, McMaster University
Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University
Huang Chang-Ling, National Taiwan University
“Reserved for Whom: The Impact of Reserved Seats for Women in Taiwan’s Electoral Politics”
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Alisa Gaunder, Southwestern University
“Female Representation in the LDP and DPJ: The Significance of the Weakness on the Left”
Chair: Louise Edwards, Hong Kong University
Discussant: Joseph Wong, University of Toronto
Hyunji Lee, University of Calgary
“Candidate Selection and the Representation of Women in South Korean Parties: Presidentialized Parties and Nominations of Women for Candidacies to Single Member Districts (SMDs)”
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Ki-Young Shin, Ochanomizu University and Jiso Yoon, University of Kansas
“Mixed-Electoral Systems, Gender Quotas, and Gender Representation in South Korea: A Comparison of National and Subnational Parliaments”
Manduhai Buyandelger, MIT
“A Thousand Steps to the Parliament: Women’s Strategies in Running for Parliament in Neoliberal Post-Socialist Mongolia”
Chair: Joseph Wong, University of Toronto
Discussant: Bernie Grofman, University of California, Irvine
3:00 –4:15pm: Panel 3 (Singapore and Thailand)
Pimrapaat Dusadeeisariyakul, Friedrich Naumann Foundation
“Party Quotas and Politics of Electoral Reform in Thailand”
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Netina Tan, McMaster University
“The Higher, the Fewer: Women Politicians in Singapore’s Hegemonic Party Regime”
Chair: Karen Bird, McMaster University
Discussant: Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University
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4:30 – 5:45 pm: Panel 4 (China and Vietnam)
Louise Edwards, Hong Kong University
“Quotas for Women in Politics in China: Aspirations and Reality”
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Chair: Michelle Dion, McMaster University
Discussant: Lynette Ong, University of Toronto
University Club, West Room
9:30 -10:00 am: Agenda Setting and Publication Options
Netina Tan, McMaster University
Group 1: Electoral Democracies (Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia and South Korea)
Group 2: Electoral Authoritarian Regimes (Singapore and Thailand)
Group 3: Single-Party Regimes (China and Vietnam)
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11:30 -11:45am: COFFEE BREAK
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11:45–12:45 pm: Presentations
Group 1 Presentation (Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia and South Korea)
Presenter: Ki-Young Shin, Ochanomizu University
Chair: Alisa Gaunder, Southwestern University
.Discussant: Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University
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Presenter: Pimrapaat Dusadeeisariyakul, FNF
Chair: Hyunji Lee, University of Calgary
Discussant: Bernie Grofman, University of California, Irvine
Presenter: Louise Edwards, Hong Kong University
Discussant: Huang Chang-Ling, National Taiwan University
4:00-4:15pm: Wrap-Up Comments
Netina Tan, McMaster University
5 October 2013, Saturday
9:00 – 9:30am Arrival and Breakfast
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9:30- 10:45am Women’s Political Representation in Asia: Observations and Comparative Insights
Bernie Grofman, University of California, Irvine
Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University
Chair: Dr. Huang Chang-Ling, National Taiwan University
Speakers: Preliminary views and suggestions
10:45-11:00am: Closing Remarks
Netina Tan 