sociology

Field:Sociology
Country of origin: Taiwan
Period of stay at IIAS: September 1, 2007 – September 1, 2008
Status: IIAS Professor, European Chair
Home institute: Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica and Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University
Research topic: Religious changes in Taiwan
Field:Sociology
Country of origin: Taiwan
Period of stay at IIAS: August 22, 2007 to November 18, 2007
Status: Research Fellow / Professor
Home institute: Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica
Research topic: Bring Family Back? The impact of cross-border marriages on host societies.

Lenore Lyons

Field: Sociology
Country of origin: Australia
Period of stay at IIAS: 01/01/2008 - 01/01/2010
Status: Affiliated Fellow
Home institute: Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies (CAPSTRANS), University of Wollongong, Australia
Research topic: Transnationalism in Southeast Asia

Michele Ford

Field: Social activism (with a focus on labour) and border studies
Country of origin: Australia
Period of stay at IIAS: 01/01/2008 - 01/01/2010
Status: Affiliated Fellow
Home institute: The University of Sydney, Australia
Research topic: 1. From Migrant to Worker: New Transnational Responses to Temporary Labour Migration in East and Southeast Asia. 2. In the Shadow of Singapore: The Limits of Transnationalism in Insular Riau

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Field:Sociology (Korean current culture and society)
Country of origin: Republic of Korea
Period of stay at IIAS: 25 January 2006 - 23 December 2006
Status: Affiliated Fellow
Home institute: Seoul National University of Technology(SNUT)
Research topic: Socio-cultural Effects of Digital Media in Korea