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Fule.at is my personal website. The domain name derives from my Chinese name. I have lived and worked in Taiwan, South Korea, Mongolia, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam for over ten years. My research interests embrace Asian politics, society and economy. Since 2002, I have been with the Department of International Trade and Global Logistics at the Overseas Chinese University (Taiwan). In 2002, I received a permanent teaching license from the Ministry of Education (MOE), Taiwan. In 2005, the MOE approved my promotion to Associate Professor of (Political) Marketing. During the academic year 2010/2011, I was on sabbatical leave and a visiting fellow at the Institute of Social and Societal Policies, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria.

About this site

My website should assist my students in obtaining a better understanding of East Asian marketing, politics and society. This academic year, I offer six online courses dealing with marketing and politics in East Asia. All courses offered reflect real-world situations and tend to be critcal of the over-simplified interpretations, usually found in textbooks and academic journals at institutions of higher education around the world.

Khmer Anti-Poverty Party

On 29 November 2011, the Khmer Anti-Poverty Party convened its National Party Convention in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I was invited to give a speech on the necessity of further democratic development in Cambodia, and the important role the party and its charismatic leader, Daran Kravanh, would play in that developmental process.

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National Party Convention

Khmer Anti-Poverty Party, Cambodia

Salzburg Biennale

The Salzburg Biennale is a festival for contemporary music held each weekend in March. In 2011, the festival took place for the second time. I was offered the unique opportunity to work as an official art photographer at the festival, which I much enjoyed.

Heiner Goebbels, Schwarz auf Weiß

Ensemble Modern

Khmer Anti-Poverty Party

In July 2010, the Khmer Anti-Poverty Party held a leadership training seminar in Lowell, Massachusetts (USA). I was invited to give a lecture on the application of modern political marketing and to help design the party's electoral campaign strategy.

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The Khmer Anti-Poverty Party under the leadership of Daran Kravanh gives new hope to the Cambodian people to overcome the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge and encourages the world community to enhance democratic institutions in Cambodia. Daran Kravanh is determined to run in the 2013 national election in Cambodia and become the country's new prime minister.

Bangkok 2008 Anti-government Demonstrations

In 2008, a group of self-proclaimed democracy activists tried to topple the successor government of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. I observed the anti-government campaign several times. Here are some of pictures I took during my visit to the occupied territory around Government House.

I have been very critical of the so-called People's Allicance for Democracy (PAD) and their leaders (Have a look at my photo essay) Yet, it is amazing how tolerant Thai people are.

Mongolian Election 2008

In June 2008, members of Mongolia's parliament were elected. I recorded and analyzed all of the over two hundred TV ads. Here are some of them. Click here for more.

Kyoto

Kyoto Hot Springs

By David Braden

(Commissioned by Chris for Phuong, June 2008)

News:

[21 January 2012]

Video message, Khmer Anti-Poverty Party, Fundraising Dinner, Long Beach, California. Full text of speech. YouTube video.

[20/21 December 2011]

Presenter at the International Symposium on the State of the Social Sciences in Asia, Kuala Lumpur

[29 November 2011]

Speaker at the National Convention of the Khmer Anti-Poverty Party, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

[24/25 November 2011]

5th Congress of the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) convenes in Taichung, Taiwan

Elected president and member of the Executive Committee, APISA

[1 September 2011]

Lecturer, APISA Professional Capacity Building Workshop, Kuala Lumpur.

[2 August 2011]

Open letter to President Ma Ying-jeou regarding the indictment of former President Lee Teng-hui (published in the Taipei Times).

[19 - 20 May 2011]

Presenter and Panel Chair, First International Conference on International Relations and Development, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand. (PowerPoint Presentation)

[8 April 2011]

Open letter to President Ma Ying-jeou regarding the state of democracy in Taiwan ( published in the Liberty Times and the Taipei Times).

[March 2011]

Art Photographer, Salzburg Biennale 2011

[Winter 2010]

Teaching Fellow, Institute of Social and Societal Policy, University of Linz

Contributor, Encyclopedia of Transitional Justice, Cambridge University Press.

Appointed Chair of the Organising Committee 5th APISA Congress.

[August/September 2010]

Taiwan Summer School Program Coordinator

[August 9-10, 2010]

Presenter, International Conference on Japan under the DPJ: Regime Shift and Regional Implications, organised by the Yuchengco Center, the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) and De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. (PowerPoint Presentation)

[July 2-3, 2010]

Trainer and advisor, Khmer Anti-Poverty Party Leadership Training, Lowell, MA, USA.

[June 2010]

Electoral campaign aide to Hsu Hsin-chu, candidate in the 2010 village representative election of Changhua County (Taiwan).

[May 23, 2010]

Open letter to Wang Jin-pyng, President of Legislative Yuan, regarding the ongoing negotiations between the Taiwanese and Chinese governments to arrive at an economic cooperation framework agreement.

[April 26, 2010]

Discussant and panel chair, International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Overseas Chinese University, Taiwan.

[February 2010]

Research trip to Thailand: Observation of the current political development (Red Movement and court verdict on Thaksin)

Research trip to Cambodia: First contact with electoral campaign team of Daran Kravanh, candidate for prime minister of Cambodia.

[January 1, 2010]

Acceptance of invitation to become electoral campaign advisor to Daran Kravanh, candidate for prime minister of Cambodia.

[November 13, 2009]

Open letter to President Ma Ying-jeou regarding the state of democracy in Taiwan.

[November 12-13, 2009]

Presenter and panel chair, International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Taiwanese Innovation and Industrial Policy, Centre for East and Southeast Asian Studies, Lund University, Sweden. Power Point

[September 28, 2009]

Presenter, International Workshop on Democratic Transition, Political Culture and Social Change in Taiwan, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna, Austria.
Power Point Full Paper in PDF

[August/September 2009]

Taiwan Summer School Program Coordinator

[May 21, 2009]

Open letter to President Ma Ying-jeou regarding the state of democracy in Taiwan.

[February 11, 2009]

Research trip to Thailand

[November 29, 2008]

Presenter, Prospects of Democracy in East Asia for the 21st Century: Issues, Threats, and Challenges, Asian Political and International Studies Association (Jakarta). (Full Paper)

[November 23, 2008]

Presenter, Annual Conference of the Taiwanese Political Science Association (Puli).

[November 7, 2008]

Presenter, Higher Education Forum Austria - Taiwan (Taipei). PowerPoint

[September 25, 2008]

Research trip to Thailand

[August 1, 2008]
Launch of my my personal website Fule.at

[June 22, 2008]

Research trip to Mongolia: Visiting Professor, Center for Mongol Studies, National University of Mongolia

[February 2, 2008]

Research trip to Thailand.

[January 13, 2008]

Reserach trip to South Korea

[December 13, 2007]
Discussant, 8th National Conference on Political Science and Public Administration (Bangkok).

[November 24, 2007]

Presenter, International Symposium: The 20th Anniversary of the Lifting of Martial Law in Taiwan (Taipei).

[August 5, 2007]

Presenter, The 5th International Convention of Asia Scholars (Kuala Lumpur).

[May 17, 2007]

Research trip to Vietnam

[February 26, 2007]

Presenter, International Conference on the 228 Massacre, Human Rights and Transitional Justice (Taipei).

[January 20, 2007]

Research trip to Japan: Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Meiji University, Japan