“Global China Studies Lecture Series 2015 - The Concept of Politics in Confucianism” will be held on 26 November 2015 at City University of Hong Kong. It is our honour to invite Professor Yi-Huah Jiang, Taiwanese politician and former Premier of Taiwan, to deliver this lecture.

Abstract
In this lecture, Professor Jiang will discuss the concept of "politics" in ancient Confucianism as illuminated in the Four Books. He will point out the features of Confucian concept of politics by making a comparison between Confucian tradition and western political thought. He will also analyzes the strength and weakness of the Confucian concept of politics, and explore the possibilities of situating Confucianism in modern liberal democracy.

Bio-sketch
Yi-Huah Jiang received his BA and MA degrees from National Taiwan University and his PhD in political science from Yale University. He previously taught political philosophy at the department of political science at National Taiwan University. Jiang’s academic interests lie in political philosophy, democratic theory, general education, and Taiwanese politics. He is the author of Liberalism, Nationalism and National Identity (1998) and Essays on Liberalism and Democracy (2000). He was the recipient of a Distinguished Teaching Award from National Taiwan University and a Distinguished Research Award from the National Science Council of Taiwan in 2002.

Jiang was the founding editor of Societas: A Journal for Philosophical Study of Public Affairs. He was also the associate dean of academic affairs and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Development at National Taiwan University during 2006 and 2007. From 2008 to 2014, he served various important government positions in Taiwan. He is now a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and a Berggruen Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

Lecture details
Date: 26 November 2015 (Thursday)
Time: 5 pm - 6:30 pm
Venue: G7619 Academic 1, City University of Hong Kong
Language: English

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