The Shih Ming Te Foundation will host the international academic conference “Civil Society, Democratic Resilience, and National Security: The 20th Anniversary of Taiwan’s Red Shirt Anti-Corruption Movement” on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. The conference will bring together scholars and public policy leaders from Taiwan, the United States, and Australia for an in-depth, cross-national and intergenerational dialogue on history, political institutions, civil society, and international security.
The conference will feature a keynote lecture by Larry Diamond, a renowned scholar of democracy and Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Scholars from Taiwan and around the world will also participate in panel discussions.
The conference agenda is as follows:
Attendance is free. Please register online in advance. Registration will close once all seats are filled.
The Shih Ming Te Foundation cordially invites you to join us.
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 08:30–13:40
Venue: Room 401, 4th Floor, NTUH International Convention Center
Organizer: Shih Ming Te Foundation
Co-organizer: Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University
Simultaneous interpretation between English and Mandarin will be provided. We welcome you to register and join us.