New academic article on Taiwan & the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)

 We have recently published a new academic article entitled " Taiwan’s Participation in the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE): Modalities, Utility, and Challenges" in the International Journal of Taiwan Studies (IJTS) (Brill).

Abstract:

This article explores the utility of membership in international organisations for states with specific status within the international community, focusing on Taiwan’s surprisingly neglected involvement in the World Organisation for Animal Health or OIE (Office International des Épizooties). 

The paper shows that in addition to its contribution to the legitimisation of Taiwan’s identities, such participation has also enabled Taiwan to shape international norms in the field of animal health, increase international cooperation opportunities, strengthen domestic and global health security, and facilitate the trade of animal health-related products. Additionally, it has contributed to the domestic implementation of international animal health norms and helped increase the accountability of Taiwanese authorities in the domain of animal health management. 

Despite tremendous challenges, Taiwan still has plenty of opportunities to enhance its participation in global health governance through its membership in OIE.

Link:

https://brill.com/view/journals/ijts/aop/article-10.1163-24688800-20211209/article-10.1163-24688800-20211209.xml 

New academic article on the European Parliament and Global Health

New academic article entitled “Shaping European Union’s global health initiatives. What role for the European Parliament?” in the Journal of Contemporary European Studies (SSCI). 

Abstract: 

The article proposes to assess the role and influence of the European Parliament (EP) in the shaping and implementation of one major instrument of European Union’s (EU’s) global health involvement, namely the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). 

Through the content analysis of the legislative procedure that led to the establishment and the renewal of this initiative, as well as the EU’s and independent reports that evaluate its implementation, this study examines how EP’s recommendations made at the initial stage of this initiative have been influential for its elaboration and execution. 

Using an analytical framework designed in the light of the contemporary academic debate on EP’s influence on EU’s foreign policy, this study shows that, despite several challenges, the EP has succeeded in shaping significantly this initiative and its implementation by playing several specific roles. 

Furthermore, it demonstrates that such influence has made this global health initiative more democratic, more inclusive and more compliant with norms that frame international development cooperation since 2000. Consequently, this article concludes that the EP represents a significant actor of global health governance whose role will be determinant for the elaboration of the future EU–Africa Global Health Partnership (EDCTP-3). 

Link to the article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14782804.2021.1933399 

New academic publication on EU's health cooperation with ASEAN and the African Union

New article entitled "Health Interregionalism in combating communicable diseases. EU cooperation with ASEAN and the African Union (AU)" Regions & Cohesion (Scopus) (June 2019).

Abstract:

This last decade, regional organizations progressively became unavoidable actors of regional health governance and have been supported by some global health actors to strengthen such a role. Among these actors, the European Union (EU) is the only regional organization that implements health initiatives in cooperation with its regional counterparts. This article focuses on such “health interregionalism” toward Southeast Asia and Africa and in the field of communicable diseases, with the main objective of assessing its nature and identifying its main functions. It concludes that although appreciated and needed, the EU’s health interregionalism should better reflect the EU’s experience in regional health governance in order to represent a unique instrument of development aid and an added value for regional organizations.

For further information:

https://www.berghahnjournals.com/abstract/journals/regions-and-cohesion/9/1/regions-and-cohesion.9.issue-1.xml

New Book Launch Event “Southeast Asia: Beyond Borders and Boundaries”

Last year the Center for Southeast Asian Languages Teaching (CSEALT) held the first “2017 Wenzao International Conference on Southeast Asian Studies, 2017 Wenzao ICSEAS”, successfully welcomed more than 200 participants, and more than 80 scholars from 17 countries. This year in June, we are going to publish an English volume with the same theme of the 2017 Conference “Southeast Asia: Beyond Borders and Boundaries” from selected 10 conference presenters from 7 countries: Malaysia, USA/Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, and Taiwan:

The book “Southeast Asia: Beyond Borders and Boundaries” launch event is scheduled to be held in June (13th).

Presentation on : "ASEAN and Communicable Diseases"

[Book chapter]

Taiwanese and Chinese Health Diplomacies in South Pacific: Identity and Security dimensions

in the book entitled

"L'Oceanie Convoitée"

Abstract

On the 22 diplomatic allies of Taiwan, 6 are situated in the South Pacific (Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands and Palau) which makes this region a strategic region for Taiwanese authorities. Among the main motivations of Taiwan’s involvement in South Pacific there is certainly the issue of its status of State within the international community as well as access to natural resources. Simultaneously, despite the “diplomatic truce” proposed by the Taiwanese President, Ma Ying-jeou, it seems that China still continue to limit the diplomatic and international space of Taiwan and to strengthen its presence in the region. In such context, health diplomacy has represented one of the instruments used by Taipei and Beijing to defend their national interests in the region.

Consequently, this chapter aims at studying such health diplomacies, their modalities, their limits as well as their impacts and to focus on their identity and security dimensions to reveal what Beijing and Taipei coveted from Oceania through such diplomatic instrument.

This study argues that what is coveted by China and Taiwan through their health diplomacy towards the South Pacific is mainly the strengthening of their identities - corporative, role, type and collective identities - within the international community while the security dimension is less evident.

Résumé

Sur les vingt-deux alliés diplomatiques de Taiwan, six se situent dans le Pacifique Sud, ce qui fait de cette région une zone géopolitique et stratégique d’importance pour les autorités taiwanaises. De son côté la Chine qui entend bien limiter l’espace diplomatique de Taiwan a depuis plus d’une décennie intensifié ses relations avec de nombreux pays de la région et a ainsi renforcé sa présence dans le Pacifique Sud en vue notamment de convaincre les alliés de Taiwan de se tourner plutôt vers elle.

Dans le cadre de cette concurrence, l’aide publique au développement (APD) représente un instrument central des politiques étrangères chinoises et taiwanaises à l’égard du Pacifique Sud, notamment dans le domaine de la santé. Après être revenu sur la tension qui caractérise les relations entre Taiwan et la Chine et avoir expliqué comment et à travers quels instruments celle-ci s’exprimait dans le Pacifique Sud (1), on s’intéressera d’une part aux diplomaties sanitaires de Pékin et de Taipei pour en évoquer la nature et les spécificités et d’autre part, (2) à ce que Taiwan et la Chine convoitent dans le Pacifique Sud à travers leurs diplomaties sanitaires (3).

[Article]

EU-ASEAN Health Interregionalism Influence on Regional Health Governance

Asia Europe Journal 

 New article on “EU-ASEAN Health Interregionalism Influence on Regional Health Governance” in the Asia Europe Journal (SSCI) (3 November 2016)

A full-text view-only version of this paper is available here: http://rdcu.be/mk6K

Asia Europe Journal website: http://link.springer.com/journal/10308

[Book]

Politique étrangère de Taiwan et lutte contre les maladies transmissibles.

Un engagement mondial aux dimensions identitaires et sécuritaires

Vincent ROLLET

Membre de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) entre 1948 et 1972 puis observateur à l’Assemblée mondiale de la santé (AMS) à partir de 2009, pourvoyeur d’aide publique à la santé depuis le début des années 60 ou encore à l’origine de multiples initiatives sanitaires internationales, Taiwan a progressivement développé et mis en oeuvre une politique étrangère dans le domaine de la santé, qui représente aujourd’hui un élément incontournable de son engagement dans les affaires internationales.

Dans ce contexte, cet ouvrage s’interroge à la fois sur la nature de cette politique étrangère, sur ses

motivations, mais également sur ses effets aux niveaux national, régional et international. Mobilisant simultanément les outils conceptuels proposés par les principaux courants des Relations internationales pour analyser la politique étrangère, il propose une appréciation historique, sociologique et politique ainsi qu’une interprétation originale de cette  politique étrangère.

Si cet ouvrage permet de mieux apprécier l’évolution sociale, politique et économique d’une des principales sociétés démocratiques d’Asie à la lumière de son engagement dans la lutte contre les maladies transmissibles, il invite également à ré fléchir aux perspectives d’avenir pour Taiwan au

sein de la gouvernance régionale et mondiale de la santé et, plus largement, à son rôle sur la scène internationale

http://www.editions-academia.be/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=livre&no=51424