Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences

     From the researchers in the previous Sun Yat-Sen Institute and the T'sai Yuan-Pei Research Center, six thematic centers and seven research programs were organized. With minor reorganization, the Research Center has had seven thematic centers and five research programs since 2006. The thematic centers include "Political Thought," "Maritime History," "Institution and Behavior Studies," "Archaeological Studies," "Asia-Pacific Area Studies," "Survey Research" and "Geographic Information Sciences". The research programs are "History of Health," "Economic Development and Trade in East Asia," "Brain, Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences," "Historical Demography," and "the Studies of Family Dynamics in Chinese Societies". Each thematic center has an executive director and each research program has a convener. The executive director or convener leads a research team to conduct well-defined research projects. The team comprises full-time, joint-appointment, adjunct and affiliated researchers.

     Vice President Liu Tsui-jung was appointed the active director on July 1 of 2004. Dr. Chang Ying-Hwa succeeded as the director on July 4th, 2005. Dr. Kuo Chiu-Yeoung was appointed the deputy director on July 4th, 2006.