Current Divisions and Descriptions of Responsibilities.
  • The Electoral Institutions Research Section conducts research on electoral laws, institutions, and other election matters both in Taiwan and overseas.
  • The Voting Behavior Research Section studies and compares domestic and foreign electorates¡¦ voting behavior and related matters.
  • The Public Opinion Research Section handles research on public opinion about public policies, and provides governmental advice and related matters.
  • The General Affairs Section handles academic exchanges, data publication, and research assignments.
ESC¡¦s Current Personnel

Title

Name

Areas of Expertise

Director of the center and Research Fellow, ESC

Lu-huei Chen

(Ph.D. Michigan State Univ., 1999)

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Voting behavior, survey research methods, research design and methodology, political socialization, political psychology, social science statistical methods, American politics

Research Fellow, ESC Hung Chi
Ph.D. in Political Science, Indiana University(1986)

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comparative politics,Methodology of Political Science,
The statistical methodology for social science ,
Study on public opinion research methods
Research Fellow, ESC

Ching-hsin Yu

(Ph.D. Penn State Univ., 1995)

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Comparative politics, political institutions, parties and elections,
voting behavior, democratization theory, research design and methodology

Assistant research fellow

Su-feng Cheng

(M.A. NCCU, 1989)

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Survey research methods, research design and methodology, voting behavior, Tibetan studies

Assistant research fellow

Chia-hung Tsai

( Ph.D. Ohio State Univ., 2003)

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American politics, public opinion theory, party politics, game theory

Assistant Research Fellow

Eric Chen-hua Yu
(Ph.D. Columbia University, 2006)

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Public Opinion Theory; Electoral Politics; Voting Behavior; Multi-level Analysis; Public Policy Analysis; American Politics
Staff

Title

Name

Areas of Expertise

Secretary

Dung Su-Jhen

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Administrative secretary

Technician

Yong-cheng Huang

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Computer consultant, webmaster

Admin Assistant Huei-Ling Chen
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Administration
Project Specialist Pei-Hwa Li
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Administration
Project Assistant Woan-Ru Wu
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Administration
In addition, the Center also employs about 24 research assistants who help with planning and carrying out research projects, database management, and other work.