Look, the World is Watching How We Treat Migrants! The Making of the Anti-Trafficking Legislation during the Ma Administration

Employing the spiral model, this research analyses how anti-human trafficking legislation was promulgated during the Ma Ying-jeou (Ma Yingjiu) presidency. This research found that the gov- ernment of Taiwan was just as accountable for the violation of mi- grants’ human rights as the exploitive placement agencies and abusive employers. This research argues that, given its reliance on the United States for political and security support, Taiwan has made great ef- forts to improve its human rights records and meet US standards for protecting human rights. The reform was a result of multilevel inputs, including US pressure and collaboration between transnational and domestic advocacy groups. A major contribution of this research is to challenge the belief that human rights protection is intrinsic to dem- ocracy. In the same light, this research also cautions against Taiwan’s subscription to US norms since the reform was achieved at the cost of stereotyping trafficking victimhood, legitimising state surveillance, and further marginalising sex workers

The Development of Immigrant Movement in Taiwan : The Case of Alliance of Human Rights Legislation for Immigrants and Migrants

Based on the author's direct and long-term involvement, this paper analyzes how the immigrant movement in Taiwan is developed. By focusing on the Alliance for Human Rights Legislation for Immigrants and Migrants, which has been spearheading the immigrant movement in Taiwan, the author analyze the framing and organizational strategies of the alliance to propel immigrant movement. As a newly emergent host of country in East Asia, Taiwan's case of immigrant movement can offer lessons and point of further comparison for other East Asian countries

What is good action research: Quality choice points with a refreshed urgency

Refreshing our purpose with Action Research journal Our purpose since inception with this international, peer-reviewed journal is to offer a forum for participative, action-oriented inquiry into questions that matter-questions relevant to people in the conduct of their lives, that enable them to flourish in their organizations and communities, and that evince a deep concern for the wider ecology. Our purpose has not changed. The world around the journal, however, has changed. Globally there is much to celebrate. Poverty rates are falling. We humans are living longer. The notion-if not always the practice-of human rights for all continues to expand. Yet, the 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming gives us 12 years before catastrophic environmental breakdown becomes our shared reality; moreover wealth and resources are increasingly concentrating, as highlighted by the 2016 World Social Science Report (ISSC, IDS, & UNESCO, 2016). Our local and global challenges are now far too important to leave it to the certified experts alone. Actions researcher are called to play an important role

What is good action research: Quality choice points with a refreshed urgency19QualityChoicePoints.pdf

Our purpose since inception with this international, peer-reviewed journal is tooffer a forum for participative, action-oriented inquiry into questions thatmatter—questions relevant to people in the conduct of their lives, that enablethem to flourish in their organizations and communities, and that evince a deepconcern for the wider ecology. Our purpose has not changed. The world aroundthe journal, however, has changed