Email: albert12357@gmail.com

EDUCATION        

PhD            The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Dec. 2008)            

                  Major: Political Science      

                  Specialization: Political Psychology 

                                           Congressional Politics

                  Dissertation Chair: John R. Hibbing 

                  Dissertation topic: Individualism and Civic Engagement in

                                                Comparative Perspective

MA           The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2005)

                  Major: Political Science         

                  Thesis Chair: Elizabeth Theiss-Morse

                  Thesis topic: Economic Individualism, Social Individualism,

                                       and Political Participation 

BA             Chinese Culture University (2001)    Taipei, Taiwan

                 Major: Journalism                         

PAPER PUBLISHED

• Liu, Frank C.S. and Albert Shihyi Chiu (2011). “Network Heterogeneity, Partisan Defection, and Voter Turnout: Examine Theory with Empirical Data from Taiwan. International Journal of Business and Social Science. 2,19: 258-272. Peer-reviewed.
• Chiu, Albert Shihyi and Yu Chung Shen (2012). “Citizens’ Attitudes toward the Exercise of the Semipresidential System in Taiwan”. National Chiayi University General Education Center Bulletin. 10.: 65-93. (in Chinese). Peer-reviewed.
• Chiu, Albert Shihyi (2012). “Conflict Avoidance, cross-cutting exposure and political inactivity” Journal of Humanities and Social Science in National Taitung University. (in Chinese). Peer-reviewed.
• Chiu, Albert Shihyi (2013). “Social Harmony and Its Implication for Political Participation: the Case Study of Public Opinion in Taiwan in 2013.” NPUST Humanities and Social Sciences Research. 7,1:1-27 (in Chinese). Peer-reviewed. This project is funded by Taiwan’s National Science Council (NSC 99-2410-H-029-005).
• Chiu, Albert Shihyi (2013). “The Information-driven Lawmaking Process in the Legislative Yuan’s Committees: A Case Study of Sewage Treatment Infrastructure in Taiwan.” The Soochow Journal of Political Science (TSSCI). 31,4: 71-159 (in Chinese). This project is funded by Taiwan’s National Science Council (NSC102-2420-H-002-001-Y10225) and (NSC103-2420-H-002-001-Y10225).
• Chiu, Albert Shihyi (2014). “The Effect of Political Campaign Activities on the Knowledge Gap in Taiwan: A Case Study on the 2008 and 2012 Presidential Elections.” The Taiwanese Political Science Review (TSSCI). * 18,2:271 271-342.

TSSCI stands for Taiwan Social Science Citation Index and is created by Taiwanese government’s National Science Council. TSSCI Journals are more selective about the acceptance rates than other peer-reviewed journals.

CHAPTERS IN EDITED VOLUMES

• Chiu, Albert Shihyi (2013). “Public Attitude towards the Legislative Yuan and Its Implications for the Executive-legislative Relations in Taiwan” in the Changing Relationship between the Administration and the Legislature in Taiwan. Taipei, Taiwan: Wunan Press.

WORKING PAPERS

• Chiu, Albert Shihyi, “An Preliminary Investigation of the Legislators’ Speeches in the Congressional Committees in the Legislative Yuan.”

• Chiu, Albert Shihyi, “The Legislative Powers of the President of Taiwan in the Semi-presidential framework.”

• Chiu, Albert Shihyi. “Civic Education and Political Knowledge: a Hybrid Model of the Fixed Effects and the Random Effects.” The Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy (TSSCI, Revise & Resubmit)

• Chiu, Albert Shihyi and Chiao Yi Song “Campaign Activities, News Report and Voters’ Impression of Candidates: a Case Study of Taipei Mayoral Election in 2014.” The Soochow Journal of Political Science (TSSCI, Revise & Resubmit).