Ministry Officials Research Articles

The Old Turkic Title Buyruq Reconsidered

First attested among the administrative titles used in the Türk Qaghanate, the Old Turkic title Buyruq was used by various Eurasian steppe peoples and polities from the 6th to the 13th centuries. In this paper, examples of the title Buyruq seen in historical sources are identified and examined, while different views put forth by modern scholars up to the present day are also brought together. Apparently, instead of indicating a fixed ministerial office or a commandership, this title, generally understood as meaning ‘having received an order’, indicates a position for dignitaries that was bestowed by rulers upon officials who were holding numerous administrative titles and were also tasked with certain duties by their rulers.

Reorganization of Diplomatic missions of the Russian Empire in North-East China During the Early XX Century: based on Materials from the Foreign Policy Archive of the Russian Empire

In their article, author considers previously little-studied aspects of the activities of Russian diplomatic missions in China in the late XIX - early XX century in order to explore the features of the daily life of the consular offices of the Russian Empire in China. The study is based on the copies of the answers of the Russian consular office employees in Manchuria to the questionnaire compiled by a special Commission for the Reorganization of the Foreign Service under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1907. These documents are stored in the Foreign Policy Archive of the Russian Empire of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and have been introduced used publicly for scientific use for the first time here. From the available material, it is apparent that in addition to the difficult living conditions in unusual climate, Foreign Ministry officials in China faced a large number of domestic difficulties, a lack of working materials, and funding. Disagreements over the delimitation of consular districts and the powers of diplomats led to inconsistency in the activities of Russian consuls in China. Nevertheless, despite the difficulties, under any circumstances Russian diplomats remained committed to their duty and did their best in the interests of their state, at the same time striving to establish friendly and equal relations with their Chinese counter-parts.

Gender affinity effects between female voters and women leaders in parliamentary elections: Cross-national evidence (1996-2016)

An increasing amount of literature has demonstrated that party leaders affect voting behavior in parliamentary elections. However, the electoral impact of female leadership of political parties has been under-researched. The gender affinity hypothesis suggests that when women run for presidential or prime ministerial office, women are more likely than men to vote for them. Using data from the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems project, we tested gender affinity effects between female voters and female party leaders in mixed-sex legislative elections, that is, elections involving at least one female party candidate for prime minister, in parliamentary and semi-presidential systems. We analyzed 50 elections held from 1996 to 2016 in 24 countries. The results showed that female leaders were better evaluated by women and that women were more likely than men to vote for them. However, the gender affinity effects were small and not largely conditioned or not conditioned at all by other factors, such as some voters’ characteristics and electoral setting.

How tobacco companies use the revolving door between government and industry to influence policymaking: an Australian case study.

Mixed-methods including non-experimental descriptive and exploratory case studies. To build a picture of tobacco lobbying through the revolving door in Australia, data was triangulated from multiple publicly available sources: 1) Australian federal, state and territory government lobbyist registers, 2) the online social networking platform, LinkedIn; and 3) Australian news media reports. Tobacco companies lobby the Australian government using 'in-house' employees, lobbyists working in firms acting on their behalf, and third-party allies with common interests. Almost half (48%) of internal tobacco company lobbyists had held positions in the Australian government (state, territory and/or federal) before or after working in the tobacco industry. Likewise, 55% of lobbyists acting on behalf of tobacco companies had held government positions before or after working as a lobbyist. In-house tobacco industry lobbyists, as well as those working on behalf of tobacco companies within lobbying firms, were found to have held senior governmental positions, such as a Member of Parliament (MP) or Senator, chief or deputy chief of staff, or senior advisor in a ministerial office, and many had moved into or out of government within 1 year of working for a tobacco company (56%) or as a lobbyist (48%). Tobacco companies are strategically using the revolving door between the government and the tobacco industry as a key political lobbying mechanism to try to influence public health policy in Australia.

Przemyskie obrady VIII Zjazdu Związku Muzeów w Polsce, 18–19 września 1932

The 8th Convention of the Association of Museums in Poland on 18-19 September 1932 in Przemyśl On 18-19 September 1932 in Przemyśl, on the initiative of Kazimierz Osiński, head of the National Museum of the Przemyśl Region, the Association of Museums in Poland organized the 8th Convention of the Delegates of the Association of Museums in Poland. 40 participants from all over Poland took part in the convention: representatives of museums, conservators and ministry officials. During the meeting, current museological issues were discussed, e.g. problems and concepts of a regional museum (Rules and Regulations of the Regional Museum Section were adopted) and protection of sacred monuments. The major point on the agenda, however, was passing a bill of the law on protection of public museums and an executive directive to that law. Papers were delivered by delegates Józef Kupka, Jan Lauterbach, Rev. Stefan Momidłowski and Kazimierz Osiński. The Convention was complete with a concert of the orchestra of the Przemyśl Musical Society and a tour of the town’s museums and monuments (the National Museum of the Przemyśl Region, the Diocesan Museum and the Krasiczyn Castle). The event considerably enhanced the reputation of Przemyśl in the Polish museum world.

Identifying and Overcoming the Challenges of Offshore Wind Park Noise in Japan

This paper outlines general and specific noise related challenges from the growing demand for offshore wind park developments in the Japanese market. Offshore wind parks can contain a greater number of wind turbines with higher noise emission compared to onshore wind turbines. Japan's bathymetry characteristics impose the necessity to place fixed bottom offshore turbines close to the shore, potentially adding to the overall noise impact on built up coastal areas from onshore wind turbines, railways, roads and other industry. For this reason, careful planning and noise immission prediction for offshore developments is required. The guidelines, from the Office of Odor, Noise and Vibration Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan (2016), for the assessment of wind turbine noise recommend the use of ISO 9613-2:1996 for onshore wind turbines. However, this method is not suited for the propagation over large bodies of water and for offshore wind noise propagation estimation. Therefore, a better understanding of noise propagation over water, such as in the study by Søndergaard et al. (FORCE Technology, 2023), is required, with findings to enhance sustainable development of offshore wind parks.

Active, assertive, anointed, absconded? Testing claims about career politicians in the United Kingdom

AbstractThis article undertakes a comprehensive investigation into several common critiques of career politicians. Career politicians are said to be self‐serving: active and assertive when it suits their career interests, and much more interested in attaining higher offices than in serving as constituency‐oriented MPs. Yet, empirical investigations of their alleged behaviours are few, and the results are patchy and mixed. Focusing on the United Kingdom case and using a multi‐dimensional conceptualization that accords with academic and popular understandings of career politicians, the article draws on uniquely rich attitudinal and longitudinal behavioural data covering the first large generational wave of career politicians to be elected to parliament in the early 1970s. It reports findings consistent with contemporary critiques, suggesting that such dispositions are inherent in the role of career politician. The strongest career politicians among this first wave concentrated strategically on career‐serving activities, voted strategically to safeguard their careers, attained and retained successfully ministerial offices and prioritized their personal goals over their party obligations. The article further demonstrates that different measures used by researchers can produce contradictory results and that future comparative research should seek to range beyond unidimensional indicators.

Do the Best and Brightest West Point Officers Stay in or Leave the Army?

Studying archival data from 16 West Point cohorts (classes of 1992–2007, N = 13,309), this article operationalizes the concept of “best and brightest” and then investigates whether the best and brightest West Point cadets depart the Army at a higher rate than their average-performing peers. A combination of multi-variable regression and survival analysis indicates that the best and brightest West Pointers are as likely to stay in the Army past year 6 (to serve as a company commander) and are more likely to stay in the Army past year 10 (to serve as a field grade officer) as compared with their average- and lower-performing peers. In addition, among the best and brightest West Pointers, both female and minority officers are as likely to stay in the Army past year 6 as their male and Caucasian officer peers, respectively, although minority officers are much less likely to stay past year 10 than their Caucasian male peers.

Co-producing a new tool to inform policy development in the field of physical activity promotion

Abstract Background While there are several approaches to collect data on physical activity (PA) promotion policies, some governments require more in-depth overviews to inform policy development. Recently, the German Federal Ministry of Health expressed its interest in collecting detailed data on target group specific PA promotion, as relevant competences are distributed across a wide range of political levels and sectors. Methods Based on relevant national and international guidelines, the TARGET:PA tool was co-produced by researchers and ministry officials. It includes (1) PA recommendations, (2) national prevalence rates, (3) recommendations for PA promotion, and data on national (4) routine practices, (5) pilot projects and (6) policies. In a first study, data were collected for children and adolescents in Germany using desk research, semi-structured interviews and secondary data analysis. Results A policy brief was developed. Results showed that 46% of the 3-6-year-olds fulfil WHO recommendations but only 15% of the 11-17-year-olds, and that girls are less active than boys. Currently, no valid surveillance data are available for children under the age of three. An overview of routine practices for PA promotion was compiled, and experts critically assessed their effectiveness, reach and durability. Overall, 339 target group specific projects for PA promotion were found, with 22 classified as examples of good practice. Relevant national PA policies were identified across different sectors and settings. Conclusions The TARGET:PA tool supports the translation of research evidence into policy action as it is target group specific, has a unique focus on routine practices, and systematically identifies policy gaps. Starting in 2023, it will serve as a conceptual basis for the three additional PA policy briefs tendered by the German government. While developed to specifically suit the German context, it has the potential to be adapted to other countries and health behaviours. Key messages • The TARGET:PA tool was co-produced by researchers and government officials to inform policy development in the field of physical activity promotion. • The tool is target group specific, has a unique focus on routine practices, systematically identifies policy gaps, and has the potential to be adapted to other countries and health behaviors.

Factors Associated With Concerns the Day After Office Hand Surgery

Pain after minor hand surgery can be misinterpreted as a problem. The sense that something may be wrong intensifies the pain. Some surgeons anticipate these feelings and call patients the evening or day after surgery to guide them through the recovery process. A study of routine, next day, postoperative phone calls can help determine the frequency of concerns and associated factors. We asked: 1) What factors are associated with concern the day after office hand surgery? 2) What factors are associated with pain intensity, satisfaction with care, and patient's perceived recovery trajectory the day after office hand surgery? In a cross-sectional study, 82 patients who had office hand and upper extremity surgery completed a survey recording age, gender, insurance, income level, measures ofsymptoms of depression and anxiety, a measure of catastrophic thinking regarding pain,10-point ordinal ratings of pain intensity and satisfaction with care, whether the patient was concerned about their hand (yes or no) and whether they felt their recovery was on track (yes or no). Ten patients (12%) were concerned about their hand. In bivariate analysis, concern the day after surgery was associated with greater catastrophic thinking and male gender. Greater pain intensity was associated with greater catastrophic thinking. There was insufficient variation in satisfaction or a sense that recovery was on track for a meaningful analysis. The finding that concerns were common the day after minor office hand surgery supports the practice of contacting patients for support and helping to reorient unhelpful catastrophic thoughts. Prognostic IV.

TEACHERS’ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) IN ACEH PROVINCE, INDONESIA

Teachers play key roles in preparing excellent students to reach their goals. To produce the exceptional students, teachers should always improve their professionalism. This study aims at investigating the efforts to improve teachers’ Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Aceh, Indonesia. This mixed study included 37 elementary schools and was carried out in ten Aceh Province districts or cities. Purposive sampling was used to select teachers, principals, and educational ministry officials to be the study's subjects. Information were gathered through meetings, perception and documentation. The steps of data reduction, data display, and verification were used to conduct qualitative data analysis; in the meantime quantitative information were made sense of through rates. Mentoring and/or peer observation and coaching, courses or workshops, reading professional literature, engaging in informal dialogue with peers, attending conferences or seminars, observing and visiting other schools, joining a qualification program, participating in a network of teachers, and individual or collaborative research are among the activities teachers in Aceh engage in to enhance their professional development and competence. Apathy, academic failure, lack of professional inspiration, lack of motivation, ignorance of their professional calling and responsibilities, lack of control, and lack of financial support were also identified as obstacles for teachers to overcome in their efforts to improve their professional competence. The planning and execution of CPD, as well as competency in the knowledge, skills, and attitudes discussed at CPD events, were all evaluated during the Aceh CPD evaluation process, focusing on learning outcomes, organizational support and change, using and sharing evaluation results, and sequentially evaluation.

ИСТОРИЯ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ЯПОНСКОЙ БЮРОКРАТИИ В СИСТЕМЕ ГОСУПРАВЛЕНИЯ

Статья предполагает рассмотрение системы формирования японской экономической бюрократии в послевоенный период. В послевоенную эпоху Япония мощной центральная бюрократия способствовала быстрому экономическому росту, высоким стандартам образования и здравоохранения, внутренней стабильности и мирным международным отношениям. Аппарат государственных служащих сочетал демократическую политику с мощным административным потенциалом и частичной изоляцией от давления групп интересов. Чиновники центрального министерства разработали некий компромисс между автономией и вовлеченностью, при котором они играли отчетливо политическую роль в организации сделок между ключевыми заинтересованными группами. Тем не менее власть и изоляция бюрократии также ограничивали участие гражданских групп и интересов меньшинств в политическом процессе, ограничивали подотчетность перед широкой общественностью и способствовали партнерским сговорам с политиками и группами интересов. Господство бюрократии начало ослабевать в 1970-х годах, когда политики вышли за пределы бюджета Министерства финансов, чтобы расширить государство всеобщего благосостояния и увеличить расходы на общественные работы для своих избирателей. Бюрократический аппарат столкнулся с еще более серьезными проблемами в 1990-х годах, включая финансовый кризис, резко прервавший период быстрого роста, реформу избирательной системы, изменившую политическую динамику, и постепенную эрозию эффективной работы госаппарата.

S4-2 Target group specific policy monitoring for physical activity promotion: development of a new tool in Germany

Abstract Purpose While there are several approaches to collect basic information on physical activity (PA) promotion policies, some governments require more in-depth overviews on the situation in their country. In 2021, the German Federal Ministry of Health expressed its interest in collecting detailed data on target group specific PA promotion, as relevant competences in Germany are distributed across a wide range of political levels and sectors. This study describes a new tool developed to reflect German policymakers’ needs for rapid, adaptable, and target group specific monitoring, with a focus on routine national PA promotion practices. Methods Based on relevant national and international guidelines, a tool was co-produced by researchers and ministry officials. It includes (1) PA recommendations, (2) national prevalence rates, (3) recommendations for PA promotion, and data on national (4) routine practices, (5) pilot projects and (6) policies. In a pilot study, data were collected for children and adolescents in Germany using desk research, semi-structured interviews and secondary data analysis. Results A policy brief and scientific background document were developed. Results showed that 46% of the 4–5-year-olds fulfil WHO recommendations but only 15% of the 11–17-year-olds, and that girls are less active than boys. Currently, no valid data are available on the PA behaviour of 0–3-year-olds in Germany. An overview of routine practices for PA promotion for children and adolescents was compiled, and experts were asked to critically assess their effectiveness, reach and durability. Overall, 339 target group specific projects for PA promotion were found, with 22 classified as examples of good practice. National PA policies for children and adolescents were identified across different sectors and settings. Conclusions The new tool provides an added value for PA policy monitoring as it is target group specific, has a unique focus on routine practices in PA promotion, and systematically identifies policy gaps. Starting in 2023, it will serve as a conceptual basis for the development of three additional PA policy briefs tendered by the German government. While developed to specifically suit the German context, it has the potential to be adapted to other countries.

Mind the osteoporosis care gap with timely diagnosis: an executive summary of nationwide osteoporosis Campaigns 2019-2021.

The World Osteoporosis Day inaugurate on October 20 every year by the International Osteoporosis Foundation to initiate bone health and osteoporosis as a global health agenda for policymakers, health care providers, and the public. The reported the campaigns activities in three years 2019, 2020, and 2021. The aim of this campaigns was to promote the osteoporosis awareness to close osteoporosis care and data gaps. World Osteoporosis Day campaigns were held during three consecutive years 2019-2021 through "structuring" and "implantation" phases. The slogan of "early detection and timely diagnosis of osteoporosis" was followed in different public awareness and healthcare professional educational events. Also, a short survey regarding the knowledge of women aged ≥ 50 years of osteoporosis was used in campaigns to gather data for future planning. These nationwide campaigns was supported by the Osteoporosis Research Center in collaboration with the non-communicable diseases management office of Iran's Ministry of Health. All activities stablished to close the "data" and "awareness" gap in osteoporosis care. 1972, 1881, and 2538 women aged ≥ 50 were participated in the world osteoporosis campaigns and educated in 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively. More than thousands of online and published educational materials were provided and disseminated in group and face-to-face and virtual education via celebration meetings in primary healthcare facilities, parks and shopping malls. The wide-ranging health slogans and massages was distributed by way of SMS, press conferences on television, radio, and other social media platforms. In addition, the in-person and virtual events such as up-date osteoporosis symposiums, national osteoporosis research network meetings, osteoporosis essential courses, and subspecialty one-day seminars provided knowledge for health care teams and policy makers. Closing the osteoporosis treatment gap was approached by nationwide campaigns to make an appropriate intervention to emphasize early diagnosis and awareness of osteoporosis to close the care gap. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40200-023-01257-7.

COVID-19 Preoperative Blood Tests : What Do They Tell Us About COVID-19 Vaccines?

This observational real-world study was conducted on 14 patients who needed a minor office surgery or procedure and who were eligible for a COVID-19 booster according to the French Health Agency. The aim of the study was focused on biological markers which might have an incidence after surgery. The platelet count, D-dimer level, and anti-spike IgG antibodies levels, were the numeric parameters studied. The study showed no perturbation in the platelet count. Conversely, we observed an abnormal elevation of D-dimer levels in 4 patients (28 %). The most remarkable data was the constant residual positive level anti-spike IgG antibodies observed in all patients after 6 months ranging from 44 to 5680 BAU/mL. For these reasons, further studies on a bigger cohort would be useful to clarify the possible incidence of COVID-19 vaccines on D-dimer levels and a monitoring of the immune response should be proposed to all patients eligible for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine booster in order to evaluate the benefit-risk ratio of this injection.

Bimbingan Penyuluhan Agama Terhadap Muallaf Perempuan

This study aims to provide counseling guidance to converts who experience difficulties in knowing and studying the Islamic religion, especially to deepen the jurisprudence of worship and Islamic aqidah so that female converts in Hutatoruan VII Village can perform their prayers properly and strengthen their faith given by extension workers from the Ministry office. The religion of Islam in North Tapanuli Regency. The research method applied to this research is qualitative research with case studies in which researchers carefully investigate an event, activity, process, and interviews related to research and observation by collecting field data it is found that the number of converts in Hutatoruan VII Village is 80. 60 people who were active in extension guidance held by extension workers. The results of this study indicate that the existence of religious counseling guidance for female converts in the village of Hutatoruan VII is very effective and has an impact on overcoming the problems and difficulties of converts in learning and getting to know Islam.

Nenilava, Prophetess of Madagascar: Her Life and the Ongoing Revival She Inspired by James B. Vigen and Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

Reviewed by: Nenilava, Prophetess of Madagascar: Her Life and the Ongoing Revival She Inspired by James B. Vigen and Sarah Hinlicky Wilson Mark Nygard Nenilava, Prophetess of Madagascar: Her Life and the Ongoing Revival She Inspired. By James B. Vigen and Sarah Hinlicky Wilson. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2021. 137 pp. From my mother Martha, I learned a respect, even a kind of reverence, for the lives of contemporary saints. "A washer of dishes in the church kitchen is as noble in God's sight as the pastor of the church," she would tell us, and I remember paying attention to see who these wonderful people working in the kitchen were. Two elderly, specially-gifted sisters who dusted our pews at First Lutheran in Minot were often discussed and appreciated at the Sunday dinner table. I have since marked where they are buried, and to this day I look for their tombstones as I drive by. This is a book of that kind of respect and even reverence for a contemporary saint. She is not a saint from North Dakota, so her [End Page 224] sainthood requires some interpretation for those who find Madagascar an exotic place. But she was a saint deeply loved by literally millions of Malagasy, and her humble story and its effects are still reverberating in the Malagasy Lutheran Church (MLC) and beyond, twenty-five years after her passing. Hagiography this book may be, but it is an academic hagiography. It reflects an orderly approach to the life and work of Germaine Volahavana (1920–1998), affectionately known as Nenilava, with presentation of data and thoughtful reflection. The first chapter—a history of the revival that she inspired until 1970—is an English translation of an oral account that she provided Zakaria Tsivoery, a MLC pastor, during her lifetime. Unquestionably the centerpiece of the work, it takes up the first half and furnishes the basic raw material for an insider's understanding of Nenilava and her work—preaching, casting out of demons, strengthening through laying on of hands, and assignment of personal hymn or scripture passages (45). Reading this chapter is an unvarnished, cross-cultural experience for the Western reader, from the merely peculiar, like an unusual consciousness of direction ("a photo of the baby was taken on the east side of the church," 42), to spiritual matters affecting the shape of faith, like awareness of divine presence ("Then Jesus took her by the hand and led her into the pulpit," 10) or of evil ("It isn't me who makes them vomit, but the devil who does it!" 32). It is with some relief, then, that the Western reader finds mediating voices in the second half of the book. In chapter two James Vigen finishes the story of Nenilava's life after 1970, including her travel abroad and the establishment of a healing center in France. In chapter three he proceeds to assess Nenilava and her ministry from his own perspective, including remembrances from the Madagascar missionary community and pertinent insights by theologian Paul Tillich, psychologist M. Scott Peck, and British missionary John V. Taylor. In a conclusion that might better be called a discussion opener, Sarah Wilson offers a series of brief, open-ended theological perspectives on noteworthy elements of Nenilava's story—evil spirits, healing and miracles, healing and sin, and "emergent offices of ministry" that focus outward towards the unbaptized rather than on the inward care of the established flock (127–28). This thoughtful [End Page 225] mediation by two sensitive American pastors/teachers with long international experience will make the Nenileva story coherent for many American readers. This is not a book for the unadventurous. Mild-thinking American Lutherans, accustomed to their favorite paradigms and narratives, may leave the book troubled and even angry. On the other hand, this may be just the book for the unadventurous, as one generation of saints calls out to another to stretch and grow and imagine fresh ministry for fresh situations. The work is accessible. Its pages should be able to ruffle seminarian and parishioner alike. Given all the Malagasy place names in the text and the pitiful knowledge of Malagasy geography of, at least, this...

Communication on Mainstreaming of Religious Moderation in Gunung Kidul and Kebumen Regencies

A high number of cases of religious intolerance accompanied by violence has occurred in the last 5 years, causing disharmony in inter-religious relations and disrupting community interaction in religious life. This phenomenon has prompted the Ministry of Religion to set policies and take concrete steps in applying the concept of religious moderation in order to prevent the spread of cases of intolerance. The same thing was also done in the Provinces of the Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta and Central Java. This study is one of the efforts to find out how communication patterns are in the mainstreaming of religious moderation in both provinces, which is represented by Gunung Kidul Regency and Kebumen Regency. This research uses a qualitative approach. Data was collected through documentation techniques and direct observation in the field, accompanied by interviews and focus discussion groups for officials. Ministry religion, religious leaders, and Islamic religious educators in both locations are the spearhead in promoting moderation in various ways. The research results show that the Office Ministry Religion DIY Province and Kebumen Regency, Central Java, have implemented religious moderation policies through three forms: socialization, institutionalization, and activity evaluation. Furthermore, this study found that the communication patterns developed in the mainstreaming of religious moderation were relatively the same, namely centered on formal leaders and religious leaders in society.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Positions of Power in U.S. Law Enforcement: An Examination of Active Representation and Disparities in Vehicle Stops

Increasing minority representation in law enforcement has long been viewed as a means of improving police-citizen relations. Yet, little scholarly attention has examined whether racial/ethnic diversity translates into desired outcomes. These studies largely measure the racial/ethnic composition of the agency in general—not in positions of power where they are most likely to make an impact on department policy/practice (i.e., ‘active representation’). Using data from the 2016 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey, the current study 1) provides an overview of Black and Hispanic representation in chief executive, mid-level management, and supervisory roles and 2) explores the impact that diversity in these positions has on racial/ethnic disparities in vehicle stops in Illinois and Missouri. Minority officers are more underrepresented in these positions of power compared to their composition in agencies in general, and higher levels of representation are not significantly associated with reductions in disparities in stops.

Adopting neoliberal values in Taiwan’s higher education governance: a hybridisation process

ABSTRACT This article considers the adoption of Western neoliberalism in Taiwan’s higher education (HE) governance as a hybridisation process in which the influences of political democratisation, social liberalisation and Chinese cultural traditions intersect with contemporary Western norms and values. The paper draws on data from interviews with senior university administrators and education ministry officials to delineate the resistance to the competitive ethos embedded in neoliberalism and the retention of state presence and intervention in university governance, highlighting Taiwan’s historical, socio-political and cultural contexts. This account exemplifies how various historical, socio-political and cultural factors influence Taiwan’s HE governance and how Western norms and values are absorbed, questioned and resisted during the hybridisation process.