A New Era in Democratic Taiwan: Trajectories and Turning Points in Politics and Cross-Strait Relations

Author:   Jonathan Sullivan ,  Chun-Yi Lee
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367894498


Pages:   182
Publication Date:   06 December 2019
Format:   Paperback
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A New Era in Democratic Taiwan: Trajectories and Turning Points in Politics and Cross-Strait Relations


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In January 2016, Taiwan’s former authoritarian ruler, the KMT, the Nationalist Party of China, lost control of both the presidency and the legislature. Having led the democratization process in Taiwan during the 1980s, it maintained a winning coalition among big business, the public sector, green-collar workers and local factions. Until now. A New Era in Democratic Taiwan identifies past, present and future trajectories in party politics and state-society relations in Taiwan. Providing a comprehensive examination of public opinion data, it sheds light on significant changes in the composition of political attitudes among the electorate. Through theoretical and empirical analyses, this book also demonstrates the emergence of a ‘new’ Taiwanese identity during the transition to democracy and shows how a diffusion of interests in society has led to an opening for niche political organizations. The result, it argues, is a long-term challenge to the ruling parties. As the first book to evaluate Taiwan’s domestic and international circumstances after Tsai’s election in 2016, this book will be useful for students and scholars of Taiwan Studies and cross-Strait relations, as well as Asian politics more generally.

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Author:   Jonathan Sullivan ,  Chun-Yi Lee
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.294kg
ISBN:  

9780367894498


ISBN 10:   0367894491
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   06 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Jonathan Sullivan and Chun-yi Lee 2. The KMT Coalition Unravels: The 2016 Elections and Taiwan's New Political Landscape, Nathan Batto 3. The Role of Democracy in the Rise of the Taiwanese National Identity, Frank Muyard 4. Taiwan's Political Parties in the aftermath of the 2016 Elections, Dafydd Fell 5. From Protest to Electioneering: Electoral and Party Politics after the Sunflower Movement, Ming-sho Ho 6. The Media in Democratic Taiwan, Jonathan Sullivan, Cien-san Feng, Ming-yeh T. Rawnsley and James Smyth 7. Peace or war with Taiwan in China’s Foreign Policy, Edward Friedman 8. Has Beijing’s Taiwan Policy Failed? And if so, what next?, Shelley Rigger 9. New Directions in Taiwan’s Foreign Policy, Sasa Istenic

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"""This collection is likely to become a significant and influential example of cross-disciplinary research straddling area studies, political science, and international relations. It testifies to a major step towards combining the thinking and approaches of both the development of Taiwanese democracy and the emergence of a new national identity, which represents an original and meaningful approach in these fields."" Beatrice Zani, International Journal of Taiwan Studies"


This collection is likely to become a significant and influential example of cross-disciplinary research straddling area studies, political science, and international relations. It testifies to a major step towards combining the thinking and approaches of both the development of Taiwanese democracy and the emergence of a new national identity, which represents an original and meaningful approach in these fields. Beatrice Zani, International Journal of Taiwan Studies


Author Information

Jonathan Sullivan is Associate Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR) at the University of Nottingham, UK, where he is also Director of the China Policy Institute and the China Soccer Observatory. Chun-Yi Lee is Associate Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR) at the University of Nottingham, UK, where she is also Director of the Taiwan Studies Programme.

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