Taiwan S Green Parties

Author : Dafydd Fell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000361308

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Taiwan's Green Parties by Dafydd Fell Pdf

Examining the Green Party Taiwan (GPT) since its establishment through the aftermath of the most recent national elections in January 2020, this book focuses on Taiwan’s most important movement party over the last two and a half decades. Despite its limited electoral impact, its leaders have played a critical role in a range of social movements, including anti-nuclear and LGBT rights campaigns. Plotting the party’s evolution in electoral politics as well as its engagement with the global green movement, this volume analyses key patterns of party change in electoral campaign appeals, organisation and its human face. The second half of the volume concentrates on explaining both the party’s electoral impact and why the party has adjusted ideologically and organisationally over time. Based on a wide range of material collected, including focus groups, interviews and political communication data, the research relies heavily on analysis of campaign material and the voices of party activists and also considers other Green Parties, such as the splinter Trees Party and GPT-Social Democratic Alliance. Applying a wide range of theoretical frameworks to plot and explain small party development, this book will appeal both to students and scholars of Taiwan’s politics and civil society but also to readers with an interest in small parties and particularly environmental parties and movements.

Author : Dafydd Fell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317198543

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Taiwan's Social Movements under Ma Ying-jeou by Dafydd Fell Pdf

In the spring of 2014, the Sunflower Movement’s three-week occupation of the Legislative Yuan brought Taiwan back to international media attention. It was the culmination of a series of social movements that had been growing in strength since 2008 and have become even more salient since the spring of 2014. Social movements in Taiwan have emerged as a powerful new actor that needs to be understood alongside those players that have dominated the literature such as political parties, local factions, Taishang, China and the United States. This book offers readers an introduction to the development of these social movements in Taiwan by examining a number of important movement case studies that focus on the post 2008 period. The return of the Kuomintang (KMT) to power radically changed the political environment for Taiwan’s civil society and so the book considers how social activists responded to this new political opportunity structure. The case chapters are based on extensive fieldwork and are written by authors from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and methodological approaches; in some cases authors combine being both academics and activists themselves. Together, the chapters focus on a number of core issues, providing the book with four key aims. Firstly, it investigates the roots of the movements and considers how to best explain their emergence. Secondly, it examines the development trajectories of these movements. Thirdly, it looks at the best way to explain their impact and development patterns, and finally it assesses their overall impact, questioning whether they can be regarded as successes or failures. Covering a unique range of social movement cases, the book will be of interest to students and researchers interested in Taiwanese society and politics, as well as social movements and civil society.

Author : Jonathan Sullivan,Chun-Yi Lee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351665926

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A New Era in Democratic Taiwan by Jonathan Sullivan,Chun-Yi Lee Pdf

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.

Author : Dafydd Fell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317285069

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Government and Politics in Taiwan by Dafydd Fell Pdf

Written by an experienced teacher and scholar, this new and revised second edition of Government and Politics in Taiwan introduces students to the big questions concerning change and continuity in Taiwanese politics and governance. Taking a critical approach, Dafydd Fell provides students with the essential background to the history and development of the political system, as well as an explanation of the key structures, processes and institutions that have shaped Taiwan over the last few decades. Using key features such as suggestions for further reading and end-of-chapter study questions, this textbook covers: • the transition to democracy and party politics; • cross-Strait relations and foreign policy; • electoral politics and voting; • social movements; • national identity; • gender politics. Having been fully updated to take to take stock of the 2012 and 2016 General Elections, the Sunflower Movement and new developments in cross-Strait relations, this is an essential text for any course on Taiwanese politics, Chinese politics and East Asian politics.

Author : Jack Williams,Ch’ang-yi David Chang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134062836

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Taiwan's Environmental Struggle by Jack Williams,Ch’ang-yi David Chang Pdf

This book examines the causes of Taiwan's environmental predicament, engaging in Taiwan's unique geological, geographical, demographical, political, industrial, historical and economic circumstances with a view to what can be done to improve Taiwan's environmental future.

Author : Shelley Rigger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134692965

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Politics in Taiwan by Shelley Rigger Pdf

This book shows that Taiwan, unlike other countries, avoided serious economic disruption and social conflict, and arrived at its goal of multi-party competition with little blood shed. Nonetheless, this survey reveals that for those who imagine democracy to be the panacea for every social, economic and political ill, Taiwan's continuing struggles against corruption, isolation and division offer a cautionary lesson. This book is an ideal, one-stop resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of political science, particuarly those interested in the international politics of China, and the Asia-Pacific.

Author : Po Jen Yap,Chien-Chih Lin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108831178

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Constitutional Convergence in East Asia by Po Jen Yap,Chien-Chih Lin Pdf

Explains why the constitutional jurisprudence of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea is converging, and provides analysis of relevant case law.

Author : Dafydd Fell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134240203

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Party Politics in Taiwan by Dafydd Fell Pdf

In 1991 Taiwan held its first fully democratic election. This first single volume of party politics in Taiwan analyzes the evolution of party competition in the country, looking at how Taiwan’s parties have adjusted to their new multi-party election environment. It features key chapters on: the development of party politics in Taiwan the impact of party change on social welfare, corruption and national identity party politics in the DPP era. Including interviews with high-ranking Taiwanese politicians and material on the 2004 Presidential election, this important work brings the literature up-to-date. It provides a valuable resource for scholars of Chinese and Taiwanese politics and a welcome addition to the field of regime transition and democratization.

Author : Timothy Doyle,Doug McEachern
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134179664

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Environment and Politics by Timothy Doyle,Doug McEachern Pdf

Environment and Politics is a concise introduction to the study of environmental politics, explaining the key concepts, conflicts, political systems and the practices of policy-making. The authors examine a diverse range of environmental problems and policy solutions within different nations and cultures. This third edition expands the discussion of the differences in environmental politics between liberal democracies, military dictatorships and one party states, drawing on research conducted in Burma, Thailand, China and Iran. Topics covered include: the connections between green social movements and anti-globalization movements the impact of globalization on NGOs the rise in local environmental governance and international bureaucratic regimes the global role of the World Bank and WTO the case of Kyoto the current phase of US unilateralism and its impact upon the global environment. This text offers readers a greater understanding of international, national and local environmental politics and looks at future developments for effective local and international environmental diplomacy and both global and region-specific problem solving.

Author : Christopher Henry Achen,T. Y. Wang
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472053537

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The Taiwan Voter by Christopher Henry Achen,T. Y. Wang Pdf

Examines how Taiwan's voters navigate a dangerous environment, to demonstrate how identities matter everywhere

Author : Simona A. Grano
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317567448

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Environmental Governance in Taiwan by Simona A. Grano Pdf

Three decades of rapid industrialization until the lifting of martial law in 1987, with little or no concern for the environment, have made Taiwan’s environmental degradation a serious problem. In the past twenty years, Taiwan has seen a surge of environmental organizations, which to a certain degree have enjoyed a remarkable success in fighting polluting industries or affecting policies on behalf of the environment. This book aims to analyse environmental governance mechanisms and actors in Taiwan through a multi-disciplinary research approach. Based on extensive and original research, it includes four different case studies, which have all taken place since 2011. It focuses on four major elements of governance - specifically norms, actors, processes, and outcomes - to examine Taiwan’s national and local environmental governance in the post-2008 period. The book shows how the painful lessons Taiwan has learned throughout its transition should be of interest to other developing countries, illustrating how these positive transformations have managed to bring about a more ecologically friendly mode of economic development. Demonstrating that the battle to further ecological sustainability is also a battle to further democratisation, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Taiwan Studies, Developmental Studies and Environmental Studies.

Author : Zhaocheng Mai,Jiansheng Shi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1782542264

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Taiwan's Economic Success Since 1980 by Zhaocheng Mai,Jiansheng Shi Pdf

'. . . the book will be of great help to readers interested in Taiwan's economic performance over the past twenty years.' - Gilles Guiheux, The China Journal Taiwan's economic development experience represents a unique case study especially in the wake of the Asian financial crisis. Taiwan has performed outstandingly in terms of macroeconomic and industrial development, particularly during recent democratic and social change. This book aims to provide a broad picture of these institutional reforms and policy evolutions.

Author : David Pendery
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811556043

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Taiwan—A Light in the East by David Pendery Pdf

This book is an analytical of study of Taiwan interspersed with personal elements from the author's life there in the last 20 years. Taiwan's unique confluence of colonial histories, Chinese nationalism and democratization offers a tangible alternative to the status quo in mainland China, albeit one that is becoming more marginal with time. With this in mind, the author offers a concise introduction to the politics and culture of contemporary Taiwan, investigating the Taiwanese identity, aesthetic and its future. A guide to navigating the coming years for Taiwan and greater China, this book will be of interest to scholars, political scientists and historians.

Author : Yangsun Chou,Andrew James Nathan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Democracy
ISBN : PSU:000013344276

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Democratizing Transition in Taiwan by Yangsun Chou,Andrew James Nathan Pdf

Author : Shawna Yang Ryan
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101874264

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Green Island by Shawna Yang Ryan Pdf

“Shawna Yang Ryan’s propulsive storytelling carries us through a bloody time in Taiwanese history, its implications still reverberating today. The story is haunted by questions about whether Taiwan is a part of China or its own country, what the costs are of standing up for one’s beliefs and by the choices made by one father and his daughter. Green Island is a tough, unsentimental and moving novel that is a memorial not only to the heroes, but also to the survivors.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer A stunning story of love, betrayal, and family, set against the backdrop of a changing Taiwan over the course of the twentieth century. February 28, 1947: Trapped inside the family home amid an uprising that has rocked Taipei, Dr. Tsai delivers his youngest daughter, the unnamed narrator of Green Island, just after midnight as the city is plunged into martial law. In the following weeks, as the Chinese Nationalists act to crush the opposition, Dr. Tsai becomes one of the many thousands of people dragged away from their families and thrown into prison. His return, after more than a decade, is marked by alienation from his loved ones and paranoia among his community—conflicts that loom over the growing bond he forms with his youngest daughter. Years later, this troubled past follows her to the United States, where, as a mother and a wife, she too is forced to decide between what is right and what might save her family—the same choice she witnessed her father make many years before. As the novel sweeps across six decades and two continents, the life of the narrator shadows the course of Taiwan’s history from the end of Japanese colonial rule to the decades under martial law and, finally, to Taiwan’s transformation into a democracy. But, above all, Green Island is a lush and lyrical story of a family and a nation grappling with the nuances of complicity and survival, raising the question: how far would you be willing to go for the ones you love?