| ID | 074777 |
| Title Proper | Splitting and making parties |
| Other Title Information | analysis of party reconfiguration in Taiwan |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hsu, Yung-ming |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The development of Taiwanese party politics reached a milestone in the 2000 presidential and 2001 legislative elections. The island's pre-existing three-party system underwent a marked reconfiguration. With the split of the Kuomintang (KMT), two new parties emerged but one existing party nearly collapsed. Party politics in Taiwan have shown a continuous process of proliferation of new parties. This paper analyzes the underlying logic that drives the reconfiguration of the Taiwanese party system. A political-institution perspective is employed to show how social cleavages, mixed electoral incentives, and government formation work in dictating the transformation of the party system. |
| `In' analytical Note | East Asia: An International Quarterly Vol. 23, No. 1; Spring 2006: p7-26 |
| Journal Source | East Asia: An International Quarterly Vol: 23 No 1 |
| Key Words | Taiwan ; Party Systems ; Political Parties ; Electoral Systems |