| ID | 087697 |
| Title Proper | Legislative foundations of U.S.-Taiwan relations |
| Other Title Information | a new look at the congressional Taiwan Caucus |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kastner, Scott L ; Grob, Douglas B |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Taiwan remains central to peace and stability in U.S.-China relations, and to prospects for democracy and prosperity in the Far East. The Taiwan Relations Act assigns to the U.S. Congress a greater role in the formulation of U.S. policy toward Taiwan than it exercises in other areas of foreign policy. Within the U.S. House of Representatives, the only organization that is explicitly supportive of a robust U.S.-Taiwan relationship is the Congressional Taiwan Caucus. Yet there exists, to our knowledge, no systematic empirical study of the correlates of Caucus membership. Few studies systematically analyze the factors that impel Members of Congress publicly to take positions that favor Taiwan. This paper addresses that gap with respect to the 109th Congress (2005-2006). We develop a method of analyzing Caucus membership and show that it yields new empirical findings about the micro-foundations of Taiwan policy making in Congress. Unlike previous studies, our unit of analysis is not the legislature, nor the legislative chamber, nor the parties within the chamber. We drill down further, collecting data at the level of the individual Member. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol. 5, No.1; Jan 2009: p57-72 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol. 5, No.1; Jan 2009: p57-72 |
| Key Words | United States ; Taiwan ; Relations ; Taiwan Caucus ; Congress |