| ID | 117936 |
| Title Proper | Taiwan's identity in formation |
| Other Title Information | in reaction to a democratizing Taiwan and a rising China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chen, Rou-Lan |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The formation of Taiwanese identity is a good example to make sense of the theoretical debate between primordialism and constructivism. Based on the two-level multinomial logit results, this paper proves that primordial ethnicity in Taiwan becomes less salient; rather, changing sociopolitical contexts turn out to be the dominant factor in shaping ethnic identity. Specifically, it indicates how the democratic transition has brought about various types of mechanisms, which smoothly disenchant the dominant Chinese identity. As the Taiwanese renaissance emerges to take a leading role in Taiwan's political platform, ethnic identity might be reshaped in accordance with this mainstream Taiwanese ideology. This study also shows that reformation of ethnic identity in Taiwan relies as much on cognition of state boundaries as on the evaluation of political-economic conditions on both sides of the Taiwan straits. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Ethinicity Vol. 14, No.2; Mar 2013: p.229-250 |
| Journal Source | Asian Ethinicity Vol. 14, No.2; Mar 2013: p.229-250 |
| Key Words | Ethnic Identity ; Identity Change ; Constructivism ; KMT ; Cross - Strait Relations ; Taiwanization |