| ID | 173782 |
| Title Proper | Do social movements encourage young people to run for office? evidence from the 2014 Sunflower movement in Taiwan |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wang, Austin Horng-En |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The 2014 Sunflower Movement led to rising political participation among young Taiwanese. Hence, opposition parties and civic groups created programs to support young candidates running in the village chief elections. Compared with the 2010 election, however, fewer young challengers ran in 2014, and they received fewer votes and won fewer seats. Propensity score matching shows that the presence of young candidates on ballots did not increase turnout. However, young candidates affected the election indirectly: young, new candidates attracted more votes from incumbents than from challengers and therefore decreased the incumbent re-election rate. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 55, No.3; May 2020: p.317–329 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2020-05 55, 3 |
| Key Words | Social Movements ; Local Elections ; Taiwanese Politics ; Sunflower Movement ; Youth Political Participation |