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114782
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In this introduction, the author acknowledges the rising academic interest in Europe for Taiwan Studies. He notes that Taiwan studies become more institutionalized through the establishment of annual conferences, specific centers and degree programs. The fact that this issue lays its focus on Taiwan is brought up as further evidence for the increased interest.
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114787
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2012.
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The article focuses on the new policy platform in Taiwan of economic liberalization toward the Chinese mainland. The policy has been the source of both expectation and anxiety. While some observers believe that this will lead to cross-Strait prosperity and peace, others worry about Taiwan's de facto sovereignty and a potentially negative economic impact. In particular, it is claimed that the liberalization process will lead to political integration. The author offers a perspective from the European integration process and argues that integration between China and Taiwan will serve to elevate mutual trust and predictability.
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114785
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2012.
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This article discusses specific impacts of the abolishment of the single non-transferable vote (SNTV) in Taiwan. The SNTV had long been seen as a major factor in the sustenance of county- and township-level clientelist networks. It was associated with extremism, candidate-centered politics, vote-buying, clientelism and organized crime involvement in politics. This article examines the impact of the electoral reform on the mobilization capacity of a local faction in a rural county notorious for its factionalism. The analysis indicates that the clientelist structures are too resilient to be affected by even a radical electoral reform.
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114786
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2012.
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This article discusses the role of Taiwanese scholars in the country's democratization process. The author contends that liberal scholars have discursively and operationally shaped the process by using a mix of liberalist values and nationalist concerns to analyze their country's democratization process. The author differentiates between four types of liberalist orientations to Taiwanese democratization - universal, moderate, pragmatic and nationalist - and argues that a valid understanding of democratization in Taiwan has never emerged in a way that adequately responds to a liberalist perspective of the country's ongoing political development. Instead, such an understanding has been subjectively influenced by liberal intellectuals writing on the subject.
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114784
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2012.
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This article focuses on the rhetoric of Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeou on cross-Strait relations during his first term. The authors argue that his rhetoric varied considerably and put forward a framework for measuring, analyzing and explaining this variation. Analyzing speeches, addresses, etc., they provide empirical assessments of how the content of Ma's public pronouncements has developed over time, how his rhetoric varies according to the strategic context and timing of a speech, and how his discourse compares to that of his predecessor, Chen Shui-bian. In addressing these questions, the article contributes a quantitative perspective to existing work on political discourse in Taiwan.
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114788
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2012.
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This article discusses Taiwan's first combined national elections, held in 2012. Though the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the largest opposition party, fared much better in the Legislative Yuan elections than in 2008, DPP presidential contender Tsai Ying-wen's clear defeat at the hands of the Kuomintang incumbent, Ma Ying-jeou in the presidential race came as a surprise. The article examines the election campaigns of both Tsai and Ma, summarizes the election results, and analyzes the reasons why the DPP failed to retake the presidency. It then discusses the postelection developments in the DDP and ponders what can be expected from the second Ma administration.
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114783
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2012.
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This article argues, that the bitter division between the two major parties in Taiwan is not really reflected in the electorate, despite an increasing polarization of politics in Taiwan over the national identity issue. The authors seek to explain this paradox by examining the changing nature of political parties, in particular the growing role of ideological activists in campaigns, the rise of cultural and identity issues, the difficulty for new parties to emerge, the decline of catch-all parties, and the tendency for major parties to engage in cartel activities.
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