Dynamics of democracy in Taiwain : the Ma Ying-jeou years /

Explores the dynamics of democracy during the complicated Ma era in Taiwan (2008-2016), including party politics, the sources of governance challenges, changing public opinion and shifts in the regional balance of power.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Templeman, Kharis (Editor), Chu, Yun-han (Editor), Diamond, Larry Jay (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., [2020]
Subjects:	Taiwan > Politics and government > 2000- Democracy > Taiwan. Political parties > Taiwan.

Table of Contents:

The dynamics of democracy during the Ma Ying-jeou years / Kharis Templeman, Yun-hanChu, and Larry Diamond
The 2012 elections / Shelley Rigger
The DPP in opposition / Austin Horng-En Wang
The KMT in power / Nathan F. Batto
The party system before and after the 2016 elections / Kharis Templeman
The challenges of governance / Yun-han Chu and Yu-tzung Chang
Legislative politics / Isaac Shih-hao Huang and Shing-yuan Sheng
Watchdog institutions / Christian Göbel
Managing the economy / Pei-shan Lee
Assessing support for democracy / Yu-tzung Chang and Yun-han Chu
Trends in public opinion / Ching-hsin Yu
The impact of social movements / Dafydd Fell
Who are the protestors? : why are they protesting? / Min-Hua Huang and Mark Weatherall
Social media and cyber-mobilization / Eric Chen-huaYu and Jia-sin Yu
Cross-strait relations / Szu-yin Ho
In the shadow of great-power rivalry / Dean P. Chen.