Type of Credit: Elective
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This course aims at providing baseline understanding of Taiwan’s political development since 1945. In particular, this course focuses on the development of Taiwan’s democratic transition along with the developments of political institutions, parties and party system, citizen’s political participation, social movements, and core political issues. Relevant theoretical perspectives will be introduced into class discussions. Field study or invited lecture on the special topic will be arranged whenever possible and will be treated as formal classes.
能力項目說明
It is a course of reading, discussion, and writing. Students are strongly encouraged to read suggested materials before class. Reading list will be assigned in advance. Participants are responsible for reading materials and leading group discussion in class. Each participant should prepare a short summary (less than five pages, single space) when she/he is leading the discussion. Also, each student needs to write a 15-page essay at the end of semester. It is anticipated that, in addition to the enhancement of academic reading, discussion, and writing, students of this class will enhance their knowledge of the general political development of Taiwan on the one hand and the skill of regional study on the other hand.
Syllabus and Readings
<weak 1 to 3: Theories and Disciplines>
Cheng, Tun-jen and Stephan Haggard, 1992
Regime Transformation in Taiwan: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives. In Tun-jen Cheng and Stephan Haggard, eds., Political Change in Taiwan. Boulder, Col.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, pp. 1-29.
Cheng, T. J. and Andrew D. Marble, 2004
Taiwan Studies and the Social Sciences. Issues & Studies 40, no. 3/4, pp. 9-57.
Clark, Cal, 1989
Taiwan’s Development: Implications for Contending Political Economy Paradigms. Chap.1 (The Puzzle of Rapid Growth in Taiwan) and Chap. 2 (Alternative Paradigms of Development), pp. 1-9; 13-50.
Fell, Dafydd, 2018
Government and Politics in Taiwan. Chap. 1 to Chap.3.
Huntington, Samuel P., 1991
The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century. Chap. 3 to Chap. 5.
Hsiao, Hsin-Huang Michael, 2012
Social Foundations of Political Vitality. In Steve Tsang, ed., The Vitality of Taiwan: Politics, Economics, Society and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 37-56.
Lee, Junhan, 2002
Primary Causes of Asian Democratization: Dispelling Conventional Myths. Asian Survey, Vol. 42, No. 6 (November/December 2002), pp. 821-837.
Lin, Jih-Wen, 2016
The PRC as a Player in Taiwan’s Domestic Politics: A Two-Level Game Analysis. In Gunter Schubert, ed., Taiwan and the ‘China Impact’: Challenges and Opportunities. London: Routledge, pp. 15-35.
Rigger, Shelley, 2003
Political Science and Taiwan’s Domestic Politics: the State of the Field. Issues & Studies 38(4/39), no. 1, pp. 49-92.
Rigger, Shelley, 2012
The Resilience and Dynamism of Taiwan’s Democratic System. In Steve Tsang, ed., The Vitality of Taiwan: Politics, Economics, Society and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 19-36.
Tsang, Steve, 2012
Forces behind the Vitality of Taiwan. In Steve Tsang, ed., The Vitality of Taiwan: Politics, Economics, Society and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-18.
Whitehead, Laurence, 2007
Taiwan’s Democratization: A Critical Test for the International Dimensions Perspective. Paper presented in International Conference on the After the Third Wave: Problems and Challenges for the New Democracies. August 13th -14th, 2007, Taipei: Taiwan.
Winckler, Edwin A., 2001
Regime Type and Regime Change on Taiwan: Some Conceptual Issues and Comparative Implications. In The Taiwan Studies Promotion Committee of Academia Sinica, ed., Change of an Authoritarian Regime: Taiwan in the Post-Martial Law Era. Taipei: Institute of Taiwan History (Preparatory Office), Academia Sinica, pp. 19-62.
Wu, Yu-Shan, 2013
Comparing Taiwan and the CEE Trio: the Impact of Social and Institutional Factors on Democracy. Taiwan Journal of Democracy, Special Issue, 103-127.
Sullivan, Jonathan, 2011
Is Taiwan Studies in Decline? The China Quarterly, Vol. 207 (September), pp. 706–718.
<weak 3 to 5: Constitutions and Institutions after 1945>
沈有忠(Yu-chung Shen),2012
〈半總統制「權力總統化」之比較研究〉。《臺灣民主季刊》,第9卷,第4期,頁1-36。(Comparative Research on the“Power Presidentialization”of Semi-Presidentialism)
蘇子喬(Tzu-chiao Su),2013
〈兼容並蓄或拼裝上路?—從內閣制與總統制優劣辯論檢視半總統制的利弊〉。《臺灣民主季刊》,第10卷,第4期,頁1-47。(A Beneficial Combination or A Detrimental Mixture? Evaluating the Effect of Semi-Presidentialism on the Basis of the Debates on the Virtues and Vices of Presidentialism and Parliamentarism)
Chang, Alex Chuan-Hsien and Yu-Tzung Chang, 2009
Rational Choices and Irrational Results: The DPP's Institutional Choice in Taiwan's Electoral Reform. Issues & Studies, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 23-60.
Fell, Dafydd, 2018.
Government and Politics in Taiwan. Chap. 4.
Hsieh, John Fuh-Sheng, 2006
Institutional Design for a Mildly Divided Society: The Case of Taiwan. Issues & Studies, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 81-102.
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The Origins and Consequences of Electoral Reform in Taiwan. Issues & Studies, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 1-22.
Hsieh, John Fuh-sheng and Robert Henry Cox, ed. 2023
Regime Type and Governance: The Case of Taiwan. In John Fuh-sheng Hsieh and Robert Henry Cox, ed., Democratic governance in Taiwan. New York: Routledge, pp. 16-30.
Lin, Jih-Wen, 2007
Why Did Electoral Reforms Create Unfair Electoral Systems in East Asia. Paper presented in International Conference on the After the Third Wave: Problems and Challenges for the New Democracies. August 13th -14th, 2007, Taipei: Taiwan.
Rigger, Shelley, 2011
The Politics of Constitutional Reform in Taiwan. In Robert Ash, John W. Garver, and Penelope B. Prime, eds., Taiwan’s Democracy: Economic and Political Challenges. London: Routledge, pp. 37-50.
Roy, Denny, 2003
Martial Law and Kuomintang Domination. In Denny Roy, Taiwan: A Political History. Ithaca, NY.: Cornell University Press, chap. 4, pp. 75-104.
Shen, Yu-chung, 2011
Semi-presidentialism in Taiwan A Shadow of the Constitution of the Weimar Republic. Taiwan Journal of Democracy, Vol 7, No. 1, pp. 135-152.
Shen, Yu-chung, 2018
Institutional Resilience of Taiwan’s Semi-Presidential System: the Integration of the President and the Premier under Party Politics. Asian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 53-64.
Shugart, Matther Søberg, 2005
Comparative Electoral Systems Research: The Maturation of a Field and New Challenges Ahead. In M. Gallgher and P. Mitchell, eds., The Politics of Electoral Systems. Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, pp. 25-55.
Wu, Yu-Shan and Jung-Hsiang Tsai, 2008
Taiwan: Democratic Consolidation under Presidential Supremacy. Taipei, Taiwan : Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica.
<weak 6 to 8: Political Parties and Elections(1)>
Cheng, Tun-jen, 1989
Democratizing the Quasi-Leninist Regime in Taiwan. World Politics 41(4): 471-499. In Dafydd Fell, ed., (2008) The Politics of Modern Taiwan II. NY: Routledge, pp. 3-29.
Dickson, Bruce J., 1996
The Kuomintang before Democratization: Organizational Change and the Role of Elections. In Hung-mao Tien, ed., Taiwan’s Electoral Politics and Democratic Transition. NY: M. E. Sharpe, Inc., pp. 42-78.
Fell, Dafydd, 2011
More or Less Space for Identity in Taiwan’s Party Politics? In Gunter Schubert and Jens Damm (eds.), Taiwanese Identity in the Twenty-first Century. New York, NY.: Routledge, pp. 95-112.
Fell, Dafydd and Yen-Wen Peng, 2017
The Revival of Taiwan’s Green Party after 2008. In Dafydd Fell, ed., Taiwan’s Social Movements under Ma Ying-Jeou: From the Wild Strawberries to the Sunflowers. London: Routledge, pp. 177-198.
Lin, Chung-chu, 2006
The Evolution of Party Images and Party System in Taiwan, 1992-2004. East Asia: An International Quarterly 23(1): 27-46. In Dafydd Fell, ed., (2008) The Politics of Modern Taiwan IV. NY: Routledge, pp. 78-99.
Lu, Alexander Ya-li, 1992
Political Opposition in Taiwan: The Development of the Democratic Progressive Party. In Tun-jen Cheng and Stephan Haggard, eds., Political Change in Taiwan. Boulder, Col.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, pp. 121-146.
Rigger, Shelley, 1999
Politics in Taiwan: Voting for Democracy. Chap.3 (Party-state Authoritarianism in the Pre-reform Era, 1945-1972), NY: Routledge, pp. 55-80.
Schubert, Gunter and Stefan Brain, 2011
How to Face an Embracing China? The DPP’s Identity Politics and Cross-Strait Relations during and after the Chen Shui-bian Era. In Gunter Schubert and Jens Damm (eds.), Taiwanese Identity in the Twenty-first Century. New York, NY.: Routledge, pp. 72-94.
Tien, Hung-mao, 1992
Transformation of an Authoritarian Party State: Taiwan’s Development Experience. In Tun-jen Cheng and Stephan Haggard, eds., Political Change in Taiwan. Boulder, Col.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, pp. 33-55.
Wu, Yu-Shan, 2011
The Evolution of the KMT’s Stance on the One China Principle: National Identity in flux. In Gunter Schubert and Jens Damm (eds.), Taiwanese Identity in the Twenty-first Century. New York, NY.: Routledge, pp. 51-71.
Yu, Ching-hsin, 2005
The Evolving Party System in Taiwan, 1995-2004. Journal of Asian and African Studies 40(1/2): 105-123. In Dafydd Fell, ed., (2008) The Politics of Modern Taiwan IV. NY: Routledge, pp. 58-77.
<weak 9 to 11: Political Parties and Elections(2)>
Achen, Christopher H. and T. Y. Wang, 2017
Conclusion: the Power of Identity in Taiwan. In Christopher Achen and T. Y. Wang, (eds.), The Taiwan Voter. MI.: University of Michigan Press, pp. 273-292.
Brading, Ryan, 2017
Taiwan’s Millennial Generation: Interests in Polity and Party Politics. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 46(1): 131-66.
Chao, Linda and Ramon H. Myers, 2000
How Elections Promoted Democracy in Taiwan Under Martial Law. The China Quarterly, Special Issue: Elections and Democracy in Greater China 162: 387-409. In Dafydd Fell, ed., (2008) The Politics of Modern Taiwan II. NY: Routledge, pp. 67-90.
Fell, Dafydd, 2016
The China Impact on Taiwan’s Elections: Cross-Strait Economic Integration through the Lens of Election Advertising. In Gunter Schubert, ed., Taiwan and the ‘China Impact’: Challenges and Opportunities. London: Routledge, pp. 53-69.
Lay, Jinn-Guey, Ko-Hua Yap and Yu-Wen Chen, 2008
Transition of Taiwan's Political Geography. Asian Survey, vol. 48, no. 5 (September/October 2008), pp. 773-793
Lee, Wei-chin, 2011
Mediated Politics in Taiwan Political Talk Shows and Democracy. Taiwan Journal of Democracy, vol. 7, no. 2: 49-67.
Lin, Chiung-Chu, 2008
The Role of Issue in Taiwan’s Politics, 1996-2004. Issues & Studies, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 71-104.
Nachman, Lev, 2018
Misalignment between Social Movements and Political Parties in Taiwan’s 2016 Election: Not All Grass Roots Are Green. Asian Survey, 58(5):874-897.
Rampal, Kuldip Roy, 2011
The Media’s “Public Sphere” for Civil Society in Taiwan’s Democratic Consolidation. Taiwan Journal of Democracy, volume 7, no. 2: 69-93
Rawnsley, Gary and Qian Gong, 2012
Political Communications in Democratic Taiwan: The Relationship Between Politicians and Journalists. In Wengang Tang and Shanto Iyengar, eds., Political Communication in China: Convergence or Divergence Between the Media and Political System. London: Routledge.
Sullivan, Jonathan, 2008
Campaign Advertising and Democracy in Taiwan. The China Quarterly, no. 196 (Dec., 2008), pp. 900-911.
Sullivan, Jonathan and Eliyahu Sapir, 2012
Nasty or Nice? Explaining Positive and Negative Campaign Behavior in Taiwan. The China Journal, no. 67 (January 2012), pp. 149-170.
Wang, T. Y., Su-Feng Cheng, and Lu-Huei Chen, 2009
Deep-Green Supporters and Political Tolerance in Taiwan: An Analysis of Kennedy's Hypothesis. Issues & Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 1-30.
Wang, T. Y, 2017
Changing Boundaries: The Development of the Taiwan Voter’s Identity. In Christopher Achen and T. Y. Wang, (eds.), The Taiwan Voter. MI.: University of Michigan Press, pp. 45-70.
Weng, Dennis L.; Chen, Luhuei and Ching-hsin Wang, 2020
The Effect of China Factor on Taiwan’s Elections: How Has It Changed Across Generations from 2008 to 2014. Asian Education and Development Studies, 11(2): 248-264.
<weak 12 to 15: Issues of Identity and Governance>
Beckershoff, André, 2017
The Sunflower Movement: Origins, Structures, and Strategies of Taiwan’s Resistance Against the ‘Black Box.’ In Dafydd Fell, ed., Taiwan’s Social Movements under Ma Ying-Jeou: From the Wild Strawberries to the Sunflowers. London: Routledge, pp. 113-133.
Brading, Ryan, 2017
Taiwan’s Millennial Generation: Interests in Polity and Party Politics. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 131-166.
Caldwell, Ernest, 2018
Transitional Justice Legislation in Taiwain Before and during the Tsai Administration. Washington International Law Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 449-483.
Chang-Liao, Nien-chung and Yu-Jie Chen, 2019
Transitional Justice in Taiwan: Changes and Challenges. Washington International Law Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 619-643.
Chiou, Fang-Yi and Ji Yeon Hong, 2021
The Long-Term Effects of State Repression on Political Behavior and Attitudes: Evidence from Taiwan. Journal of East Asian Studies, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 427–448.
Chu, Yun-han, and Jih-wen Lin, 2001
Political Development in 20th Century Taiwan: State-Building, Regime Transformation and the Construction of National Identity. The China Quarterly 165: 102-129. In Dafydd Fell, ed., (2008) The Politics of Modern Taiwan I. NY: Routledge, pp. 25-53.
Chung, Yousun, 2021
Party Politics and Civil Society: The Role of Entrepreneurs in Nuclear Power Politics in Taiwan. Environmental Policy and Governance, Vol. 31, pp. 94-103.
Deng, Jian-Bang, 2016
Taiwan’s Immigration Policy and the China Impact: The Case of Cross-Strait Families. In Gunter Schubert, ed., Taiwan and the ‘China Impact’: Challenges and Opportunities. London: Routledge, pp. 215-238.
Dittmer, Lowell, 2005
Taiwan’s Aim-Inhibited Quest for Identity and the China Factor. Journal of Asian and African Studies (April)40: 71-90.
Grano, Simona, 2017
The Evolution of the Anti-Nuclear Movement in Taiwan since 2008. In Dafydd Fell, ed., Taiwan’s Social Movements under Ma Ying-Jeou: From the Wild Strawberries to the Sunflowers. London: Routledge, pp. 154-176.
Gold, Thomas B., 1993
Taiwan’s Quest for Identity in the Shadow of China. In Steve Tsang (ed.), In the Shadow of China: Political Development in Taiwan since 1949. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, pp. 169-192. In Dafydd Fell, ed., (2008) The Politics of Modern Taiwan I. NY: Routledge, pp. 25-53.
Fell, Dafydd, 2023
Environmental Protection after Taiwan’s Democratic Consolidation: Is Democracy Working for the Environment? In John Fuh-sheng Hseih and Robert Henry Cox, ed., Democratic governance in Taiwan. New York: Routledge, pp. 94-109.
He, Yinan, 2010
Competing Narratives, Identity Politics, and Cross-Strait Reconciliation. Asian Perspective, Vol. 34, No. 4, Special Issue on Seeking Political Reconciliation: Case Studies in Asia (2010), pp. 45-83
Ho, Ming-sho, 2006
Challenging State Corporatism: The Politics of Taiwan's Labor Federation Movement. The China Journal, No. 56 (July), pp. 107-127.
Ho, Ming-sho, 2010
Manufacturing Loyalty: The Political Mobilization of Labor in Taiwan, 1950–1986. Modern China, Vol. 36, No. 6 (November), pp. 559-588.
Ho, Ming-sho, 2019
Taiwan’s Road to Marriage Equality: Politics of Legalizing Same-sex Marriage. The China Quarterly, Vol. 238 (June), pp. 482-503.
Hsieh, John Fuh-sheng, 2005
Ethnicity, National Identity, and Domestic Politics in Taiwan. Journal of Asian and African Studies (April)40: 13-28.
Huang, Chang-ling, 2016
Reserve for Whom? The Electoral Impact of Gender Quota in Taiwan. Pacific Affairs, Vol. 89, No. 2 (June), pp. 325-343.
Huang, Jing, 2017
Xi Jinping’s Taiwan Policy: Boxing Taiwan In with the One-China Framework. In Lowell Dittmer, ed., Taiwan and China. University of California Press, pp. 239-248.
Jiang, Yi-huah, 2017
Taiwan’s National Identity and Cross-Strait Relations. In Lowell Dittmer, ed., Taiwan and China. University of California Press, pp. 19-41.
Kastner, Scott L. 2006
Does Economic Integration Across the Taiwan Strait Make Military Conflict Less Likely? Journal of East Asian Studies, Vol. 6, No. 3 (September-December), pp. 319-346.
Katz, R. Paul, 2003
Religion and the State in Post-War Taiwan. The China Quarterly, No. 174, Religion in China Today (Jun), pp. 395-412.
Keng, Shu and Emmy Ruihua Lin, 2017
Mingling but Not Merging: Changes and Continuities in the Identity of Taiwanese in Mainland China. In Lowell Dittmer, ed., Taiwan and China. University of California Press, pp. 61-74.
Lee, Wei-Chin, 2023
Charting the Way Forward: Taiwan’s Civil–Military Relations after 2016. In John Fuh-sheng Hsieh and Robert Henry Cox, ed., Democratic governance in Taiwan. New York: Routledge, pp. 144-162.
Lin, Ping, 2016
Taiwanese Youth in Mainland China: Fragile Identity in the Shadow of China. In Gunter Schubert, ed., Taiwan and the ‘China Impact’: Challenges and Opportunities. London: Routledge, pp. 239-257.
Lo, Sonny Shiu-Hing, 2008
The Politics of Controlling "Heidao" and Corruption in Taiwan. Asian Affairs, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Summer), pp. 59-79.
Madsen, Richard, 2007
Tzu Chi: The Modernization of Buddhist Compassion. In Ricahrd Madsen’s Democracy's Daharma: Religious Renaissance and Political Development in Taiwan. Berkeley, LA., University of California Press, chap. 1 and Chap. 2.
Madsen, Richard, 2007
Buddha's Light Mountain: The Buddhist Contribution to Democratic Civil Religion. In Ricahrd Madsen’s Democracy's Daharma: Religious Renaissance and Political Development in Taiwan. Berkeley, LA., University of California Press, chap. 1 and Chap. 3.
Rowen, Ian, 2015
Inside Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement: Twenty-Four Days in a Student-Occupied Parliament, and the Future of the Region. The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 74, No. 1(February), pp. 5-21.
Saunders, Phillip C. and Scott L. Kastner, 2009
Bridge over Troubled Water? Envisioning a China-Taiwan Peace Agreement. International Security, Vol. 33, No. 4(Spring), pp. 87-114
Shih, Cheng-feng and Mumin Chen, 2010
Taiwanese Identity and the Memories of 2-28: A Case for Political Reconciliation. Asian Perspective, Vol. 34, No. 4, Special Issue on Seeking Political Reconciliation: Case Studies in Asia (2010), pp. 85-113.
Shim, Jaemin, 2021.
Gender Politics and Legislative Networks in Taiwan: An Analysis of Women-Bill Co-Sponsorship and Bill Success. Parliamentary Affairs, Vol. 74, pp. 639-661.
Shim, Jaemin, 2022.
Overpromising Social Welfare Benefits? Electoral Competition and Welfare Politics in Taiwan. Journal of East Asian Studies, No. 22, pp. 99–123.
Tan, Alexander C., 2020
Solving the Collective Action Problem: Taiwan, New Zealand, and the COVID-19 Battle. Taiwan Journal of Democracy, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 79-99.
Wachman, Alan M., 1994
Competiting Identities in Taiwan. In Murray Rubinstein (ed.), The Other Taiwan: 1945 to the Present. Armonk: M. E. Sharpe, pp. 17-80. In Dafydd Fell, ed., (2008) The Politics of Modern Taiwan I. NY: Routledge, pp. 126-192.
Wang, Hong-Zen, 2001
Ethnicized Social Mobility in Taiwan: Mobility Patterns among Owners of Small- and Medium-Scale Businesses. Modern China, Vol. 27, No. 3 (July), pp. 328-358
Wu, Chung-li, 2019
Assessing the Effects of Political Factors on Court Decisions in Corruption Litigation in Taiwan. Asian Survey, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 295-314.
Wu, Naiteh, 2005
Transition without Justice, or Justice without History: Transitional Justice in Taiwan. Taiwan Journal of Democracy Vol. 1, No. 1(July), pp. 77-102.
Wu, Yu-Shan, 2013
From Identity to Distribution: Paradigm Shift in Taiwan Politics. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Conference of the American Association for Chinese Studies, The State University of New Jersey at Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 11-13.
Wang, T. Y., 2023
David vs. Goliath: Taiwan’s Policy toward China. In John Fuh-sheng Hsieh and Robert Henry Cox, ed., Democratic governance in Taiwan. New York: Routledge, pp. 181-196.
Wong, Joseph, 2023
From Developmentalism to Postindustrialism: The Evolution of the Welfare State in Taiwan. In John Fuh-sheng Hsieh and Robert Henry Cox, ed., Democratic governance in Taiwan. New York: Routledge, pp. 78-93.
Yang, Wan-Ying, 2023
From Political Democratization to the Claim for Social Justice. In John Fuh-sheng Hsieh and Robert Henry Cox, ed., Democratic governance in Taiwan. New York: Routledge, pp. 110-128.
Yen, Wei-Ting and Li-Yin Liu, 2023
When Democracy Meets the COVID-19 Pandemic: Taiwan’s Experience. In John Fuh-sheng Hsieh and Robert Henry Cox, ed., Democratic governance in Taiwan. New York: Routledge, pp. 129-143.
<weak 16 to 18: Future Observations and Preliminary Term Paper Presentation>
Chang, Mau-Kuei Michael, 2008
Taiwanese Nationalism and Democratic Values. In Peter C. Y. Chow, ed., The “One China” Dilemma. New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 99-115
Chen, Dean P., 2022
Trump and One-China Adjustments. Biden’s Multilateralism and Democratic Resilience. US-China-Taiwan in the Age of Trump and Biden Towards a Nationalist Strategy. New York: Routledge. Chapter 3 and Chapter 5, pp. 41-73 and pp. 104-146
Dittmer, Lowell, 2017
Taiwan and the Waning Dream of Reunification. In Lowell Dittmer, ed., Taiwan and China. University of California Press, pp. 283-300.
Eunju Chi and Hyeok Yong Kwon , 2012
Unequal New Democracies in East Asia: Rising Inequality and Government Responses in South Korea and Taiwan. Asian Survey, vol. 52, no. 5 (September/October 2012), pp. 900-923.
Fell, Dafydd, 2018.
Government and Politics in Taiwan. Chap. 13.
Ho, Ming-sho and Chen-Shuo Hong, 2012
Challenging New Conservative Regimes in South Korea and Taiwan. Asian Survey, vol. 52, no. 4 (July/August 2012), pp. 643-665
Kastner, Scott L., 2022
Conclusion. War and Peace in the Taiwan Strait. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 176-185.
Keng, Shu and Gunter Schubert, 2010
Agents of Taiwan-China Unification? The Political Roles of Taiwanese Business People in the Process of Cross-Strait Integration. Asian Survey, vol. 50, no. 2 (March/April 2010), pp. 287-310 (Also see Gunter Schubert, 2016. Facing the Dragon and Riding the Tiger. In Gunter Schubert, ed., Taiwan and the ‘China Impact’: Challenges and Opportunities. London: Routledge, pp. 91-109.
Keng, Shu, 2011
Understanding Integration and “Spillover” across the Taiwan Strait: towards and Analytical Framework. In Gunter Schubert and Jens Damm (eds.), Taiwanese Identity in the Twenty-first Century. New York, NY.: Routledge, pp. 155-175.
Kuehn, David, 2008
Democratization and Civilian Control of the Military in Taiwan. Democratization, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 870-890.
Lin, Lihyun and Chun-yi Lee, 2021
Does Press Freedom Come with Responsibility? Media for and against Populism in Taiwan. Taiwan Journal of Democracy, Vol.17, No.1, pp. 119-140.
Liu, Frank C. S. and Francis L. F. Lee, 2013
Country, National, and Pan-national Identification in Taiwan and Hong Kong: Standing Together as Chinese? Asian Survey, vol. 53, no. 6 (November/December 2013), pp. 1112-1134.
Liu, Tony Tai-ting and Tung-chieh Tsai, 2021
Winter Is Coming: Emerging War in the Taiwan Strait? The Journal of East Asian Affairs, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 37-60.
Rigger, Shelley, 2016
The China Impact on Taiwan’s Generational Politics. In Gunter Schubert, ed., Taiwan and the ‘China Impact’: Challenges and Opportunities. London: Routledge, pp. 70-90.
Saunders, Phillip C. And Scott L., 2009
Bridge over Troubled Water?Envisioning a China-Taiwan Peace Agreement. International Security, vol. 33, no. 4 (Spring 2009), pp. 87–114.
Shim, Jaemin, 2020.
Left is Right and Right and Left? Partisan Difference on Social Welfare and Particularistic Benefits in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 25-41.
Sutter, Karen M. 2002
Business Dynamism across the Taiwan Strait: The Implications for Cross-Strait Relations. Asian Survey, Vol. 42, No. 3 (May/June 2002), pp. 522-540.
Wang, Chia-chou, 2019
A Path to Critical Citizenship? Evidence from a Panel Study among Chinese Students Studying in Taiwan. Taiwan Journal of Democracy, Vol.15, No.2, pp. 57-85.
Wong, Kevin Tze Wai, 2010
The Emergence of Class Cleavages in Taiwan in the Twenty-First Century: The Impact of Cross-Strait Economic Integration. Issues & Studies, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 127-172.
Wong, Stan Hok-wui, Lee, Kuan-chen, Ho, Karl and Harold D. Clark, 2019
Immigrant Influx and Generational Politics: A Comparative Case Study of Hong Kong and Taiwan. Electoral Studies, Vol. 58, pp. 84-93.
Yang, Wan-Ying, 2018
Beyond Number: Women’s Representation in Taiwan’s Post-Reform Legislative Elections. Taiwan Journal of Democracy, Vol.14, No.2, pp.51-72.
Zheng, Zhenqing, 2013
Taiwan’s Wealth Gap and the Evolution of Electoral Politics after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Asian Survey, vol. 53, no. 5 (September/October 2013), pp. 825-853.
Syllabus will be provided in the first course meeting. In addition to the listed materials, students are encouraged to read other Chinese materials to acquire more detailed and instant information on Taiwan’s political development. Extra materials will be distributed to class when necessary.
Grade Distribution
Course Presentations 25%;
Discussions 25%;
Essay 50% by June 17, 2023.
Reference Books
Achen, Christopher and T. Y. Wang, (ed.), 2017.
The Taiwan Voter. MI.: University of Michigan Press.
Bush, Richard C. 2021.
Difficult Choices: Taiwan's Quest for Security and the Good Life. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.
Fell, Dafydd. 2018 (Second Edition).
Government and Politics in Taiwan. London: Routledge.
Goldstein, Steven M., 2015.
China and Taiwan. MA: Polity Press.
Rigger, Shelly, 2011.
Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield.
Huntington, Samuel P., 1991
The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century. The University of Oklahoma Press.
Schubert, Gunter, 2016.
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan. NY: Routledge
Tsang, Steve, ed., 2017.
Taiwan’s Impact on China: Why Soft Power Matters More Than Economic and Political Inputs. Palgrave Macmillan.