What the 2016 Elections Revealed Regarding Taiwan's Politics, as Seen in Democratic Theory

James C. Hsiung

doi:10.1080/00927678.2017.1282307

What the 2016 Elections Revealed Regarding Taiwan's Politics, as Seen in Democratic Theory

James C. Hsiung

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This article attempts to decipher the meaning of Taiwan's January 2016 general elections by focusing on the factors that underscored the landslide victories by the opposition DPP party over the long-time ruling KMT. The ultimate aim is to answer the larger question of how to understand Taiwan's politics from the perspective of democratic theory. Two of the attributes that a true democracy must have are: (1) an opposition party loyal to the common weal of society, as opposed to the party's own egoistic interests; and (2) an independent free media. My study fails to find either in Taiwan under the shadows of DPP's maneuverings.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Asian Affairs
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00927678.2017.1282307
State	Published - Jan 2 2017

Keywords

Sun Flower Movement
Taiwan's general elections
a loyal opposition
an independent free media
democratic theory

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Geography, Planning and Development
Economics and Econometrics
Political Science and International Relations
Law

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