TY - BOOK AU - Batto,Nathan F. AU - Chang,Yu-tzung AU - Chen,Dean P. AU - Chu,Yun-han AU - Diamond,Larry AU - Fell,Dafydd AU - Göbel,Christian AU - Huang,Isaac Shih-hao AU - Huang,Min-hua AU - Lee,Pei-shan AU - Mark,Mark AU - Rigger,Shelley AU - Sheng,Shing-yuan AU - Szu-yin,Szu-yin AU - Templeman,Kharis AU - Wang,Austin Horng-En AU - Yu,Ching-hsin AU - Yu,Eric Chen-hua AU - Yu,Jia-sin TI - Dynamics of Democracy in Taiwan: The Ma Ying-jeou Years SN - 9781626379220 AV - DS799.847 .D86 2020eb U1 - 320.951249 23 PY - 2022///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - Democracy KW - Taiwan KW - Political parties KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Acknowledgments --; 1 The Dynamics of Democracy During the Ma Ying-jeou Years --; Part 1 Party Politics and Elections --; 2 The 2012 Elections --; 3 The DPP in Opposition --; 4 The KMT in Power --; 5 The Party System Before and After the 2016 Elections --; Part 2 Democratic Institutions and Governance --; 6 The Challenges of Governance --; 7 Legislative Politics --; 8 Watchdog Institutions --; 9 Managing the Economy --; Part 3 Public Opinion and Civil Society --; 10 Assessing Support for Democracy --; 11 Trends in Public Opinion --; 12 The Impact of Social Movements --; 13 Who Are the Protesters? Why Are They Protesting? --; 14 Social Media and Cyber-Mobilization --; Part 4 Looking Outward --; 15 Cross-Strait Relations --; 16 In the Shadow of Great Power Rivalry --; Bibliography --; The Contributors --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access N2 - During the Ma Ying-jeou presidency in Taiwan (2008–2016), confrontations over relations with mainland China stressed the country’s institutions, leading to a political crisis. Nevertheless, its democracy proved to be resilient. The authors of Dynamics of Democracy in Taiwan explore key aspects of the complicated Ma era, including party politics and elections, the sources of Ma's governance challenges, changing public opinion, protest movements, and shifts in the regional balance of power UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626379220 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626379220 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781626379220/original ER -