Democratizing Taiwan / by J. Bruce Jacobs.

• Author: Jacobs, J. Bruce.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Taiwan—together with India, Japan and South Korea—is one of only four consolidated Asian democracies. Democratizing Taiwan provides the most comprehensive analysis of Taiwan's peaceful democratization including its past violent authoritarian experiences, leadership both within and outside government, popular protest and elections, and constitutional interpretation and amendments. Using extensive field research including the conduct of many interviews with government and party leaders, journalists, academics and a wide variety of citizens over many years as well as substantial research into documents, newspapers and academic research, Professor Jacobs provides many new insights into Taiwan's democratization. He also analyses areas in which Taiwan continues to face difficulties.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. How Taiwan Became Democratic -- 2. The Japanese and Kuomintang Colonial Regimes -- 3. The Lee Teng-hui Presidency to Early 1996 -- 4. The 1996 Presidential Election and the Taiwan Straits Crisis -- 5. Lee Teng-hui as an Elected President and the 2000 Presidential Election -- 6. The Presidency of Chen Shui-bian -- 7. The Kuomintang Regains Power -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.