Taiwan: National Identity and Democratization - 9781563243998

Taylor & Francis

Taiwan has become a democracy despite the inability of its political elite to agree on the national identity of the state. This is a study of the history of democratisation in the light of the national identity problem, based on interviews with leading figures in the KMT and opposition parties. > Taiwan has become a democracy despite the inability of its political elite to agree on the national identity of the state. This is a study of the history of democratisation in the light of the national identity problem, based on interviews with leading figures in the KMT and opposition parties. > Introduction; Chapter 1 Nationalism and Identity; Chapter 2 Democracy and Democratization; Chapter 3 Conflicting Identities On Taiwan; Chapter 4 The Origins of Taiwanese Identity; Chapter 5 Opposition and the Course of Reform; Chapter 6 The Rhetoric and Symbolism of Politics; Chapter 7 The Politics of Elections; Chapter 8 The Impetus for and Impediments to Democratization; Conclusion; > Ala.