ABSTRACT

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan offers a comprehensive overview of both contemporary Taiwan and the Taiwan studies field. Each contribution summarises the major findings in the field and highlights long-term trends, recent observations and possible future developments in Taiwan.

Written by an international team of experts, the chapters included in the volume form an accessible and fascinating insight into contemporary Taiwan. Up-to-date, interdisciplinary, and academically rigorous, the Handbook will be of interest to students, academics, policymakers and others in search of reliable information on Taiwanese politics, economics, culture and society.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part 2|114 pages

Government and politics

chapter 6|17 pages

Parties and party systems

chapter 7|15 pages

Party ideology

chapter 8|18 pages

Elections

chapter 9|16 pages

Local factions

chapter 10|16 pages

National identity

chapter 12|15 pages

Politics and the media

part 3|52 pages

Political economy

chapter 13|17 pages

The developmental state and Taiwan

Origins and adaptation

chapter 15|18 pages

Taiwan and economic globalization

part 4|140 pages

Society and culture

part 5|72 pages

Cross-Strait relations

chapter 25|17 pages

Cross-Strait dialogue and policies

chapter 27|21 pages

The China factor in Taiwan

Impact and response

part 6|96 pages

International relations and security

chapter 30|17 pages

Taiwan–US security relations

chapter 31|14 pages

Taiwan and the South China Sea

chapter 32|16 pages

European–Taiwan relations

chapter 33|15 pages

Security policy

chapter 34|15 pages

Taiwan’s public diplomacy