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Political polarization in Taiwan: a growing challenge to catch-all parties?
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Abstract "For the last decade, politics in Taiwan have become increasingly polarized over the national identity issue. Yet, the bitter division between the two major parties is not really reflected in the electorate. The authors seek to explain this paradox by examining the changing nature of political parti... view more
"For the last decade, politics in Taiwan have become increasingly polarized over the national identity issue. Yet, the bitter division between the two major parties is not really reflected in the electorate. The authors seek to explain this paradox by examining the changing nature of political parties, in particular the growing role of ideological activists in campaigns, the rise of cultural and identity issues, the difficulty for new parties to emerge, the decline of catch-all parties, and the tendency for major parties to engage in cartel activities." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Taiwan; Asia; political system; party; polarization; political movement; political theory; development; historical development; national identity; public opinion; ethnic group; identity; election; political elite; citizen; politician; role; Far East
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
applied research; empirical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 7-31
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 41 (2012) 3
Issue topic
Taiwan under KMT rule: recent trends in domestic politics and cross-strait relations
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works