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Taiwan's Millennial Generation: Interests in Polity and Party Politics
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Abstract The political strategies used to attract Taiwanese Millennials is a puzzling topic. This article analyses the strategies the two main political parties have implemented in recent years to do so. In the literature on youth attitudes in Western democracies, politics is described as “boring,” a “big tu... view more
The political strategies used to attract Taiwanese Millennials is a puzzling topic. This article analyses the strategies the two main political parties have implemented in recent years to do so. In the literature on youth attitudes in Western democracies, politics is described as “boring,” a “big turn-off,” and a “killjoy.” I examine to what degree these theoretical terms can help define the youth’s perception of politics and I describe the youth-led demonstrations that have taken place. Using primary sources, this analysis unfolds the objectives, successes, and failures of the youth wings of two political parties founded in early 2006. The 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns are considered in relation to the theme of youth engagement. A key event in recent years was the March–April 2014 Sunflower Student Movement. The impact of this event and youth politics leading up to the 2016 presidential and legislative elections is discussed.... view less
Keywords
party; party politics; adolescent; youth movement; Taiwan; youth policy; dissatisfaction with politics; youth organization; young voter; China; political strategy
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 131-166
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 46 (2017) 1
Issue topic
Assessing the Administration of President Ma Ying-jeou
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; reviewed