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%T The impact of electoral system reform on Taiwan's local factions %A Göbel, Christian %J Journal of Current Chinese Affairs %N 3 %P 69-92 %V 41 %D 2012 %@ 1868-4874 %~ GIGA %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-4-5342 %X "In 2004, the single non-transferable vote (SNTV) was abolished in Taiwan. The SNTV had long been seen as a major factor in the sustenance of county- and township-level clientelist networks ('local factions'). It was also associated with phenomena such as extremism, candidate-centered politics, vote-buying, clientelism and organized crime involvement in politics. More recent scholarship, however, has led to doubts that a single formal institution like an electoral system could have such a powerful influence on electoral mobilization. This article puts these positions to an initial test. It examines the impact of the electoral reform on the mobilization capacity of a local faction in a rural county notorious for its factionalism. By illuminating its intricate mobilization structures, it provides support for the second position: These structures are too resilient to be affected by even a radical electoral reform." (author's abstract) %C DEU %G en %9 Zeitschriftenartikel %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info