This edited volume investigates and evaluates the context, causes, and consequences of various essential issues in Taiwanese domestic politics and external relations before and after the regime change in 2016. It offers theoretical interpretation and temporal delineation of recent electoral shifts, party realignment, identity reformulation, and subsequent foreign policy adaptation in the 2010s. Contributors address these issues in three sectionsDemocracy and New Political Landscape, The China Factor and Cross-Strait Dilemma, and Taiwan's International Way-outto advance conclusions about Taiwan's political transformation from both comparative and international perspectives.

Brings together well-known scholars in the field for a systematic and insightful scrutiny of Taiwanese domestic politics and external efforts in one single edited volume Offers a unique mix of qualitative and quantitative studies to enhance our understanding of the complexity and contradictions of Taiwanese politics Provides rich and updated empirical analyses of politics in Taiwan and China, East Asian international relations, and US-Taiwan-China relations

Autorentext

Wei-chin Lee is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University, USA.

Inhalt

1. The Turn of Fortune: Re-alignment in Taiwan's Domestic Politics and Diplomacy.- 2. The Quality of Democracy in Taiwan.- 3. Taiwan's General Elections of 2016.- 4. The Rise of New Power Party in Taiwan's 2016 Legislative Election: Reality and Challenges.- 5. Party's Issue Competence and Electoral Decisions in Taiwan's 2012 and 2016 Presidential Elections.- 6. A Comparative Study of the China Factor in Taiwan and Hong Kong Elections.- 7. Consensus Found and Consensus Lost: Taiwan's 2016 Election, the 1992 Consensus, and Cross-Strait Relations.- 8. The DPP Ascendancy and Cross-Strait Relations.- 9. American Policy toward Taiwan-China Relations in the 21st Century.- 10. Rethinking U.S. Security Commitment to Taiwan.- 11. Beyond Diplomacy: The Political Economy of Taiwan's Relations with Southeast Asia.- 12. The Japan-Taiwan Relations under the Tsai Ing-wen Administration.