When Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan’s first non-Kuomintang president, left office in 2008, his tenure was widely considered a disappointment. More recent events, however, suggest the need for a reassessment of this crucial period in Taiwan’s political development.
Taiwan’s Democracy Challenged provides that assessment, considering key facets of both the progress toward and the obstacles to democratic consolidation during the Chen Shui-bian era.
Language
English
Pages
364
Format
Hardcover
Release
June 22, 2016
ISBN 13
9781626374034
Taiwan’s Democracy Challenged: The Chen Shui-Bian Years
When Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan’s first non-Kuomintang president, left office in 2008, his tenure was widely considered a disappointment. More recent events, however, suggest the need for a reassessment of this crucial period in Taiwan’s political development.
Taiwan’s Democracy Challenged provides that assessment, considering key facets of both the progress toward and the obstacles to democratic consolidation during the Chen Shui-bian era.