Books in the Routledge Research on Taiwan Series series

As we look to enter the second decade of the 21st century, Taiwan¿s quest for identity remains the most contentious issue in the domestic arena of Taiwanese politics. From here, it spills over into the cross-Strait relationship and impacts on regional and global security. Whether Taiwan is a nation state or whether Taiwan has any claim to be a nation-state and how Taiwan should relate to "China" are issues which have long been hotly debated on the island, although it seems that much of this debate is now more focused on finding an adequate strategy to deal with the Beijing government than on the legitimacy of Taiwan¿s claim to sovereignty as the Republic of China.The collection of chapters in this book shed light on very different aspects of Taiwan¿s current state of identity formation from historical, political, social and economic perspectives, both domestically, and globally. As such it will be invaluable reading for students and scholars of Taiwan studies, politics, history and society, as well as those interested in cross-Strait relations, Chinese politics, and Chinese international relations.

This book identifies past, present and future trajectories in party politics and state-society relations in Taiwan. Providing a comprehensive examination of public opinion data, it sheds light on significant changes in the composition of political attitudes amongst the electorate.

This book challenges the image of Taiwan's marginalization and seeks to understand Taiwan in terms of the impacts it makes globally, regionally and transnationally. It takes a multi-disciplinary approach covering themes such as markets and trading, diplomacy, collective action, the internet, film, literature, pop-culture and religious mission.

This book identifies past, present and future trajectories in party politics and state-society relations in Taiwan. Providing a comprehensive examination of public opinion data, it sheds light on significant changes in the composition of political attitudes amongst the electorate.

Examining the flow of technical knowledge between the US, Taiwan and China over the last 65 years, this book engages with the evolving debates on the merits, importance and feasibility of technology transfer, using the example of Taiwan to show that multinational corporations can play a positive role in economic development.

This book addresses the question of how Taiwanese identities have changed historically and since democratization began in the late 1980s. It also examines the impact of this process on cross-strait relations between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.

This book examines the transformation of Taiwan and Hong Kong¿s socioeconomic relationships with China as their economies have become more deeply integrated into Greater China. It explores the impact of increasing social interaction and the shrinking of existing borderlines and contributes not only to theoretical debates on border crossing issues, but also provides valuable insights on the practical concerns regarding social and political integration and tensions in the region.

This book offers readers an introduction to the development of social movements in Taiwan by examining a number of important movement case studies that focus on the post 2008 period. The KMT's return to power radically changed the political environment for Taiwan's civil society and so we consider how social activists responded to this new political opportunity structure. The case chapters are written by authors from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and methodological approaches, and most of the chapters are based on extensive fieldwork. The book investigates the roots of the movements, their development trajectories and how best to asses their overall impact.

This book analyses the "China Impact" on Taiwan in terms of its social, political and security space from both an empirical and conceptual point of view. It is the first comprehensive account of Chinäs multifaceted impact on the politics and society of contemporary Taiwan. The book covers a wide range of topics including Taiwan¿s party alignment, elections, generational politics, cross-strait political economy, immigration policy and security. The contributors highlight both the dangers and the opportunities of the "China impact" for Taiwan and draw a realistic picture of the island republic¿s current situation and future options in the shadow of its giant neighbour.

Migration has transformed Taiwanese society in the last 20 years. The main inflows have been temporary workers from Southeast Asian countries and female spouses from Southeast Asia and China marrying Taiwanese husbands. The main outflow has been migration to China, as a result of increased economic integration across the Taiwan Strait. These changes have significantly altered Taiwan¿s ethnic structure and have profound social and political implications for this new democracy. As large numbers of these migrants take Taiwanese citizenship and their offspring gain voting rights, the impact of these new Taiwanese will continue to increase.

This book examines the transformation of Taiwan and Hong Kong¿s socioeconomic relationships with China as their economies have become more deeply integrated into Greater China. It explores the impact of increasing social interaction and the shrinking of existing borderlines and contributes not only to theoretical debates on border crossing issues, but also provides valuable insights on the practical concerns regarding social and political integration and tensions in the region.

Migration has transformed Taiwanese society in the last 20 years, and this edited volume showcases some of the leading researchers working on migration to and from Taiwan. The chapters approach migration from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including international relations, sociology, social work, film studies, political science, gender studies, geography and political economy and so the book will have great appeal to scholars and students interested in the politics of Taiwan, Taiwanese society and ehtnic identity as well as those focusing on migration in East Asia and comparative migration studies.

Provides a history of planning in Taiwan and situates contemporary Taiwanese planning in the wider global context. The book then covers challenges to planning, urban change, legal planning, land problems, the development of industrial land, community planning, conservation, ecological land use, planning for natural disasters and transportation planning.

This book analyses the political and economic challenges Taiwan has faced since since its democratic revolution began with the lifting of martial law in 1987. Taiwan's Democracy will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Taiwan studies, Chinese politics and economics, international politics and economics, and development studies.

This book analyses the political and economic challenges Taiwan has faced since its democratic revolution began with the lifting of martial law in 1987. Taiwan's Democracy will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Taiwan studies, Chinese politics and economics, international politics and economics, and development studies.

Offering systematic coverage of major social groups including ethnic minorities, migrants, gay and lesbian groups, religious sects, and marginalized workers, this study investigates the multiple facets of social domination in Taiwan and the struggles by minority groups to overcome subordination.

The contributors explore how traditional Chinese influences modern localized lives in Taiwan, localized identity, culture, and politics as a contested domain with Chinese and traditional Taiwanese identities and Taiwan's localization process as contesting Taiwan's gravitation towards globalized Western culture.

Offers a history of planning in Taiwan and situates contemporary Taiwanese planning in the wider global context. This book covers challenges to planning, urban change, legal planning, land problems, the development of industrial land, community planning, conservation, ecological land use, planning for natural disasters and transportation planning.

Using four major elements of governance - namely norms, actors, processes, and outcomes - this book examines Taiwan's national governance as well as its participation in global governance in relation to humanitarian aid. It includes case studies on Taiwan's application to become an observer to the WHO, and its foreign-aid policy.

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the return of the Kuomintang (KMT) to power in Taiwan after eight years of Democratic Progressive Party presidency. It offers a political analysis of the major political changes and developments during the first term of Ma Ying-jeoüs presidency between 2008 and 2012, and identifies the domestic, cross-Strait and foreign policy trends.

To date, there is but a handful of articles on documentary films from Taiwan. This volume seeks to remedy the paucity in this area of research and conduct a systematic analysis of the genre. Each contributor to the volume investigates the various aspects of documentary by focusing on one or two specific films that document social, political and cultural changes in recent Taiwanese history.

Examining the flow of technical knowledge between the US, Taiwan and Mainland China over the last sixty-five years, this book shows that the technical knowledge that has moved between these states is vast and varied. It engages with the evolving debates on the merits, importance and feasibility of technology transfer in the process of economic development globally, and uses the example of Taiwan to show that multinational corporations can indeed play a positive role in economic development.