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 Taiwans International Way-outto advance conclusions about Taiwans political transformation from both comparative and international perspectives.
1. The Turn of Fortune: Re-alignment in Taiwans Domestic Politics and Diplomacy
Wei-chin Lee
Democracy and New Political Landscape
2. The Quality of Democracy in Taiwan
Bruce J. Dickson
3. Taiwans General Elections of 2016
John Fuh-sheng Hsieh
4. The Rise of New Power Party in Taiwans 2016 Legislative Election: Reality and Challenges
Ian Tsung-yen Chen and Da-chi Liao
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