The first Chinese democracy : political life in the Republic of China on Taiwan
著者
書誌事項
The first Chinese democracy : political life in the Republic of China on Taiwan
Johns Hopkins University Press, c1998
大学図書館所蔵 全4件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-364) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The political transformation of Taiwan from authoritarian regime based on martial law into a democracy based on a constitution created in mainland China and revised to suit Taiwan's unique circumstances is one of the great political sagas of the 20th century. Defeated on the China mainland, the Kuomintang underwent reform and established a new polity on Taiwan that allowed for four patterns of political development. First, since 1950 the Kuomintang has engaged in a top-down, guided democratic process and gradually tolerated an opposition-driven, bottom-up democratization process. Second, a significant number of politicians in the Kuomintang and opposition internalized ideological-cultural adjustments that meshed with the practice of democracy. Third, local party elections, which were then institutionalized by the mid 1990s. Finally increased commitment to democracy and pressure from the opposition made it possible for a majority of politicians to restrain extremists and amend the constitution in order to practice democracy.
These four patterns of political change reflect a complex political process of behavioural and institutional change in which the key requisites for democracy - a responsible opposition, a political culture compatible with democracy, competing political parties participating in free elections, and respect for a constitution - now exist in Taiwan. As long as an extreme minority who endorse Taiwan nationalism remains committed to playing by the rules of democracy, and as long as the People's Republic of China does not try to destroy Taiwan's democracy, there is a high probability that the first Chinese democracy can survive.
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