Suchergebnisse

Introduction : democracy, Confucian style? / John Fuh-sheng Hsieh -- Protest Confucianism and postwar Japanese democratic practice / John A. Tucker -- Identity and democratic values in divided Taiwan / I-chou Liu and Kuang-hui Chen -- The political logic of public policymaking in democratizing Taiwan / Joseph Wong -- Adaptations in Korea : confucianism, democracy, and economic development / John Kie-Chiang Oh -- The politics of Confucianism and Asian values in Singapore / Lam Peng Er -- Confucianism and pluralism in a meritocratic society : the Singapore case / Thomas J. Bellows -- Confucian values and democratic governance in Hong Kong / Joseph Y.S. Cheng -- Changes in political values in mainland China since the 1990s : evidence from surveys / Gang Guo -- On local governance in China : from feudalism, centralized bureaucracy, to self-governance / Emerson M.S. Niou

Taiwan in 2014 was eventful. In the Sunflower Student Movement early in the year, students occupied Parliament for 23 days. In local elections in November, the ruling Kuomintang was dealt a crushing blow by the electorate. President Ma will face more difficulties in the remaining years of his term in office.

The year 2013 in Taiwan was marked by a lackluster economy and stalemated politics. President Ma Ying-jeou's approval rating hit an all-time low. Still, Taiwan's relations with China were smooth, and Taiwan was able to make some gains in the international arena.

The 2012 elections in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea exhibit both long-term trends and short-term variations in each country's political landscape. All three societies are moving towards two-party competition lately, thanks mostly to the mixed-member majoritarian system adopted for legislative elections, despite the social cleavages that provide, to varying degrees, niches for small parties. The cleavage structure coupled with the electoral system largely explains the changing political landscape in these societies.