Written by Chin-fen Chang. Taiwan had been able to achieve both growth and equality in the process of development until the 1980s. The statistics of
Month: December 2018
How People Choose Their Religions in Taiwan: The Characteristics of the Followers Within Weixin Shengjiao
Written by Liu Hsiu-Yi According to a 2014 report from the Pew Research Center, Taiwan ranks second-highest in religious diversity in the world. The many
The ‘Enchanted’ Island: Religion, Secularisation and Modernity in Taiwan
Written by Scott Pacey There was once a time when sociologists expected religion to decline, both as a social force, and as an object of
China’s Meddling in the 2018 Taiwan Local Election
Written by Yu-Hua Chen. Taiwan completed its nine-in-one local election on 24 November 2018, which ended up with a historical defeat of the ruling Democratic
Three Public Opinion Trends Paved the Way for the DPP’s Defeat
Written by Dongtao Qi. The results of Taiwan’s 2018 nine-in-one local elections surprised many observers. Surely many of them had been anticipating the DPP’s loss
Some Early Thoughts on the Taiwan 2018 Elections and Referendums in an International Context- Part Two
Written by Ian Inkster, Mark Wenyi Lai and Victoria Hsin Hsin Chang. Identity Politics in the International Context The global thesis is that industrial democracies