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Informationen zum Autor Dafydd Fell is Reader in Comparative Politics at the Department of Politics and International Studies and Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, UK. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung In the spring of 2014, the Sunflower Movement’s three-week occupation of the Legislative Yuan brought Taiwan back to international media attention. It was the culmination of a series of social movements that had been growing in strength since 2008 and have become even more salient since the spring of 2014. Social movements in Taiwan have emerged as a powerful new actor that needs to be understood alongside those players that have dominated the literature such as political parties, local factions, Taishang, China and the United States. This book offers readers an introduction to the development of these social movements in Taiwan by examining a number of important movement case studies that focus on the post 2008 period. The return of the Kuomintang (KMT) to power radically changed the political environment for Taiwan’s civil society and so the book considers how social activists responded to this new political opportunity structure. The case chapters are based on extensive fieldwork and are written by authors from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and methodological approaches; in some cases authors combine being both academics and activists themselves. Together, the chapters focus on a number of core issues, providing the book with four key aims. Firstly, it investigates the roots of the movements and considers how to best explain their emergence. Secondly, it examines the development trajectories of these movements. Thirdly, it looks at the best way to explain their impact and development patterns, and finally it assesses their overall impact, questioning whether they can be regarded as successes or failures. Covering a unique range of social movement cases, the book will be of interest to students and researchers interested in Taiwanese society and politics, as well as social movements and civil society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Social Movements in Taiwan after 2008: From the Strawberries to the Sunflowers and Beyond Part I: Wild Strawberries to the Sunflowers 2. Civic Activism and Protests in Taiwan: Why Size Doesn’t (Always) Matter 3. Virtual ecologies, mobilization, and democratic groups without leaders: Impacts of internet media on the Wild Strawberry Movement 4. A Tale of Two Offshore Islands: Anti-Casino Movements in Penghu and Mazu 5. Not Wanting Want: The Anti-Media Monopoly Movement in Taiwan 6. This land is your land? This land is MY land: Land Expropriation during the Ma Ying-jeou Administration and Implications on Social Movements 7. The Sunflower Movement: Origins, Structures and Strategies of Taiwan’s Response Against the Black Box 8. The China Factor and Taiwan’s Civil Society Organizations in the Sunflower Movement: The Case of the Democratic Front against the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement Part II: Environmental Movements 9. The Evolution of the Anti-nuclear movement in Taiwan since 2008 10. The Revival ...
