| Description |
vi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Political Theory and Taiwan -- Pt. I. The Taiwan Success Revisited -- 1. Not about Human Rights -- 2. Not about Liberalism -- Pt. II. The "Rational Actor" Backfire -- 3. The Loss of the Median Voter -- 4. The Loss of an Ally -- Pt. III. Political Theory in Practice -- 5. Back from the Future -- 6. The World Timing of Un-Chinese Consciousness -- Pt. IV. Two Theses on Confucian Democracy -- 7. Parenting Personality -- 8. Beyond the State-Society Divide -- Conclusion: Political Theory for Democratic Ontology |
| Summary |
"Democracy (Made in Taiwan) examines the intersection of postcolonialism and Confucianism after democratization and liberalization occurred in Taiwan. Chih-Yu Shih argues against current trends in political science which present Taiwan in an unbalanced, wishful, and Washington centric way. Sidestepping the liberal bias, this study exposes the problematic nature of the mainstream view of failing states. In many aspects, Taiwan is a disguised failure, or even a fake; in the sense that its democratization adopts a populist identity strategy rather than a liberal one; in addition, its foreign policy compliance to hegemonic leadership is characterized by anti-China determination, instead of a realist approach involving the calculation of power. By rewriting domestic liberalism and external realism into meanings unknown to the hegemonic power, Democracy (Made in Taiwan) celebrates Taiwan's postcolonial fluidity."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Taiwan.
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| SUBJECT |
Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 2000- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008203
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| LC no. |
2007040141 |
| ISBN |
9780739125113 cloth alkaline paper |
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0739125117 cloth alkaline paper |
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