Sunflower Movement Where have the Sunflowers gone? September 22, 2014 2 Written by J. Michael Cole. The question has been nagging at the edges of my mind ever since it was first thrown at me after…
Economy Taiwan’s Unresolved Vision of Globalization March 31, 2014 3 Written by Erik Tollefson. The current protests in Taiwan can plausibly be seen as the concatenation of several issues: 1) a crisis of democratic governance;…
Politics Time for President Ma to meet the students at the Legislative Yuan March 31, 2014 0 Written by Steve Tsang. One does not need to agree with the students who occupy the Legislative Yuan in Taipei to see that the first…
Politics Student protests and Taiwan’s soft power March 25, 2014 0 Written by Gary Rawnsley. A state’s soft power capacity is determined by how it behaves, at home and abroad. It is derived from a style…
Politics Smear Tactics and Taiwan’s Compliant Media March 20, 2014 3 Written by J. Michael Cole. As the occupation of Taiwan’s legislature by thousands of protesters enters its third day, the architecture of power on the…
Politics Occupy the Legislature: Is it the only way? March 19, 2014 2 Written by Gary Rawnsley. You know something important is happening in Taiwan when the island is in the BBC news. Well ok, perhaps current events…
Taiwan Taiwan’s Anti-Media Monopoly Movement: Achievements and the future May 2, 2013 0 Written by Chou Ya-Wei. The beginning of Taiwan’s anti-media monopoly youth movement dates back to July 31, 2012, when we started the first series of protests…