The Taiwan Democracy and Security Project is part of the U.S.-Asia Security Initiative at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
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Scholarly Publications
Political Change in China: Comparisons with Taiwan
June 2008
How might China become a democracy? And what lessons, if any, might Taiwan's experience of democratization hold for China's future?
Old Events
Sentiment, Reason, and Law: Policing in the Republic of China on Taiwan
April 30, 2018
The Republic of China on Taiwan spent nearly four decades as a single-party state under dictatorial rule (1949-1987) before transitioning to liberal democracy.
Taiwan's Democracy Challenged: The Chen Shui-bian Years
September 16, 2016
This discussion will be based on the authors' recently published book, Taiwan's Democracy Challenged: The Chen Shui-bian Years, Lynne Rienner Publishing (2016).AbstractAt the end of Chen Shui...
Liberal Taiwan versus Illiberal South Korea: The Divergent Paths of Electoral Campaign Regulation
November 11, 2015
Abstract:Both South Korea and Taiwan are considered consolidated democracies, but the two countries have developed very different sets of electoral campaign regulations.