Title:
Taiwan in the Twenty-first Century
Speaker:
Shelley Rigger (Davidson College)
Topic/Issues:
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What factors facilitated the growth of the
Democratic Progressive Party?
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What led to the KMT's loss of the Presidency in
2000?
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Legacy of eight years of DPP rule (2000-2008)
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Flexibility of the KMT in meeting the challenges of
the 21st century
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Emerging visions of "identity" in today's Taiwan?
Resources:
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Readings:
- Rigger, Shelley.
Politics in Taiwan: Voting for Democracy (Routledge,
1999)
-
Rigger, Shelley.
From
Opposition to Power: Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (Lynne
Rienner Publishers, 2001)
-
Rigger, Shelley.
Why
Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse
(Rowman
and Littlefield, 2011)
Goals:
- [tbd]