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Taiwan in Dynamic Transition: Nation Building and Democratization

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Dec 10

Taiwan in Dynamic Transition: Nation Building and Democratization

By SFU David Lam Centre

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Tue, 10 Dec 2019, 2:30 PM

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Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Academic Quadrangle AQ 6229 Burnaby, BC Canada

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Taiwan in Dynamic Transition: Nation Building and Democratization

Following a remarkable transition from authoritarian rule to robust democracy, Taiwan has grown into a prosperous but widely unrecognized nation-state for which no uncontested sovereign space exists. Increasingly vigorous assertions of Taiwanese identity expose the fragility of relationships between the United States and other great powers that assume Taiwan will eventually unite with China.

Perhaps because of their precarious international position, the Taiwanese have embraced cosmopolitan culture and democratic institutions more fully than most Asians. The 2014 Sunflower Movement thrust Taiwan’s politics into the global media spotlight, as did the resounding electoral victory of the once-illegal Democratic Progressive Party in 2016, the Nationalist Party comeback in 2018, and the hotly contested 2020 presidential election.

Taiwan in Dynamic Transition provides an up-to-date assessment of contemporary Taiwan, highlighting Taiwan’s emergent nationhood and its significance for world politics. Taiwan’s path has important implications for broader themes and preoccupations in contemporary thought, such as consideration of why political transitions in the aftermath of the Arab Spring have sputtered or failed while Taiwan has evolved into a stable and prosperous democratic society. Taiwan serves as a test case for nation and state building, the formation of national identity, and the emergence of democratic norms in real time.

SPEAKER

Dr. Ashley Esarey received his BA in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College in Los Angeles, earned his MA, MPhil, and PhD in Political Science from Columbia University in New York, and held the An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University. At the University of Alberta, he is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, where he teaches courses on East Asian politics, global security, and international relations. His research concerns political communication in People’s Republic, elite politics, renewable energy policy, and Taiwan politics.

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  • SFU David Lam Centre
  • Taiwan Studies Group, Department of History

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