ISBN:
9781032498003
,
1032498005
,
9781032498041
,
1032498048
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 279 Seiten
Series Statement:
Routledge Research on Taiwan Series 42
Series Statement:
Routledge research on Taiwan series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Beckershoff, André. Social Forces in the Re-Making of Cross-Strait Relations
Dissertation note:
Dissertation Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen 2021
DDC:
306.0951249
Keywords:
Social change
;
Taiwan Social conditions 2000-
;
Taiwan Economic conditions 1975-
;
China Economic conditions 2000-
;
Taiwan Relations 21st century
;
China Relations 21st century
;
Hochschulschrift
Abstract:
"Adopting a critical political economy perspective this book sheds new light on the social and political struggles that shaped the political dynamics of Taiwan-China relations and cross-Strait rapprochement between 2008 and 2014. Presenting a careful analysis of primary sources and interviews, the book reconstructs the historical, political and socio-economic factors that shaped Taiwan's path to the Sunflower Movement of 2014, reinterpreting this process as a struggle over Taiwan's role in the global economy. It challenges received wisdoms regarding the rise and fall of the rapprochement: First, the study argues that the rapprochement was not primarily driven by political elites but by capitalist conglomerates within Taiwan, which sought a normalisation of economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Second, it finds that Taiwan's social movements during that period were not homogeneous but rather struggled to find a common vision that could unite the critics of the rapprochement. The insights provided not only offer a deeper understanding of Taiwan's protest cycle between 2008 and 2014, but also serve to recontextualise the political dynamics in post-Sunflower Taiwan. As such it will appeal to Students and scholars of Taiwan Studies, East Asian Politics and Social Movement Studies"
Description / Table of Contents:
Theoretical approach: the cross-strait rapprochement as a contested hegemonic project -- The historical and structural origins of the hegemonic project -- Reformist resistance against the black box: technocratic management and the structured spontaneity of the wild strawberry movement -- The contested emergence of the China factor: resisting the cultural dimension of the rapprochement -- The sunflower movement and the contradictory re-politicisation of neoliberal developmentalism in Taiwan -- Conclusion: hegemony and resistance in Taiwan.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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