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Social forces in the re-making of cross-strait relations : hegemony and social movements in Taiwan / André Beckershoff

Beckershoff, André [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024

xii, 279 Seiten

Englisch

Dissertation, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 2021

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet (Rechtsgrundlage DISS). UB Tübingen

Erscheint auch als: Social Forces in the Re-Making of Cross-Strait Relations / André. Beckershoff (Online-Ausgabe)

978-1-032-49800-3 (hardback); 1-032-49800-5 ; 978-1-032-49804-1 (paperback); 1-032-49804-8

978-1-003-39554-6 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

OCoLC: 1397020395     

HN747.5

306.0951249     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: Social change -- Taiwan ; Taiwan -- Social conditions -- 2000- ; Taiwan -- Economic conditions -- 1975- ; China -- Economic conditions -- 2000- ; Taiwan -- Relations -- China -- 21st century ; China -- Relations -- Taiwan -- 21st century

"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"