ISBN:
9783531943039
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Ostasien im 21. Jahrhundert
Series Statement:
East Asia in the 21st century : politics-society-security-regional integration
Parallel Title:
Print version European Perspectives on Taiwan
DDC:
320.95124905
Keywords:
Social sciences
;
Europäische Union
;
Taiwan
Abstract:
Paul Lim
Abstract:
The initiative and leadership for this edited volume came from the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) based in Brussels. The book discusses questions related to the different European perspectives on Taiwan in various fields, asking, in particular: How has the European Union dealt with the unsolved status of the Republic of China on Taiwan? In which ways has Europe been seen as a model for Taiwan's transformation, and, does the example of the EU offer any lessons for cross-Strait integration? Furthermore, the authors, well-known specialists drawn from disciplines, such as, economics
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Introduction: European Perspectives on Taiwan; Taiwan and Europe; The European Perspective on Taiwan in the Academic World; The Organization of this Volume; Outlook; References; Part I Europe and the Historical, Political and Social Development of Taiwan; Taiwan's Historical Relations with Europe: Perspectives on the Past and the Present; Foreign Settlements in 17 Century Formosa; Literary Impressions of Dutch Formosa; Visitors of the 18th Century; The 19th Century Indigenous Experience; Formosa as Part of the Japanese Empire; Towards a Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
ReferencesEuropeans and the Formation of a Presbyterian Enterprise: A Prototype of a Civic Taiwanese Nation?; PCT: An Imagined Sacred Community; The First Democratic Experience; From Dependence to Self-Governance; Unification of the Taiwanese Presbyterians; Colonization, Assimilation, and the Missionaries' Response; The Presbyterian School as a Symbol of Taiwanese Consciousness; Inclusion of the Mountain Aborigines and the PCT's Experience of a Civic Nation; Conclusion; References; Taiwan's Political Evolution from Authoritarianism to Democracy and the Development of Cross-Strait Relations
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The Authoritarian Period (1945-1986)The Postcolonial Interregnum and the 228 Incident; Making a Fresh Start: Economic Development and Political Repression; Regime Crisis and the Rise 0f the Dangwai; The Democratic Period (1986-); Democratization and Cross-Strait Relations under Lee Teng-Hui; The ehen Shuibian Era; Taiwan after the 2008 Presidential Elections; References; Multiculturalism in Taiwan and the Influence of Europe; The History of Multiculturalism in Taiwan; Political Transformation; Multiculturalism in a Global Context and Its Translocation to Taiwan; Western InfIuences
Description / Table of Contents:
Deconstructivist DiscoursesEmpirical Research; Practice and Discourse of Multiculturalism: The Various Groups Involved; The Ethnic Groups; Exclusion and Inclusion in Taiwan 's Multiculturalism: Non Ethnic Groups; Conclusion; References; Part II Taiwan in the Context of Global Strategic Considerations; Taiwan's Strategic Relations with its Neighbors: A Countervailing Force to Rising China; Rise of China: A Challenge for Taiwan's Security2; U.S.-Japan Security Alliance: Pillar of Taiwan Security; Japan-China Relations: Implications for Taiwan Security; Taiwan's Relations with ASEAN
Description / Table of Contents:
European Role for Peace & Stability of the Taiwan StraitHelping with Cross-Strait Conflict Resolution; Conclusion: from Threat Reduction to Peace Building; References; The Strategic Triangle between Taiwan, China and the USA: A European Perspective; Taiwan and the U.S.: From America's "unsinkable aircraft carrier" to "troublemaker," and then "peacemaker"?; U.S.-China Relations: Towards a "Co-Management" of the "Taiwan Issue"?; Taiwan-China Relations: From Armed Coexistence to Peaceful (but Still Armed) Coexistence?; Implications for Euirope; Conclusion; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Part III Taiwan, the European Union and International Organizations
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-531-94303-9
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