The Political System of Taiwan

Prof. Dr. Markus Porsche-Ludwig; Prof. Dr. Chin-peng Chu

doi:10.5771/9783748942474

Summary

Forschende renommierter taiwanesischer Universitäten beschreiben in diesem Lehrbuch das politische System und die staatliche Verwaltung Taiwans in seinen Grundzügen. Zu den Themen dieser zweiten, umfassend aktualisierten und erweiterten Auflage gehören der Wandel der politischen Kultur, politische Parteien und lokale Gruppierungen, die Legislative 1949–2024 sowie das Justizsystem. Zudem werden Interessengruppen, die Auswahl der Elite und die Struktur des öffentlichen Dienstes sowie die indigene Bevölkerung in den Blick genommen. Die Zielgruppe sind insbesondere Forschende, Studierende, Journalist:innen und Vermittlungsinstanzen politischer Bildung sowie alle, die eine ausgewogene Darstellung wesentlicher Hintergrundinformationen zum politischen System Taiwans suchen.With contributions byYen-liang Chen | Cheng-ming Chu | Hui-yen Hsu | Po-yen Hu | Ed Ming-hui Huang | Peter Kang | Ren-chuan Kevin Kao | Hsiao-wei Kuan | Tzung-shiun Li | Yu-ceng Liao | Jih-wen Lin | I-chun Liu | Bing-yan Lu | Yue-chang Lue | Markus Porsche-Ludwig | Chen-kuo Shih | Chi-nien Wang | Hurng-jyuhn Wang | Chung-li Wu

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Publication year: 2025
Publication date: 26.06.2025
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-1131-5
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-4247-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: NomosTextbook
Language: English
Pages: 264
Product type: Educational Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 16
Peter Kang
1. Historical Development No access
2. Current Political Development No access
3. References No access
Jih-wen Lin, Hsiao-wei Kuan
1. Taiwan’s Political Institutions in Comparative Perspective No access
2. The Interplay between Democratization and Institutional Building No access
3. The Issue Structure of Taiwan’s Constitutional Change No access
4. Constitutional Reforms under the Presidency of Lee Teng-hui No access
5. Constitutional Reform under the Presidency of Chen Shui-bian No access
6. The Following Amendment Attempts No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. References No access
Chi-nien Wang
1. Introduction No access
2. Political Culture and Cultural Hegemony No access
3. 1. Mixed Chinese Political Culture and Identity in Taiwan No access
  2. The Colonial Period No access
  3. The Process of Legitimizing Chinese Nationalism in Taiwan under the Authoritarian Regime No access
  4. Language No access
  5. The Content of Education No access
  6. Political and Social System No access
4. 1. Emergence of Taiwanese Nationalism and Identity No access
  2. Combining Taiwanese Nationalism and Identity with Democratization No access
5. 1. Separatism from the Perspective of the Democratic Progressive Party No access
  2. Deconstructing Chinese Nationalism No access
  3. Restrengthening of Taiwanese Identity amid US-China Rivalry No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. References No access
Chen-kuo Shih
1. Formation of the Party System in Taiwan No access
2. 1. KMT Hegemony under the Authoritarian Regime (1949–1979) No access
  2. Merging of Opposition Groups and Their Regional Development (1979–1986) No access
  3. Two-Party System – A Cooperative and Competitive Relationship (1986–2000) No access
  4. Polarization of the Coalitions between Two Major Political Parties (2000–present) No access
3. 1. Kuomintang (KMT) No access
  2. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) No access
  3. People First Party (PFP) No access
  4. Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) No access
  5. New Power Party and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) No access
4. 1. Constitution No access
  2. Civil Associations Act and Political Parties Act No access
  3. Electoral System No access
5. 1. Causes and Driving Forces of the Party System Evolution No access
  2. Polarized Struggle: Cartel Party Model or Centripetal Competition? No access
6. Citizen Participation No access
7. References No access
Chung-li Wu
1. Introduction No access
2. Concepts of Factions and Characteristics of Taiwan’s Local Factions No access
3. Political Parties and Local Factions in Electoral Politics No access
4. Development of Factionalism since the 1990s No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. References No access
7. Appendix: Taiwan’s Local Factions No access
Yu-ceng Liao, Tzung-shiun Li
1. 1. The Politics-Administration Dichotomy No access
2. Governmental Structure No access
3. 1. Executive Yuan No access
  2. Legislative Yuan No access
  3. Judicial Yuan No access
  4. Examination Yuan No access
  5. Control Yuan No access
4. 1. Provincial Level No access
  2. Special Municipality Level No access
  3. County (City) Level No access
5. 1. Relationship with the Legislative Yuan No access
  2. Relationship with the Judicial Yuan No access
  3. Relationship with the Examination Yuan No access
  4. Relationship with the Control Yuan No access
6. 1. Reinventing Government No access
  2. Reform Commission No access
  3. Governmental Reform No access
  4. Inter-Agency Coordination No access
7. Local Working with Citizens: Breaking Down Barriers to Citizen Self-Governance No access
8. Summing up Public Administration with an Attitude toward the Vision of Government: No access
9. References No access
Bing-yan Lu, Ren-chuan (Kevin) Kao
1. Introduction No access
2. History No access
3. 1. Structure No access
  2. Powers of the National Legislature No access
4. 1. Lawmakers No access
  2. Lawmakers and Political Parties No access
5. 1. Committee Reform and Change No access
  2. Standing Committees No access
  3. Ad Hoc Committees No access
  4. The Committee Convener’s Role No access
6. 1. Principal Stages for Government Bills No access
  2. Legislative Procedure No access
7. References No access
Hui-yen Hsu, Ming-hui (Ed) Huang
1. Introduction No access
2. The Historical Background of the Judicial System of the ROC No access
3. The Role and Competence of the Judicial Yuan No access
4. 1. The President and the Vice President No access
  2. Justices of the Council of Grand Justices / Constitutional Court No access
  3. The Power to Interpret the Constitution No access
  4. The Power to Unify the Interpretation of Statutes and Regulations No access
  5. The Power to Dissolve Unconstitutional Political Parties No access
5. 1. The Supreme Court No access
  2. Administrative Courts No access
  3. The Commission on the Disciplinary Sanctions of Public Functionaries / The Disciplinary Court No access
6. The Independence of Judges under the Judicial System No access
7. Future Perspectives and Challenges No access
8. References No access
Cheng-ming Chu, Po-yen Hu
1. Local Institutions: Constitutional Perspectives No access
2. 1. Constitutionalism and Interpretations of Grand Justices regarding Local Self-Government No access
  2. The Development of Laws regarding Local Institutions No access
3. 1. Administrative Districts in Taiwan No access
  2. Councils and Council Members No access
  3. Administrative Bodies of Special Municipalities and Counties/Cities No access
4. 1. Two Critical Interpretations on Central-Local Relations No access
5. 1. Communication and Coordination Mechanism No access
  2. Dispute Resolution Mechanism No access
6. 1. How to Make Local Self-Governance Effective? No access
  2. The Participation in Policy-Making of Local Governments No access
7. 1. Development of Local Politics in Taiwan since 2008 No access
  2. Decentralization of Power between Central and Local Governments No access
  3. Financial Disputes No access
  4. Conclusion No access
8. References No access
I-chun Liu
1. Introduction No access
2. Historical Background of Pressure Group Development in Taiwan No access
3. 1. Pressure Groups and the Constitution of the Republic of China No access
  2. Pressure Groups and the Relevant Legal Regulations No access
4. 1. Occupational Associations and Their Major Characteristics No access
  2. Examples of Occupational Associations No access
  3. Social Groups and Their Major Characteristics No access
  4. Examples of Social Associations No access
5. The Growth and Development of Pressure Groups No access
6. Relationship between Pressure Groups and Public Policies in Taiwan No access
7. 1. Relationship between Pressure Groups and the Legislative Sector No access
  2. Strategy and Tactics of Pressure Groups in Taiwan No access
8. Critique of Pressure Groups No access
9. Conclusion No access
10. References No access
11. 1. Relevant Laws and Regulations for Civic Organizations No access
Yue-chang Lue
1. Introduction No access
2. The Tradition of the Unitary Directing System No access
3. 1. The Civil Service System No access
  2. The Management Mechanism No access
4. 1. The Mechanism No access
  2. The Control No access
5. 1. 1. 1. Examination for New Civil Servants No access
    2. 2. Rank Promotion Examination No access
  2. 1. Preparation No access
    2. Examination No access
    3. Publicizing No access
    4. Appointment No access
    5. As a Verified Civil Servant No access
6. 1. Challenges from Political and Administrative Environments No access
  2. Responsiveness toward Society No access
7. Redefining the Profession and Status of the Civil Service No access
8. Conclusion: Civil Service Development in the 21st Century No access
9. References No access
Hurng-jyuhn Wang
1. 1. Indigenous People – Austronesian Family No access
  2. Immigrants and Indigenous People No access
2. 1. The Constitutional Amendments of the Republic of China No access
  2. The Indigenous Peoples Basic Law and Associated Legislation No access
3. Indigenous People’s Administration at the Cabinet and Local Government Levels No access
4. 1. Historical Memory of Taiwan’s Indigenous People No access
  2. Urban Migration No access
  3. Indigenous Movements No access
5. References No access
Yen-liang Chen
1. Montevideo Convention 1933 No access
2. Further International Law Considerations on Taiwan’s Statehood No access
3. Authorization of the People’s Republic of China in the UN No access
4. “One China Policy”, “One China Principle” and “1992 Consensus” No access
5. Recent Political Developments No access
6. Relations between the United States and Taiwan No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. References No access
List of Authors and Editors No access Pages 259 - 260
1. Index of Persons No access