Social Forces in the Re-Making of Cross-Strait Relations
Hegemony and Social Movements in Taiwan
- 280 pages
- English
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Social Forces in the Re-Making of Cross-Strait Relations
Hegemony and Social Movements in Taiwan
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Romanisation
- List of Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Theoretical Approach: The Cross-Strait Rapprochement as a Contested Hegemonic Project
- 3 The Historical and Structural Origins of the Hegemonic Project
- 4 Reformist Resistance against the Black Box: Technocratic Management and the Structured Spontaneity of the Wild Strawberry Movement
- 5 The Contested Emergence of the China Factor: Resisting the Cultural Dimension of the Rapprochement
- 6 The Sunflower Movement and the Contradictory Re-politicisation of Neoliberal Developmentalism in Taiwan
- 7 Conclusion: Hegemony and Resistance in Taiwan
- List of Interviews
- Index