Taiwan's Politics and International Relations
- Module Code:
- 153400072
- Unit value:
- 1
- Year of study:
- Year 2, Year 3 of 3 or Year 4
- Taught in:
- Full Year
This is the first year-long undergraduate course in Europe or North America that focuses on Taiwan’s political development. The course examines Taiwan's political developmennt in the Twentieth and Twenty First centuries, and is organized around three main themes, as follows: (1) Taiwan’s modern history, (2) Taiwan’s domestic politics, (3) Taiwan’s external relations.
Objectives and learning outcomes of the module
At the end of a course, a student should be able to demonstrate…
- An understanding of Taiwan’s modern political history, domestic and international politics.
- The ability to make formal oral class presentations and engage in discussions on the subject
- The ability to employ political science and international relations frameworks to analyse Taiwan’s domestic and external politics
- The ability to critically engage with the academic literature on Taiwan’s domestic and international political development
- The ability to produce analytical written work on Taiwan’s domestic and international politics.
Scope and syllabus
- Introduction to Taiwan’s Politics and International Relations
- Political Rules and Legacies in pre-1945 Taiwan
- The Return to Chinese Rule and Authoritarianism in Taiwan
- Cultural and Identity Politics under Authoritarianism
- Contending Approaches to Taiwan’s International and Cross-Strait Relations
- Taiwan’s International Relations in the Cold War
- Taiwan’s Democratic Transition
- Democracy and National Identity
- Party Politics in Taiwan, 1991-2000
- Political Communication in Taiwan
- Politics of Welfare, Gender and Corruption
- Taiwan’s Electoral and Party Politics under the DPP
- The Impact of the KMT’s Return to Power
- Taiwan’s International Relations after Democratization
- Cross-Strait Relations, 1987-2000
- Taiwan and East Asian Migration
- China’s Evolving Taiwan Policy
- Role of the US in Cross-Strait Relations
- Cross-Strait Relations under the DPP, 2000-2008
- External Relations under Ma Ying-jeou, 2008 and Beyond
- Prospects for Taiwan’s Democracy and lnternational Relations
- Revision 1
Method of assessment
Assessment is one 3 hour exam which is 50% of the total mark, two 3500 word essays which are 20% each of the total mark and two Oral Presentations which together make up 10% of the total mark.