As a top 20 global economy and tech powerhouse, a liberal democracy on the frontline of autocratic pressure and a pivotal component in the free and open Indo-Pacific, the future security of Taiwan has enormous ramifications for today’s global order.Jonathan Sullivan and Lev Nachman consider Taiwan’s complex and multi-layered history and the many dimensions it holds in international politics. They show that an appreciation of its critical role in geopolitics is more than just the crude dichotomies of “democracy vs authoritarianism” or “independence vs unification”. Its history and future are intimately tied to wider questions of decolonialism, national identity, economic interdependence, multiculturalism and modern values – all set against an ever-present security threat.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-10-19
Mått:156 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt:416 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Flashpoints
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781788216708

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Jonathan Sullivan is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics and IR at the University of Nottingham and previously Director of the China Policy Institute. Lev Nachman is an Assistant Professor in the College of Social Science at National Chengchi University, Taipei and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council and the National Bureau of Asian Research.

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To introduce Taiwan to as broad an audience as possible (and) to declare that concern about the “Taiwan issue” should be informed by a clear understanding of the place itself and the people who call it home - this is the spirit that animates Jonathan Sullivan and Lev Nachman’s recently published 'Taiwan: A Contested Democracy Under Threat'... as is still all too rare in global discourse about Taiwan, the authors' concern is for the people of Taiwan and their long-standing aspirations for self-determination... they convey a sense of open-endedness that contrasts with the narratives of inevitable annexation or permanent purgatory through which so many readers will have encountered Taiwan before.

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1. Why Taiwan matters2. Taiwan’s many histories3. Taiwan and the ROC4. Decided by the Taiwanese people5. One China, multiple considerations6. Sacred and inviolable7. The most dangerous place in the world?8. The politics of cross-Strait economics9. Who cares about Taiwan?10. Conclusion