Status Guo: US Role in Democratization on Taiwan, 1986-2000

• In Event: Poster Session: Democratic Institutions and Their Problems

Brief Overview

This project explores how US political actors influenced Taiwan's gradual adoption of US-style democracy between 1986 and 2000. It asks: to what extent did the United States promote or obstruct democratization on Taiwan? What motivated this behavior?

Author

• Asa Mazor-Freedman, Wesleyan University