An Alternative Maybe? Emergence of Small Party and Affective Polarization in the Case of Taiwan.

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Brief Overview

Study examines whether new parties in Taiwan, having moderated affective polarization since 2016. Using TEDS data and a Difference-in-Differences design, it explores how third-party emergence may ease partisan hostility in two-camp politics.

Author

• Powei Cheng, National Taiwan University