When independence meets reality: symbolic and pragmatic politics in Taiwan
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- dc.contributor.author Lin, Tse-Min
- dc.contributor.author Wu, Chun-Ying
- dc.contributor.author Charm, Theodore
- dc.date.accessioned 2023-06-16T09:21:23Z
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- dc.date.issued 2023
- dc.description.abstract In Taiwan, where relations with China define the major political cleavage, voters have distinct preferences on the issue of independence. Do Taiwanese favor a symbolic or pragmatic approach to the Taiwan independence issue? What are the factors that account for their political preferences? We identify two types of voters, symbolic and pragmatic, according to whether their preferences on independence are conditional or unconditional on China’s potential counter actions. Specifically, symbolic voters have unconditional preferences on independence, while pragmatic voters are more agreeable to independence under more favorable conditions. Using multiple wave data from the Taiwan National Security Surveys (TNSS 2002-2022), we investigate the individual- and macro-level factors and find that gender, age, education level, ethnicity, partisan strength, and economic growth rate shape the types of voters in Taiwan. This paper contributes to the study of political attitudes in Taiwan, and have important implications on the regional stability in East Asia.
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- dc.identifier.citation Lin T, Wu CY, Charm T. When independence meets reality: symbolic and pragmatic politics in Taiwan. J Contemp China. 2023;33(145):30-51. DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2023.2218300
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2023.2218300
- dc.identifier.issn 1067-0564
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/57198
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Taylor & Francis
- dc.relation.ispartof Journal of contemporary China. 2023;33(145):30-51
- dc.rights © This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Contemporary China on 2023, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10670564.2023.2218300.
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- dc.subject.keyword National identity
- dc.subject.keyword Symbolic politics
- dc.subject.keyword Pragmatism
- dc.subject.keyword Taiwan
- dc.subject.keyword China
- dc.subject.keyword Independence
- dc.title When independence meets reality: symbolic and pragmatic politics in Taiwan
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