Misalignment between Social Movements and Political Parties in Taiwan’s 2016 Election
Journal
Asian Survey
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
5
Start Page
874
End Page
897
ISSN
0004-4687
1533-838X
Date Issued
2018-09
Author(s)
Abstract
Why would opposition movement activists not support an established opposition political party? Taiwan’s 2016 presidential election is apropos. This study shows that the Democratic Progressive Party lost support from leftist activists not only because of ideological distance but because they see the party as flawed and ineffective. But activists still voted strategically for Tsai Ing-wen and the DPP to thwart the Nationalist Party from winning the election.
Subjects
Activist voting behavior
Movement parties
Party politics
Sunflower Movement
Taiwan
Publisher
University of California Press
Type
journal article