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Where and Who are the Populists in Taiwan? A Microeconomic Study of Populist Attitudes Based on Cross-Strait Individual Preferences

This study adopts an ideational approach to examine the demand side of populism in Taiwan, using micro-level data from the 2016 and 2020 waves of the Taiwan Election and Democratization Study (TEDS). Beyond assessing conventional determinants of populist attitudes identified in Western and Latin American contexts, it investigates how Taiwan’s unique geopolitical cleavage—preferences on independence versus unification—shapes populist orientations.

Democratic Support in Taiwan Revisited: The China Factor

In the recent decade, the global retreat of democratic supportespecially among younger generations - and authoritarian diffusion becomes salient issues. In particular, the contested model of “democracy” comes into focus between the U.S. and China strategic competition. This study explores the democratic support in Taiwan, where it is often ranked as a top liberal democracy in Asia but also a frontline of the great power competition.

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