Taiwan: Negotiating Power: Elections And The Constitution Of Indigenous Taiwan

Taiwan: Negotiating Power: Elections And The Constitution Of Indigenous Taiwan Scott Simon, 2010 In this article, I look at state–indigenous relations in local elections in Taiwan. In studying elections, one learns about the dialogic relationship between indigenous groups and the state as well as about the minideals that constitute the social contract. Elections have become a part of indigenous life, even as they introduce new forms of political actors to a formerly egalitarian society....

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