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Civil Society and Democratization

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Riding on what Samuel Huntington has called the ‘third wave’ of democratization, Taiwan has undergone a major transformation which has resulted in changes in state—society relations, shifts in state policy, and new constitutional and other institutional arrangements. It has also altered the nature and formation of civil society.

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Chyuan-jenq, S. (1999). Civil Society and Democratization. In: Tsang, S., Hung-mao, T. (eds) Democratization in Taiwan. St Antony’s. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27279-2_6

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