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Development ofDevelopment ofConstitutional DemocracyConstitutional Democracy
Kuo-cheng Huang
Assistant Professor
Center for General Education
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About me - education
B.A., Dept. of Political Science,
National Taiwan University
M.A., Graduate Institute of National Development,
National Taiwan University
Ph.D., School of Politics and International Relations
The University of Nottingham, U.K.
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About me –professional certificates
C&G (The City & Guilds of London Institute): Foundation Awards in Management Principles Trainer
LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry): FTBE (Further Certificate for Teachers of Business English) Marketing Level 2
IPMA (International Project Management Association): Level D Certified Trainer Project Management Associate
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Course Objective
To offer a general account of Taiwan's political development and democratization.
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Assessment
Mid-term exam 35 ％ Presentation 40 ％ (max. of 5 students in each group)
Attendance 25 ％ For each absence, one point will be deducted from t
he final mark as penalty.
6 week of absence will lead to an immediate fail with a final mark of 0.
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Learning Material
No assigned textbook. For further reading, see:
Rigger, Shelley, Politics in Taiwan: voting for democracy (London: Routledge, 1999)
Tien, Hung-mao (ed.), Taiwan's Electoral Politics and Democratic Transition: Riding the Third Wave (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 1996)
Both books are available from the KNU library.
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Course outline
Key issues to be addressed:
1. The Chinese civil war and the ROC's retreat to Taiwan2. The establishment of authoritarian rule3. Taiwan's diplomatic setbacks 4. Democratic embryo under the authoritarian rule5. Dissident movements 6. Socio-economic development and democracy7. The "third wave democracy"8. Social movement, liberalization and democratization9. Constitutional reform and the transition of power
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Contacting me
Office Hours ： Monday 09:00 ~ 12:00， 17:00 ~18:00 Wednesday 10:00 ~ 12:00
Room A672, internal ext. 6239
Email: [email protected]
Blog: http://blog.roodo.com/kch_teaching
