Alex Chuan‐hsien Chang
Biographic Data
| ID | 4064420 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Chuan‐hsien Chang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex Chuan‐hsien |
| FAMILY NAME | Chang |
| SIGNATURE | CHANG A C H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5438-2089 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Iced Out
The fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly visceral leishmaniasis (VL) among Kenya's Pokot tribe, exemplifies the need for improved last-mile healthcare delivery systems. The Pokot face high disease burdens due to their pastoral lifestyle, socioeconomic hardship, and comorbidities such as malnutrition and high exposure to communicable diseases. Despite the availability of VL diagnostics and treatments…
The political backlash of anti-homosexuality in Taiwan’s same-sex marriage legalization
With Interpretation No. 748 officially recognizing the legality of same-sex marriage in Taiwan in 2017, a referendum war between pro- and anti-LGBT groups began the following year. This article aims to analyse how Taiwan, which has long been considered LGBT-friendly, suddenly became a place where anti-LGBT sentiments surged. We argue that anti-LGBT groups successfully aroused doubts among the Taiwanese public about same-sex marriage by highlighti…
The political foundation of mainstream media trust in East and Southeast Asia
Declining levels of trust in the media in Western democracies have drawn the attention of political scientists, but much less attention has been paid to East Asia. This paper sets out to examine the logic behind media trust in three different types of regimes in East and Southeast Asia: countries with, partial, and no press freedom, respectively. Our findings show that while respondents' trust in government and support for socioideological contro…
Why is welfare provision unpopular in China
This article analyses from a cultural perspective why, despite exacerbating income inequality, Chinese people are not in favour of income equality. I argue that the patriotic education campaign initiated in the 1990s encouraged citizens to sacrifice for the greater good of China and caused the Chinese to accept and adapt to a decrease in governmental welfare as well as lessening the demand for it, thus reducing the government's financial burden o…
Does Internet usage inspire offline political participation? Analyzing the Taiwanese case
With the emergence of new information and communication technologies, scholars and politicians view the Internet as a means both to govern and to bring citizens, especially younger generations, closer to the political process. Given the tremendous impacts of the Sunflower Movement on Taiwanese politics, this paper sets out to dynamically examine whether and to what extent the Internet inspired offline electoral and non-electoral participations of…
How do Asian values constrain public support for redistribution?
Why do they vote out of habit? Habitual voting under diverse regimes in East Asia
While scholars have shed light on our understanding of elections in less and non-democratic countries, the incentives behind electoral participation in these countries remain unexplored. This paper sets out to investigate how regime structure is associated with voters' incentives of habitual voting. We assert that the formation of voting habits is associated with the relationships of citizens with the state and their expectations about it. Thus, …
The 2016 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan
Dual Defection Incentives in One System
Political scientists generally consider that the incentive for legislators to switch parties lies in their desire to be re-elected. While some scholars attribute defection to the legislators’ popularity and strong connections with their constituents which enable them to be re-elected without relying on party labels, others assert that legislators switch if they perceive that staying put might threaten their chances of re-election. In this paper, …
Southeast Asia
The authors’ empirical analysis shows both commonalities and variations in the sources of regime support in Southeast Asian countries. Most regimes in the region draw political legitimacy from perceptions that their governance is effective and marked by integrity. These findings lend support to the argument that regime legitimacy—when it is won and when it is lost—is rooted in the output side of the political system. Yet delivering economic prosp…
Southeast Asia
The authors’ empirical analysis shows both commonalities and variations in the sources of regime support in Southeast Asian countries. Most regimes in the region draw political legitimacy from perceptions that their governance is effective and marked by integrity. These findings lend support to the argument that regime legitimacy—when it is won and when it is lost—is rooted in the output side of the political system. Yet delivering economic prosp…
Why is welfare provision unpopular in China
This article analyses from a cultural perspective why, despite exacerbating income inequality, Chinese people are not in favour of income equality. I argue that the patriotic education campaign initiated in the 1990s encouraged citizens to sacrifice for the greater good of China and caused the Chinese to accept and adapt to a decrease in governmental welfare as well as lessening the demand for it, thus reducing the government's financial burden o…
Why do they vote out of habit? Habitual voting under diverse regimes in East Asia
While scholars have shed light on our understanding of elections in less and non-democratic countries, the incentives behind electoral participation in these countries remain unexplored. This paper sets out to investigate how regime structure is associated with voters' incentives of habitual voting. We assert that the formation of voting habits is associated with the relationships of citizens with the state and their expectations about it. Thus, …
The political foundation of mainstream media trust in East and Southeast Asia
Declining levels of trust in the media in Western democracies have drawn the attention of political scientists, but much less attention has been paid to East Asia. This paper sets out to examine the logic behind media trust in three different types of regimes in East and Southeast Asia: countries with, partial, and no press freedom, respectively. Our findings show that while respondents' trust in government and support for socioideological contro…
Does Internet usage inspire offline political participation? Analyzing the Taiwanese case
With the emergence of new information and communication technologies, scholars and politicians view the Internet as a means both to govern and to bring citizens, especially younger generations, closer to the political process. Given the tremendous impacts of the Sunflower Movement on Taiwanese politics, this paper sets out to dynamically examine whether and to what extent the Internet inspired offline electoral and non-electoral participations of…
Dual Defection Incentives in One System
Political scientists generally consider that the incentive for legislators to switch parties lies in their desire to be re-elected. While some scholars attribute defection to the legislators’ popularity and strong connections with their constituents which enable them to be re-elected without relying on party labels, others assert that legislators switch if they perceive that staying put might threaten their chances of re-election. In this paper, …
Southeast Asia
The authors’ empirical analysis shows both commonalities and variations in the sources of regime support in Southeast Asian countries. Most regimes in the region draw political legitimacy from perceptions that their governance is effective and marked by integrity. These findings lend support to the argument that regime legitimacy—when it is won and when it is lost—is rooted in the output side of the political system. Yet delivering economic prosp…
Dual Defection Incentives in One System
Political scientists generally consider that the incentive for legislators to switch parties lies in their desire to be re-elected. While some scholars attribute defection to the legislators’ popularity and strong connections with their constituents which enable them to be re-elected without relying on party labels, others assert that legislators switch if they perceive that staying put might threaten their chances of re-election. In this paper, …
The 2016 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan
How do Asian values constrain public support for redistribution?
Why do they vote out of habit? Habitual voting under diverse regimes in East Asia
While scholars have shed light on our understanding of elections in less and non-democratic countries, the incentives behind electoral participation in these countries remain unexplored. This paper sets out to investigate how regime structure is associated with voters' incentives of habitual voting. We assert that the formation of voting habits is associated with the relationships of citizens with the state and their expectations about it. Thus, …
Does Internet usage inspire offline political participation? Analyzing the Taiwanese case
With the emergence of new information and communication technologies, scholars and politicians view the Internet as a means both to govern and to bring citizens, especially younger generations, closer to the political process. Given the tremendous impacts of the Sunflower Movement on Taiwanese politics, this paper sets out to dynamically examine whether and to what extent the Internet inspired offline electoral and non-electoral participations of…
Why is welfare provision unpopular in China
This article analyses from a cultural perspective why, despite exacerbating income inequality, Chinese people are not in favour of income equality. I argue that the patriotic education campaign initiated in the 1990s encouraged citizens to sacrifice for the greater good of China and caused the Chinese to accept and adapt to a decrease in governmental welfare as well as lessening the demand for it, thus reducing the government's financial burden o…
The political foundation of mainstream media trust in East and Southeast Asia
Declining levels of trust in the media in Western democracies have drawn the attention of political scientists, but much less attention has been paid to East Asia. This paper sets out to examine the logic behind media trust in three different types of regimes in East and Southeast Asia: countries with, partial, and no press freedom, respectively. Our findings show that while respondents' trust in government and support for socioideological contro…
Iced Out
The fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly visceral leishmaniasis (VL) among Kenya's Pokot tribe, exemplifies the need for improved last-mile healthcare delivery systems. The Pokot face high disease burdens due to their pastoral lifestyle, socioeconomic hardship, and comorbidities such as malnutrition and high exposure to communicable diseases. Despite the availability of VL diagnostics and treatments…
The political backlash of anti-homosexuality in Taiwan’s same-sex marriage legalization
With Interpretation No. 748 officially recognizing the legality of same-sex marriage in Taiwan in 2017, a referendum war between pro- and anti-LGBT groups began the following year. This article aims to analyse how Taiwan, which has long been considered LGBT-friendly, suddenly became a place where anti-LGBT sentiments surged. We argue that anti-LGBT groups successfully aroused doubts among the Taiwanese public about same-sex marriage by highlighti…
Political science (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics (4 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)