Dafydd Fell
Biographic Data
| ID | 454193 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dafydd Fell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dafydd |
| FAMILY NAME | Fell |
| SIGNATURE | FELL D |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Editing the Encyclopedia of Taiwan Studies
Twenty Years of the European Association of Taiwan Studies (eats)
This report maps out the evolution of the European Association of Taiwan Studies over the last 20 years. Collaboratively authored by two former secretaries-general and the current office holder, the authors trace the Association’s short history and express their gratitude to all colleagues and friends who have contributed to its work. Furthermore, they reflect on how the Association has enriched and expanded the scope of Taiwan studies across Eur…
How Do Movement Parties Learn Lessons of Defeat in Taiwan? The Case of the Green Party Taiwan
In this article we examine how Taiwan’s oldest movement party, the Green Party Taiwan, dealt with national electoral defeats in 2012, 2016, and 2020. We examine the theme of electoral defeat from three angles. First, we review the dominant post-defeat narratives that emerged to explain what went wrong in the campaigns. Second, we examine how these narratives guided the post-defeat reforms. Third, we consider whether the party can be said to have …
Taiwan in 2023
This article reviews the key political developments in Taiwan in 2023. Although no elections were held this year, elections dominated the political agenda. Once the candidates were selected, the main parties debated a range of issues, including Taiwan’s international relations, the state of the economy, and nuclear power
Taiwan’s Contemporary Indigenous Peoples
This edited volume provides a complete introduction to critical issues across the field of Indigenous peoples in contemporary Taiwan, from theoretical approaches to empirical analysis. Seeking to inform wider audiences about Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples, this book brings together both leading and emerging scholars as part of an international collaborative research project, sharing broad specialisms on modern Indigenous issues in Taiwan. This is on…
Taiwan's Contemporary Indigenous Peoples
Taiwan’s Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan
Examining the Green Party Taiwan (GPT) since its establishment through the aftermath of the most recent national elections in January 2020, this book focuses on Taiwan's most important movement party over the last two and a half decades. Despite its limited electoral impact, its leaders have played a critical role in a range of social movements, including anti-nuclear and LGBT rights campaigns. Plotting the party's evolution in electoral politics…
Government and Politics in Taiwan
Written by an experienced teacher and scholar, this new and revised second edition of Government and Politics in Taiwan introduces students to the big questions concerning change and continuity in Taiwanese politics and governance. Taking a critical approach, Dafydd Fell provides students with the essential background to the history and development of the political system, as well as an explanation of the key structures, processes and institution…
Introduction: The State of the Field of Taiwan Studies
States of the field articles can play a crucial role in any academic field.They are unfortunately often undervalued.Such essays are unlikely to contribute to a scholar's bid for promotion or departmental assessment.Having previously written states of the field essays ourselves, we are aware that though it can be rewarding, putting such essays together is
Asset or Liability: Transnational Links and Political Participation of Foreign‐Born Citizens in Taiwan
Viewed as outsiders clinging onto links with their country of origin, immigrants do not often feature positively in electoral politics in their host society. Challenging this conventional view, this article examines how immigrants make use of their transnational ties to foster their political participation in the host state. This exploration is conducted through our study of the political participation of Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants in Taiw…
The State of the Field of Global Taiwan Studies Institutions: A Time for Optimism or Pessimism
Conference' at SOAS, University of London.The conference aimed to bring together representatives from the leading Taiwan studies programmes in Europe and North America to discuss our experiences and how to make our programmes more sustainable.Following the conference, I published an upbeat essay in the Taiwan Sentinel arguing that we are now experiencing a golden era of Taiwan studies (Fell, 2017).This was followed by two more
Taiwan’s Social Movements under Ma Ying-jeou: From the Wild Strawberries to the Sunflowers
Merger and Takeover Attempts in Taiwanese Party Politics
Taiwan has experienced a number of party splits and attempted mergers since democratization. These have played a critical role in the development of the country’s party system. While a number of studies have looked at the emergence of Taiwan’s splinter parties, party mergers have not received academic attention. This study aims to systematically examine the process of party mergers and takeovers. We examine four cases of attempted mergers and tak…
Taiwan's Social Movements under Ma Ying-Jeou: From the Wild Strawberries to the Sunflowers
Do Party Switchers Pay an Electoral Price? The Case of Taiwan
This study looks at the consequences of party switching in an Asian third-wave democracy, Taiwan. We examine some of the key theoretical questions related to party switching. Earlier studies show that politicians in the USA and Spain that switch parties pay an electoral price. We test whether Taiwanese party switchers face a similar punishment. We also address two theoretical puzzles in the party switching literature. First, while the key theme o…
The Electoral Fortunes of Taiwan's Green Party: 1996–2012
The Green Party Taiwan (GPT) represents an important case both for scholars of environmental politics but also Taiwanese politics. Established in 1996, it is the oldest Asian green party and is one of the most active parties in the Asia-Pacific Greens network. The party has enjoyed mixed electoral fortunes. After promising early election results, the GPT virtually ceased contesting elections between 2000 and 2005. However, from 2006 the party beg…
Migration to and From Taiwan
Migration has transformed society in the last 20 years. The main inflows have been temporary workers from Southeast Asian countries and female spouses from Southeast Asia and China marrying husbands. The main outflow has been migration to China, as a result of increased economic integration across the Taiwan Strait. These changes have significantly altered Taiwan’s ethnic structure and have profound social and political implications for this demo…
The Change of Ruling Parties and Taiwan's Claim to Multiculturalism before and after 2008
In recent years, female marriage migration from China and Southeast Asia has significantly increased the number of foreign-born citizens in Taiwan. This article is a preliminary investigation into how political parties responded to the growing multicultural makeup of the national community between 2000 and 2012. We examine the content of the Understanding Taiwan textbook, the election publicity of the two major political parties, citizenship legi…
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Patterns of Party Switching in Multiparty Taiwan
Patterns of party switching in Taiwan have played an important role in the development and relative stability of its party system. In this study I aim to track key patterns of how politicians switched their partisan affiliation during the critical periods of party system change. I examine the level of party switching, where party switching was most prevalent, when switching was most common, and the most common types of switching since the advent …
Lessons of Defeat and Success: Taiwan's 2012 Elections in Comparative Perspective
In early 2011, the Kuomintang (KMT, Guomindang) government appeared to be in danger of losing power in the upcoming presidential elections. The DPP had recovered sufficiently from its disastrous electoral performance in 2008 to pose a real challenge to Ma Ying-jeou (Ma Yingjiu) and had matched the KMT's vote share in midterm local elections. Ma also faced the challenge of an independent presidential candidate, James Soong (Song Chuyu), who had co…
Government and Politics in Taiwan
Written by an experienced teacher and scholar this new textbook introduces the reader to the big questions that concern change and continuity in how politics operates and how Taiwan is governed. Taking a critical approach, Dafydd Fell provides students with the essential background to the history and development of the political system as well as an explanation of the key structures, processes and institutions that have shaped Taiwan over the las…
Taiwan's Democracy: Towards a Liberal Democracy or Authoritarianism
This paper examines how Taiwan moved from being viewed as a model Asian democracy to one allegedly suffering from democratic reversal. The reasons for the declining domestic and international reputation of Taiwan's democracy are discussed. Lastly, some key political challenges facing Taiwan's democracy are outlined
Was 2005 a Critical Election in Taiwan: Locating the Start of a New Political Era
This study applies the concept of critical elections to Taiwan's recent political history. Instead of 2008, it is argued that 2005 deserves the title of a critical election. Political developments in 2005 laid the foundations for the Kuomintang's return to political dominance
Lessons of Defeat: A Comparison of Taiwanese Ruling Parties' Responses to Electoral Defeat
In the last decade Taiwan has witnessed two changes in ruling party through elections. First, in 2000 the Kuomintang (KMT) was defeated by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the presidential election. Then after eight years of DPP rule, the KMT regained control of central government in the parliamentary and presidential elections of 2008. This study compares the two parties' reactions to disastrous defeat. Have the parties learned the less…
Party Politics in Taiwan: Party Change and the Democratic Evolution of Taiwan, 1991-2004
In 1991 Taiwan held its first fully democratic election. This first single volume of party politics in Taiwan analyzes the evolution of party competition in the country, looking at how Taiwan’s parties have adjusted to their new multi-party election environment. It features key chapters on: the development of party politics in Taiwan the impact of party change on social welfare, corruption and national identity party politics in the DPP era. Incl…
Asset or Liability: Transnational Links and Political Participation of Foreign‐Born Citizens in Taiwan
Viewed as outsiders clinging onto links with their country of origin, immigrants do not often feature positively in electoral politics in their host society. Challenging this conventional view, this article examines how immigrants make use of their transnational ties to foster their political participation in the host state. This exploration is conducted through our study of the political participation of Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants in Taiw…
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Patterns of Party Switching in Multiparty Taiwan
Patterns of party switching in Taiwan have played an important role in the development and relative stability of its party system. In this study I aim to track key patterns of how politicians switched their partisan affiliation during the critical periods of party system change. I examine the level of party switching, where party switching was most prevalent, when switching was most common, and the most common types of switching since the advent …
Taiwan's Party Primaries in Comparative Perspective
There has been a lack of research into candidate selection outside the developed world. In this paper we attempt to fill this gap, with a detailed examination of the factors leading to the introduction of party primaries, their operations and their future prospects, in a third wave democracy, Taiwan. Although Taiwan is a late democratizer, the high degree of party institutionalization makes it more appropriate to compare its nomination system wit…
The State of the Field of Global Taiwan Studies Institutions: A Time for Optimism or Pessimism
Conference' at SOAS, University of London.The conference aimed to bring together representatives from the leading Taiwan studies programmes in Europe and North America to discuss our experiences and how to make our programmes more sustainable.Following the conference, I published an upbeat essay in the Taiwan Sentinel arguing that we are now experiencing a golden era of Taiwan studies (Fell, 2017).This was followed by two more
The Electoral Fortunes of Taiwan's Green Party: 1996–2012
The Green Party Taiwan (GPT) represents an important case both for scholars of environmental politics but also Taiwanese politics. Established in 1996, it is the oldest Asian green party and is one of the most active parties in the Asia-Pacific Greens network. The party has enjoyed mixed electoral fortunes. After promising early election results, the GPT virtually ceased contesting elections between 2000 and 2005. However, from 2006 the party beg…
The Change of Ruling Parties and Taiwan's Claim to Multiculturalism before and after 2008
In recent years, female marriage migration from China and Southeast Asia has significantly increased the number of foreign-born citizens in Taiwan. This article is a preliminary investigation into how political parties responded to the growing multicultural makeup of the national community between 2000 and 2012. We examine the content of the Understanding Taiwan textbook, the election publicity of the two major political parties, citizenship legi…
The rise and decline of the new party: Ideology, resources and the political opportunity structure
Do Party Switchers Pay an Electoral Price? The Case of Taiwan
This study looks at the consequences of party switching in an Asian third-wave democracy, Taiwan. We examine some of the key theoretical questions related to party switching. Earlier studies show that politicians in the USA and Spain that switch parties pay an electoral price. We test whether Taiwanese party switchers face a similar punishment. We also address two theoretical puzzles in the party switching literature. First, while the key theme o…
Lessons of Defeat and Success: Taiwan's 2012 Elections in Comparative Perspective
In early 2011, the Kuomintang (KMT, Guomindang) government appeared to be in danger of losing power in the upcoming presidential elections. The DPP had recovered sufficiently from its disastrous electoral performance in 2008 to pose a real challenge to Ma Ying-jeou (Ma Yingjiu) and had matched the KMT's vote share in midterm local elections. Ma also faced the challenge of an independent presidential candidate, James Soong (Song Chuyu), who had co…
Taiwan's Democracy: Towards a Liberal Democracy or Authoritarianism
This paper examines how Taiwan moved from being viewed as a model Asian democracy to one allegedly suffering from democratic reversal. The reasons for the declining domestic and international reputation of Taiwan's democracy are discussed. Lastly, some key political challenges facing Taiwan's democracy are outlined
Measuring and Explaining Party Change in Taiwan: 1991–2004
This article examines party platform change in a third wave democratic country, Taiwan, during its first fourteen years of full multiparty elections. A variety of datasets show that Taiwan's parties have moved from polarized positions toward a moderate center on all core electoral issues. However, the parties have not converged into indistinguishable catchall parties; instead they have instituted a state of moderate differentiation. The degree to…
Taiwan's Party Primaries in Comparative Perspective
There has been a lack of research into candidate selection outside the developed world. In this paper we attempt to fill this gap, with a detailed examination of the factors leading to the introduction of party primaries, their operations and their future prospects, in a third wave democracy, Taiwan. Although Taiwan is a late democratizer, the high degree of party institutionalization makes it more appropriate to compare its nomination system wit…
The evolution and role of campaign issues in Taiwan's 1990s elections
Le débat politique entre partis depuis les années 1990
Measuring and Explaining Party Change in Taiwan: 1991–2004
This article examines party platform change in a third wave democratic country, Taiwan, during its first fourteen years of full multiparty elections. A variety of datasets show that Taiwan's parties have moved from polarized positions toward a moderate center on all core electoral issues. However, the parties have not converged into indistinguishable catchall parties; instead they have instituted a state of moderate differentiation. The degree to…
Party Politics in Taiwan: Party Change and the Democratic Evolution of Taiwan, 1991-2004
In 1991 Taiwan held its first fully democratic election. This first single volume of party politics in Taiwan analyzes the evolution of party competition in the country, looking at how Taiwan’s parties have adjusted to their new multi-party election environment. It features key chapters on: the development of party politics in Taiwan the impact of party change on social welfare, corruption and national identity party politics in the DPP era. Incl…
Inter-party competition in taiwan: Two decades of change and continuity
The rise and decline of the new party: Ideology, resources and the political opportunity structure
Lessons of Defeat: A Comparison of Taiwanese Ruling Parties' Responses to Electoral Defeat
In the last decade Taiwan has witnessed two changes in ruling party through elections. First, in 2000 the Kuomintang (KMT) was defeated by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the presidential election. Then after eight years of DPP rule, the KMT regained control of central government in the parliamentary and presidential elections of 2008. This study compares the two parties' reactions to disastrous defeat. Have the parties learned the less…
Taiwan's Democracy: Towards a Liberal Democracy or Authoritarianism
This paper examines how Taiwan moved from being viewed as a model Asian democracy to one allegedly suffering from democratic reversal. The reasons for the declining domestic and international reputation of Taiwan's democracy are discussed. Lastly, some key political challenges facing Taiwan's democracy are outlined
Was 2005 a Critical Election in Taiwan: Locating the Start of a New Political Era
This study applies the concept of critical elections to Taiwan's recent political history. Instead of 2008, it is argued that 2005 deserves the title of a critical election. Political developments in 2005 laid the foundations for the Kuomintang's return to political dominance
Government and Politics in Taiwan
Written by an experienced teacher and scholar this new textbook introduces the reader to the big questions that concern change and continuity in how politics operates and how Taiwan is governed. Taking a critical approach, Dafydd Fell provides students with the essential background to the history and development of the political system as well as an explanation of the key structures, processes and institutions that have shaped Taiwan over the las…
Migration to and From Taiwan
Migration has transformed society in the last 20 years. The main inflows have been temporary workers from Southeast Asian countries and female spouses from Southeast Asia and China marrying husbands. The main outflow has been migration to China, as a result of increased economic integration across the Taiwan Strait. These changes have significantly altered Taiwan’s ethnic structure and have profound social and political implications for this demo…
The Change of Ruling Parties and Taiwan's Claim to Multiculturalism before and after 2008
In recent years, female marriage migration from China and Southeast Asia has significantly increased the number of foreign-born citizens in Taiwan. This article is a preliminary investigation into how political parties responded to the growing multicultural makeup of the national community between 2000 and 2012. We examine the content of the Understanding Taiwan textbook, the election publicity of the two major political parties, citizenship legi…
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Patterns of Party Switching in Multiparty Taiwan
Patterns of party switching in Taiwan have played an important role in the development and relative stability of its party system. In this study I aim to track key patterns of how politicians switched their partisan affiliation during the critical periods of party system change. I examine the level of party switching, where party switching was most prevalent, when switching was most common, and the most common types of switching since the advent …
Lessons of Defeat and Success: Taiwan's 2012 Elections in Comparative Perspective
In early 2011, the Kuomintang (KMT, Guomindang) government appeared to be in danger of losing power in the upcoming presidential elections. The DPP had recovered sufficiently from its disastrous electoral performance in 2008 to pose a real challenge to Ma Ying-jeou (Ma Yingjiu) and had matched the KMT's vote share in midterm local elections. Ma also faced the challenge of an independent presidential candidate, James Soong (Song Chuyu), who had co…
Do Party Switchers Pay an Electoral Price? The Case of Taiwan
This study looks at the consequences of party switching in an Asian third-wave democracy, Taiwan. We examine some of the key theoretical questions related to party switching. Earlier studies show that politicians in the USA and Spain that switch parties pay an electoral price. We test whether Taiwanese party switchers face a similar punishment. We also address two theoretical puzzles in the party switching literature. First, while the key theme o…
The Electoral Fortunes of Taiwan's Green Party: 1996–2012
The Green Party Taiwan (GPT) represents an important case both for scholars of environmental politics but also Taiwanese politics. Established in 1996, it is the oldest Asian green party and is one of the most active parties in the Asia-Pacific Greens network. The party has enjoyed mixed electoral fortunes. After promising early election results, the GPT virtually ceased contesting elections between 2000 and 2005. However, from 2006 the party beg…
Taiwan’s Social Movements under Ma Ying-jeou: From the Wild Strawberries to the Sunflowers
Merger and Takeover Attempts in Taiwanese Party Politics
Taiwan has experienced a number of party splits and attempted mergers since democratization. These have played a critical role in the development of the country’s party system. While a number of studies have looked at the emergence of Taiwan’s splinter parties, party mergers have not received academic attention. This study aims to systematically examine the process of party mergers and takeovers. We examine four cases of attempted mergers and tak…
Taiwan's Social Movements under Ma Ying-Jeou: From the Wild Strawberries to the Sunflowers
Government and Politics in Taiwan
Written by an experienced teacher and scholar, this new and revised second edition of Government and Politics in Taiwan introduces students to the big questions concerning change and continuity in Taiwanese politics and governance. Taking a critical approach, Dafydd Fell provides students with the essential background to the history and development of the political system, as well as an explanation of the key structures, processes and institution…
Introduction: The State of the Field of Taiwan Studies
States of the field articles can play a crucial role in any academic field.They are unfortunately often undervalued.Such essays are unlikely to contribute to a scholar's bid for promotion or departmental assessment.Having previously written states of the field essays ourselves, we are aware that though it can be rewarding, putting such essays together is
Asset or Liability: Transnational Links and Political Participation of Foreign‐Born Citizens in Taiwan
Viewed as outsiders clinging onto links with their country of origin, immigrants do not often feature positively in electoral politics in their host society. Challenging this conventional view, this article examines how immigrants make use of their transnational ties to foster their political participation in the host state. This exploration is conducted through our study of the political participation of Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants in Taiw…
The State of the Field of Global Taiwan Studies Institutions: A Time for Optimism or Pessimism
Conference' at SOAS, University of London.The conference aimed to bring together representatives from the leading Taiwan studies programmes in Europe and North America to discuss our experiences and how to make our programmes more sustainable.Following the conference, I published an upbeat essay in the Taiwan Sentinel arguing that we are now experiencing a golden era of Taiwan studies (Fell, 2017).This was followed by two more
Taiwan’s Contemporary Indigenous Peoples
This edited volume provides a complete introduction to critical issues across the field of Indigenous peoples in contemporary Taiwan, from theoretical approaches to empirical analysis. Seeking to inform wider audiences about Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples, this book brings together both leading and emerging scholars as part of an international collaborative research project, sharing broad specialisms on modern Indigenous issues in Taiwan. This is on…
Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics (27 works) · Political science (26 works) · Politics (19 works) · Law (18 works) · Political economy (18 works) · Sociology (16 works) · Law (15 works) · Democracy (9 works) · Geography (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works)