K Ho
Biographic Data
| ID | 6982 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K Ho |
| GIVEN NAMES | K |
| FAMILY NAME | Ho |
| SIGNATURE | HO K |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7220-9426 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Covid and Cognitive Warfare in Taiwan
In this study, we examine China's cognitive warfare coordinated with military air operations during the COVID pandemic in Taiwan. In May 2021, Taiwan experienced its first novel coronavirus outbreak with up to 500 daily cases. The Chinese government launched a series of coordinated 'cognitive warfare' campaigns targeting Taiwan in addition to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) frequent air force incursions into Taiwan's air zone. Meanwhile, throu…
Does Loyalty Discourage Exit? Evidence from Post-2020 Hong Kong
In his seminal book Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, Hirschman suggests that loyal members are less likely to exit when dissatisfied with the performance of the organization. In the context of a political regime, however, we argue that loyalty may actually encourage exit because loyal members are more sensitive to the performance decline of the regime. Using an original survey conducted in Hong Kong, we show that survey respondents with a stronger local…
Did Covid‐19 Kill Trump Politically? The Pandemic and Voting in the 2020 Presidential Election
Objective: This article investigates the impact of public reactions to the Covid-19 panemic on voting for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 American presidential election. Methods: The impact of the pandemic on voting is assessed by multivariate statistical analyses of representative national survey data gathered before and after the 2020 presidential election. Results: Analyses show that voters reacted very negatively to Trump's handling…
The political economy of Taiwan’s regional relations
In a world of globalized markets, sizeable core states gain greater benefits from economic integration. Small peripheral states generally increase in trade incomes yet at cost of sovereignty and agenda decisions. Recent studies in the field of political economy have demonstrated that concerted economic integration efforts actually lead to disproportional gains for bigger powers at the expense of smaller neighboring states. This differential in in…
Was 2016 a Realigning Election in Taiwan
The January 2016 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan produced a dramatic and unprecedented victory for the Democratic Progressive Party over its long-time rival, the Kuomintang. The party had never had a parliamentary majority before 2016. The elections indicated the potential for fundamental change in Taiwan’s party system. This is what political scientists call a critical realigning election. The problem with identifying these elec…
Immigrant influx and generational politics: A comparative case study of Hong Kong and Taiwan
Confronting the Costs of its Past Success: Revisiting Taiwan's Post‐authoritarian Political and Economic Development
The evolution of Taiwan's political economy seems paradoxical. From the 1960s to 1980s, Taiwan went through economic transformations that have been called an “economic miracle.” This was followed by a successful democratic transition from the late 1980s to mid‐1990s that might be considered a “political miracle.” In the early 1990s, Taiwan could be regarded as a success story and a model for developing nations. Yet, Taiwan was soon to “enter trou…
Against Everything Involving China? Two Types of Sinophobia in Taiwan
This paper develops a two-dimensional concept of Sinophobia (恐中) to study Taiwanese attitudes toward mainland China as well as their sources and political consequences. Taiwanese skepticism toward China has grown in recent years, concomitant with increasing cross-Strait interactions and exchanges. This has been widely characterized as a "Sinophobia syndrome." To investigate this phenomenon, we divide Sinophobia into two types-"group-difference-dr…
Using repeated cross-sectional surveys to study political attitudes and behavior in a new democracy: Hapc models for Taiwan
Valence politics and electoral choice in a new democracy: The case of Taiwan
Political Science Computing: A Review of Trends in Computer Evolution and Political Science Research
The increase in computing power in the last four decades has had an enormous impact upon the way political scientists conduct research. In this article, we review the development of computing resources and the lifting of computational limitations of the use of political methodologies. Using descriptive analysis, we demonstrate that Moore's Law, or the doubling of power in computing hardware every 18 months, is closely associated with the adoption…
Major's lesser (not minor) effects: Prime ministerial approval and governing party support in Britain since 1979
What if We Don't Party? Political Partisanship in Taiwan and Korea in the 1990s
The 1990s witnessed major developments in Korea and Taiwan's continuing democratization. Rather than focus on voters with some level of partisan identification, though, in this paper we take on a "road less traveled" by examining the behavior of independent voters. Specifically, this article addresses the following questions: What are the impacts of independent voters on the emerging party systems in Taiwan and Korea? What are the implications of…
The Hong Kong legislative election of 1998
Major's lesser (not minor) effects: Prime ministerial approval and governing party support in Britain since 1979
Valence politics and electoral choice in a new democracy: The case of Taiwan
Using repeated cross-sectional surveys to study political attitudes and behavior in a new democracy: Hapc models for Taiwan
Does Loyalty Discourage Exit? Evidence from Post-2020 Hong Kong
In his seminal book Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, Hirschman suggests that loyal members are less likely to exit when dissatisfied with the performance of the organization. In the context of a political regime, however, we argue that loyalty may actually encourage exit because loyal members are more sensitive to the performance decline of the regime. Using an original survey conducted in Hong Kong, we show that survey respondents with a stronger local…
Did Covid‐19 Kill Trump Politically? The Pandemic and Voting in the 2020 Presidential Election
Objective: This article investigates the impact of public reactions to the Covid-19 panemic on voting for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 American presidential election. Methods: The impact of the pandemic on voting is assessed by multivariate statistical analyses of representative national survey data gathered before and after the 2020 presidential election. Results: Analyses show that voters reacted very negatively to Trump's handling…
What if We Don't Party? Political Partisanship in Taiwan and Korea in the 1990s
The 1990s witnessed major developments in Korea and Taiwan's continuing democratization. Rather than focus on voters with some level of partisan identification, though, in this paper we take on a "road less traveled" by examining the behavior of independent voters. Specifically, this article addresses the following questions: What are the impacts of independent voters on the emerging party systems in Taiwan and Korea? What are the implications of…
Immigrant influx and generational politics: A comparative case study of Hong Kong and Taiwan
Against Everything Involving China? Two Types of Sinophobia in Taiwan
This paper develops a two-dimensional concept of Sinophobia (恐中) to study Taiwanese attitudes toward mainland China as well as their sources and political consequences. Taiwanese skepticism toward China has grown in recent years, concomitant with increasing cross-Strait interactions and exchanges. This has been widely characterized as a "Sinophobia syndrome." To investigate this phenomenon, we divide Sinophobia into two types-"group-difference-dr…
The Hong Kong legislative election of 1998
Covid and Cognitive Warfare in Taiwan
In this study, we examine China's cognitive warfare coordinated with military air operations during the COVID pandemic in Taiwan. In May 2021, Taiwan experienced its first novel coronavirus outbreak with up to 500 daily cases. The Chinese government launched a series of coordinated 'cognitive warfare' campaigns targeting Taiwan in addition to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) frequent air force incursions into Taiwan's air zone. Meanwhile, throu…
The Hong Kong legislative election of 1998
Major's lesser (not minor) effects: Prime ministerial approval and governing party support in Britain since 1979
What if We Don't Party? Political Partisanship in Taiwan and Korea in the 1990s
The 1990s witnessed major developments in Korea and Taiwan's continuing democratization. Rather than focus on voters with some level of partisan identification, though, in this paper we take on a "road less traveled" by examining the behavior of independent voters. Specifically, this article addresses the following questions: What are the impacts of independent voters on the emerging party systems in Taiwan and Korea? What are the implications of…
Political Science Computing: A Review of Trends in Computer Evolution and Political Science Research
The increase in computing power in the last four decades has had an enormous impact upon the way political scientists conduct research. In this article, we review the development of computing resources and the lifting of computational limitations of the use of political methodologies. Using descriptive analysis, we demonstrate that Moore's Law, or the doubling of power in computing hardware every 18 months, is closely associated with the adoption…
Valence politics and electoral choice in a new democracy: The case of Taiwan
Using repeated cross-sectional surveys to study political attitudes and behavior in a new democracy: Hapc models for Taiwan
Confronting the Costs of its Past Success: Revisiting Taiwan's Post‐authoritarian Political and Economic Development
The evolution of Taiwan's political economy seems paradoxical. From the 1960s to 1980s, Taiwan went through economic transformations that have been called an “economic miracle.” This was followed by a successful democratic transition from the late 1980s to mid‐1990s that might be considered a “political miracle.” In the early 1990s, Taiwan could be regarded as a success story and a model for developing nations. Yet, Taiwan was soon to “enter trou…
Against Everything Involving China? Two Types of Sinophobia in Taiwan
This paper develops a two-dimensional concept of Sinophobia (恐中) to study Taiwanese attitudes toward mainland China as well as their sources and political consequences. Taiwanese skepticism toward China has grown in recent years, concomitant with increasing cross-Strait interactions and exchanges. This has been widely characterized as a "Sinophobia syndrome." To investigate this phenomenon, we divide Sinophobia into two types-"group-difference-dr…
Immigrant influx and generational politics: A comparative case study of Hong Kong and Taiwan
The political economy of Taiwan’s regional relations
In a world of globalized markets, sizeable core states gain greater benefits from economic integration. Small peripheral states generally increase in trade incomes yet at cost of sovereignty and agenda decisions. Recent studies in the field of political economy have demonstrated that concerted economic integration efforts actually lead to disproportional gains for bigger powers at the expense of smaller neighboring states. This differential in in…
Was 2016 a Realigning Election in Taiwan
The January 2016 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan produced a dramatic and unprecedented victory for the Democratic Progressive Party over its long-time rival, the Kuomintang. The party had never had a parliamentary majority before 2016. The elections indicated the potential for fundamental change in Taiwan’s party system. This is what political scientists call a critical realigning election. The problem with identifying these elec…
Did Covid‐19 Kill Trump Politically? The Pandemic and Voting in the 2020 Presidential Election
Objective: This article investigates the impact of public reactions to the Covid-19 panemic on voting for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 American presidential election. Methods: The impact of the pandemic on voting is assessed by multivariate statistical analyses of representative national survey data gathered before and after the 2020 presidential election. Results: Analyses show that voters reacted very negatively to Trump's handling…
Covid and Cognitive Warfare in Taiwan
In this study, we examine China's cognitive warfare coordinated with military air operations during the COVID pandemic in Taiwan. In May 2021, Taiwan experienced its first novel coronavirus outbreak with up to 500 daily cases. The Chinese government launched a series of coordinated 'cognitive warfare' campaigns targeting Taiwan in addition to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) frequent air force incursions into Taiwan's air zone. Meanwhile, throu…
Does Loyalty Discourage Exit? Evidence from Post-2020 Hong Kong
In his seminal book Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, Hirschman suggests that loyal members are less likely to exit when dissatisfied with the performance of the organization. In the context of a political regime, however, we argue that loyalty may actually encourage exit because loyal members are more sensitive to the performance decline of the regime. Using an original survey conducted in Hong Kong, we show that survey respondents with a stronger local…
Political science (14 works) · Politics (13 works) · Economics (10 works) · Law (10 works) · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Political economy (7 works) · Democracy (6 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 works) · China (5 works)