塑造更好的台灣民主制度
台灣的民主制度還不到崩壞的地步,但離完美也還有一大段差距。良好的選制可以減緩政治人物的分化、增加選民對對代議士的信任、並減少民眾因對政府強烈不滿而走上街頭的衝突。
台灣的民主制度還不到崩壞的地步,但離完美也還有一大段差距。良好的選制可以減緩政治人物的分化、增加選民對對代議士的信任、並減少民眾因對政府強烈不滿而走上街頭的衝突。
Stanford’s Taiwan Democracy Program held its annual conference on polarized politics after the Sunflower Movement in Taiwan; founder of Flanc Radical (基進側翼) Shinichi Chen spoke to Taiwanese American audience in Palo Alto.
Taiwan’s democracy is not about to fail, but it is also far from perfect. Although electoral reform won’t solve all these problems, it can still make a significant difference—and it’s been done in the recent past.
This week we look at a Taipei mayoral candidate’s trip to the US, China’s premier’s visit to Germany, yet another food scandal in Taiwan, and an interview with former president Lee Teng-hui.
We take a look at yet another demonstration calling attention to Taiwan’s housing and property wealth disparity, an update on Turkey joining the fight against the Islamic State, and Hong Kong’s protests leveling off for the moment.