Confucianism, democratization, and human rights in Taiwan /

Evaluating the "Asian values" thesis in Taiwan, Confucianism, Democratization, and Human Rights in Taiwan, by Joel S. Fetzer and J. Christopher Soper, concludes that while Confucian values were used to bolster authoritarianism under martial law and played little role in democratization, th...

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Main Author: Fetzer, Joel S.
Other Authors: Soper, J. Christopher
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, c2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Confucianism and democratization in east asia
  • Confucian values and elite support for liberal democracy in Taiwan
  • The effect of Confucian values on public support for democratization and human rights in Taiwan
  • The treatment of confucianism in Taiwanese textbooks before and after democratization
  • The role of confucianism in Taiwanese legislative debates over democratization and human rights
  • Toward a liberal-democratic confucianism: evidence from Taiwan.