Stories - Taiwan

Taiwan To Free Direct Democracy After Power Change

Taiwan's national legislature is about to liberalize existing restrictions on direct democracy mechanisms...

The World of Modern Democracy in 2016

OUTLOOK: After a horrible 2015, the new year offers new and fascinating democratic opportunities - on all...

Promising Taiwan – a direct democracy in the making?

THE TAIWANESE NEED TO DECIDE IF THEIR GOVERNMENT CAN FUNCTION AS BEAUTIFULLY AS THEIR CIVIL SOCIETY – AND IF...

From East Asia with Democracy

Seoul, the Capital of South Korea, is a very big city. But when it comes to people power, many small steps...

Towards a citizen-drafted constitution in Taiwan

A coalition of social activists and human rights groups are pushing for a citizen – based rewriting of Taiwan...