Democracy: Quo Vadis? Use and Meaning of 'Democracy' in the Taiwanese English-Language Press at Electoral Times of Power Transitions KU Leuven
Democracy has been a consistent public diplomacy tool for the Taiwanese government to establish an ideological connection with and obtain international acceptance by democratic nations. But as a catchword of contemporary political discourse, what exactly does it mean? The present paper assesses the meaning and usage of the signifier ‘democracy’ in the op-eds of the Taiwanese English-language press. To examine whether electoral period and poll ...