How Do Movement Parties Learn Lessons of Defeat in Taiwan? The Case of the Green Party Taiwan

Fell, Dafydd; Peng, Yen-wen; Wang, Yan-han; Jhang, JhuCin Rita

Abstract

In this article we examine how Taiwan’s oldest movement party, the Green Party Taiwan, dealt with national electoral defeats in 2012, 2016, and 2020. We examine the theme of electoral defeat from three angles. First, we review the dominant post-defeat narratives that emerged to explain what went wrong in the campaigns. Second, we examine how these narratives guided the post-defeat reforms. Third, we consider whether the party can be said to have learned the right lessons of defeat. The analysis relies on a series of interviews with Green Party figures, party political communication material, and participant observation data.

Citation

Fell, D., Peng, Y.-W., Wang, Y.-H., & Jhang, J. R. (online). How Do Movement Parties Learn Lessons of Defeat in Taiwan? The Case of the Green Party Taiwan. International journal of Taiwan studies, https://doi.org/10.1163/24688800-20241377

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 30, 2024
• Online Publication Date: May 28, 2024
• Deposit Date: May 23, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: May 23, 2024
• Journal: International Journal of Taiwan Studies
• Print ISSN: 2468-8797
• Electronic ISSN: 2468-8800
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/24688800-20241377
• Keywords: political parties – Taiwan – Green parties – movement parties – small parties – lessons of defeat
• Publisher URL: https://brill.com/view/journals/ijts/aop/article-10.1163-24688800-20241377/article-10.1163-24688800-20241377.xml