Category: English

By the time readers reach the fortieth question, they may already have several transition plans in front of them: some advocate a radical breakthrough, others stress gradual reform, still others propose federal reconstruction or reliance on external forces.…

The younger generation has grown up in an age of information explosion, yet they do not necessarily truly “understand” history and institutions. On the mainland, young people receive the official package of historical narrative; in Taiwan, young people’s…

When people hear “constitutional reconstruction,” what comes to mind is legal scholars drafting a constitution and politicians negotiating the division of power. Legal texts are of course important, but there is one often-overlooked fact: a constitution is written…

People often think this way: the constitution is the business of jurists and officials; ordinary people need only mind their own business, and the constitution is far from their lives. Local self-governance sounds like the jurisdiction of mayors…

Political transition plans often open with lofty goals, but readers should press harder: who keeps public services running on day one? How will the police, the courts, and local administration operate under the law? Where does the money…

Local governance may sound like an abstract political concept, but it touches how schools allocate resources, who maintains community roads, how hospitals and public health services are organized, and whether residents can see where their tax money goes.…

The democratization of the ROC (Taiwan) shows that existing state institutions are not destined to preserve their original mode of political operation forever. Institutional reform, social participation, political competition, and citizens' rights can develop gradually even under complex…

Dynasty, republic, and party-state describe concepts on different levels. A dynasty typically centers on hereditary rule and family succession; a republic, in principle, does not treat the office of head of state as private family property; a party-state…

A constitution should not be a mere declaration hanging on the wall, but the basic rules that determine where public power comes from, who exercises it, and what limits constrain it. It typically governs relations among government institutions…

History is not just a list of years. The 1911 Revolution, the founding of the Republic, wars, constitutional experiments, and changes of regime still shape how people understand the state, government, citizenship, and rights. To read Republican-era history,…