The paradox of the national identity issue in Chen Shui-bian's 2004 presidential campaign: Base constituencies vs. the Moderate Middle

Issues and Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-86

  Clark, Cal ^a,b  

^a Department of Political Science ^*  (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign strategy; Chen shui bian; National identity; Party competition; Presidential elections

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244384225     PISSN: 10132511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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