Legislators' blogs in Taiwan

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 471-485

  Sullivan, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956167670     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: 14602482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsp054     Document Type: Article

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1. I understand a blog to be 'a web page with minimal to no external editing providing online commentary, periodically updated and presented in reverse chronological order, with hyperlinks to other online sources.' D. Drezner and H. Farrell, 'Introduction: Blogs, Politics and Power', Public Choice, 134, 2008, 2.
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6. Francoli and Ward, Information Polity. Op. Cit., p. 22.
7. The popularity of blogging fits the general embrace of modern communication techniques by politicians in Taiwan, see for instance J. Sullivan, 'Campaign Advertising and Democracy in Taiwan', The China Quarterly, 196, 2008, 900-11.
8. This reflects the increasing importance of methods of mass communication, but perhaps also the 'rampant instrumentalism' evident in Taiwanese campaigns, M. Mattlin, 'Referendum as a form of Zaoshi', Issues and Studies 40, 2004, 155-85.
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37. Statistics available from the Central Election Commission, http://www.cec.gov.tw.
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41. The KMT and its junior partners currently enjoy a supermajority of 86 seats in the 113 member legislature.
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45. This can be explained by their other responsibilities. In addition to being a fourth-time legislator, Lin is KMT Whip and Vice Chairperson and Guan serves as the Director of the DPP's Policy Centre.
46. Coleman and Moss, Public Choice. Op. Cit., p. 10.
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50. At the time of writing in February 2009.