This book undertakes an empirical assessment of the achievements and failures of the Ma Ying-jiu era. Renowned Taiwan scholars analyse the political environment that shaped the Ma presidency, covering important topics such as Taiwan’s nationalism and societal activism, cross-strait integration and the factors determining its ‘international space’.

Introduction, André Beckerhoff and Gunter SchubertPart I Domestic Politics 1. The KMT’s China Policy: Gains and Failures, Jon Sullivan and James Smyth 2. The DPP’s China Policy before and during the Ma Ying-jiu Era, Gunter Schubert 3. Taiwanese Nationalism in the Age of Cross-Strait Integration – Predominance and Pragmatism in the Ma Ying-jeou Era, Liao Da-chi, Liu Cheng-shan and Chen Bo-yu 4. Economic Interests or National Sovereignty: Public Opinion on the Cross-Strait Dilemma during the Ma Ying-jeou Era, Chen Chih-Jou 5. The Rise of Civil Society Activism in the Ma Ying-jeou Era: The Genesis and Outcomes of the Sunflower Movement, Ho Ming-sho 6. Desirability and Accountability in the Governance of Immigration under the Ma Administration, Isabelle ChengPart II Cross Strait Political Economy 7. Opportunities and Pitfalls of Cross-Strait Economic Integration in the Ma Ying-jeou Era: Taiwan after the ECFA, Tung Chen-yuan 8. Chinese Investment in Taiwan in the Ma Ying-jiu Era: the Opportunities and the Risks, Lee Chun-yi 9. The Drift: Industrial Policy under President Ma, Douglas B. Fuller 10. The Political Economy of Cross-Strait Rapprochement – Anatomy of a Hegemonic Project, André BeckershoffPart III International Relations 11. More International Space for Taiwan or Less?, Huang Kwei-Bo 12. Taiwan’s Soft Power and Public Diplomacy Under Ma Ying-jeou, Gary D. Rawnsley 13. Cross-Strait Détente? The Evolution of the US Taiwan-China Triangle in the Ma Ying-jiu Era, Lin Cheng-yi 14. Managing Territorial Nationalism in the South and East China Seas: The Ma administration’s approach, Chen Mumin