A team player pursuing its own dreams: rights-claim campaign of Chinese migrant spouses in the migrant movement before and after 2008
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Building on political opportunity theory, this chapter problematises the existing understanding of the migrant movement in Taiwan with a focus on the converging of interests existing within the Alliance of Human Rights Legislation for Immigrants and Migrants (AHRLIM), an umbrella organisation of advocacy groups for migrants and immigrants in Taiwan. Highlighting the role and strategies of the Marriage Association of the Two Sides of China (MATSC) within the alliance, and highlighting the emerging political opportunities as a consequence of the change of the ruling party in 2008, this chapter argues that the migrant movement in Taiwan should be understood not as a unified entity but as a conglomeration of sometimes conflicting interests.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Taiwan’s social movements under Ma Ying-jeou |
| Subtitle of host publication | From the Wild Strawberries to the Sunflowers |
| Editors | Dafydd Fell |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 219-235 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-315-56053-3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-138-67567-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Feb 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Routledge Research on Taiwan |
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