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Dr Dafydd Fell

Lecturer in Taiwan Studies
Deputy Director of the SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies
email: df2@soas.ac.uk

Research Interests

  • Taiwanese Political Parties;
  • Election Advertising;
  • Social Welfare;
  • Political Corruption;
  • Public Opinion;
  • Voting Behaviour;
  • Gender Equality;
  • Candidate Selection;
  • Democratisation

Selected Publications

Fell, Dafydd, Theatre Politics and Electoral Fortunes in Taiwan (Chapter in Forthcoming in Julia Strauss/Donal Cruise O’Brien edited volume on Theatre Politics).

Fell, Dafydd, Party Competition in Taiwan: Towards a New Party System? (Chapter in forthcoming Robert Ash/Steven Goldstein edited volume on the First Chen Shui-bian administration).

Fell, Dafydd, Taiwan's Party System in Transition: more or less space for identity politics. Chinese History and Society, article in special edition on Taiwan co-edited by Gunter Schubert and Jens Damm.

Fell, Dafydd (2006) What has Changed? Taiwan’s KMT and DPP Eras in Comparative Perspective (Edited volume co-edited with Chang Bi-yu and Henning Klöter), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Fell, Dafydd (2006) Inter-Party Competition in Taiwan: Two Decades of Change and Continuity (Special Edition co-edited with Wu Chung-li) East Asia, Vol. 23(1).

Fell, Dafydd (2006) The Rise and Decline of the New Party: Ideology, Resources and the Political Opportunity Structure, East Asia 23(1) 2006, 47-67.

Fell, Dafydd (2006) Inner Party Democracy in Taiwan, Journal of Electoral Studies.

Fell, Dafydd (2005) Party Politics in Taiwan, London: Routledge.

Fell, Dafydd (2005) Measuring and Explaining Party Change in Taiwan: 1991-2004, Journal of East Asian Studies 5(1) 105-134.

Fell, Dafydd (2005) Democratisation, Liberalisation, and Political Corruption in Taiwan, China Quarterly 184, pp875-893.

Fell, Dafydd (2005) Success and Failure of New Parties in Taiwanese Elections, China: An International Journal 3(2) 212-239.

Fell, Dafydd (2005) A Welcome Antidote to National Identity and Cross Strait Fatigue, Issues and Studies 41(4) 256-263.

Fell, Dafydd (2004) Taiwan’s KMT and DPP Eras: A Comparison (Special Edition co-edited with Chang Bi-yu), China Perspectives, No.56.

Fell, Dafydd (2004) Measurement of Party Position and Party Competition in Taiwan, Issues and Studies 40(3-4) 101-135.

Fell, Dafydd (2004) Inter-Party Competition in Taiwan since the 1990s, China Perspectives No.56, 3-13.

Fell, Dafydd (2002) Party Platform Change in Taiwan’s 1990s Elections, Issues and Studies 38(2) 31-60.

Fell, Dafydd (2001) Taiwan’s Party Primaries in Comparative Perspective (Co-authored with Wu Chung-li), Japanese Journal of Political Science 2(1) 23-45.

Fell, Dafydd (2001) The Evolution and Role of Campaign Issues in Taiwan’s 1990s Elections, Asian Journal of Political Science 9(1) 81-93.

Courses taught:

  • Convenor for MA Taiwan Studies
  • Convenor of MA courses: Government and Politics in Taiwan, Society and Culture of Taiwan, Economic Development of Taiwan.
  • Government and Politics in Taiwan
  • Society and Culture in Taiwan
  • Contemporary Taiwan
  • State and Society in the Chinese Political Process
  • State and Society in Asia and Africa.