Abstract
The political change that started in the mid-1980s in Taiwan has fascinated students of democracy. Many scholars, focusing their studies on the causes of democratization, point out that both external and internal developments were responsible for starting the transition.' International diplomatic isolation after the loss of its United Nations seat in 1971, its increasing global trade power, the China factor, and U.S. influence and pressure encouraged Taiwan to seek a return to the international community through a democratic path. Internally, economic maturity, the succession issue, the rise of an opposition party, and the legitimacy of the elder representatives elected on the mainland in 1947-48 were the contributing factors to democratizing the political process in Taiwan.
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