Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Honors Thesis (Colby Access Only)
Department
Colby College. East Asian Studies Dept.
Advisor(s)
Deirdre Martin
Second Advisor
Kim Besio
Abstract
While Taiwan has a reputation internationally as being a more progressive democratic government with a comparatively better relationship with Indigenous peoples, is this reputation well founded in a real positive relationship between Indigenous peoples and the state in Taiwan? Through the lens of environmental justice issues, I analyze the relationship of Indigenous peoples to the state in Taiwan over time, taking specific note of the structural influence of certain institutions and ideologies established during the developmental state model period in Taiwan. Based in post-colonial theory, Indigenous studies, historical institutionalism, path dependency theory, and the developmental state model, this paper provides a new framework through which to better understand the intricate and changing web of relations between Indigenous peoples and the state in Taiwan.
Keywords
Developmental State, Taiwan, Indigenous Resistance, Environmental Policy
Recommended Citation
O'Loughlin, Aidan, "Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Policy, and The State: Examining the Effects of the Developmental State Model on Political Equity and Environmental Justice in Taiwan" (2024). Honors Theses. Paper 1450.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/honorstheses/1450