Student Groups And The Sunflower Movement
A number of student activist groups were formed during or after the Sunflower Movement
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Splinter Tendencies Within The Sunflower Movement
As with many movements, the Sunflower Movement had splinter tendencies within it
Citizen 1985
Citizen 1985 was originally one of the main coordinating groups for demonstrations against government accountability in the death of military cadet Hung Chung-Hsiu and also played a role during the Sunflower Movement
2016 Electoral Successes A Result Of The Sunflower Movement?
The successes of Tsai Ing-Wen, the DPP, and NPP in 2016 presidential and legislative elections may be in part due to the Sunflower Movement
Attempts To Occupy The Legislative Yuan Following The Sunflower Movement?
In the years since the Sunflower Movement, one has seen a sharp rise in political demonstrations seeking to occupy the Legislative Yuan in hopes that occupying the Legislative Yuan will allow for their demands to become widely known in Taiwanese society
Social Attitudes Towards Young People And The Sunflower Movement
A major factor in how the Sunflower Movement was perceived was social attitudes towards the young people who were the majority of its participants
Outrage Over The Storming Of The Executive Yuan, But Not The Storming Of The Legislative Yuan?
Why did so much outrage against the movement ensued after the 324 attempted storming of the Executive Yuan, but not after the initial storming of the Legislative Yuan? Why was Lin Yi-Hsiung's hunger strike against nuclear energy so angering of society?
Art and the Sunflower Movement
What role did art play in the Sunflower Movement?
People’s Assemblies
“People’s Assemblies” began to be held near the end of the movement for the people to discuss the CSSTA and participate in making political decisions in a grassroots manner
The Anti-Media Monopoly Movement
The Anti-Media Monopoly Movement opposed the buying up of Taiwanese media companies by companies with substantial investments in China, leading to restrictions on press freedoms