| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中央大學 === 客家政治經濟與政策研究所在職碩士專班 === 97 === Local faction in Taiwan plays a critical role in various types of elections. It has long controlled local governments, and is a common place occurrence in Taiwan. Therefore, understanding local faction is a prerequisite in understanding local politics. There are plenty of journal articles and dissertations on local faction politics on the level of “county.” However, as the most basic unit of local government, townships and villages receive the least attention when it comes to research on local politics. More so, in depth research and analysis of local politics in Hakka area is even scarcer. Consequently, this research aims to discuss the impact of local faction, organizations, ethnic groups and political parties on local politics, as well as the effects they have on one another. This research will adapt qualitative analysis, with in depth interview as the core. While past researches include only the perspective of local factions, this study will include other election-effecting factors, which include organizations, ethnic groups, and political parties, in order to understand how these factors would affect the outcome of an election, as well as the effects they have on one another.
The study discovers the method to cultivate and mobilize local factions and organizations during the election process. It also explains the formation of local factions using “Patron-client” theory. This study shall, from the perspective of local factions and organization networks, attempt to understand whether they have an in facto effect on local politics. Furthermore, this study will also conduct preliminary analysis on local factions, operation of organizations, and scope of activity. Through analyzing the effects that the local factions, organization networks, ethnic groups, and political parties have on local politics as well as the effects they have on one another during Toufen Township mayoral election in 2005 and 2007, this study discovers that organization mobilization plays an increasingly critical role in deciding the outcome of the election in each of the two elections. Finally, based on the research findings and conclusion, this study will offer suggestions and directions on future developments of local politics in Toufen Township.
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