國立臺灣大學政治科學論叢

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This  paper  try  to  observe  and  compare  the  characteristics  change  of farmer association factions in the Sheiln Township, a small rural township in west coast of Taiwan between 1970’s and 1990’s.    It proves some findings as following: 1.  When  local  socio-economic  and  political  environment  change,  the faction  characteristics  of  farmer  association  in  Sheilin  Township  is getting change too; and the local one-party politics has been changed to be a two-party politics.   2.  Elction   campaigning   of   factions   getting   more   positive   and independent  which  is  different  from  the  passed  party  control  by KMT. 3.  After  authoritarian  transformation,  the  KMT’s  local  party  branches has  been  loosed  the  nominate  power  of  association  manager  which brings  the  factions  more  decision  making  power  for  the  managers’ nomination. 4.  The ori“reputation”, that has been changing into “public position” and more coalition power instead. 5.  Sheilin township’s faction power structure of farmer association has been  getting  more  unstable  during  1990’s,  the  faction  members’ cooperation  is  based  upon  a  bartering  mechanism  for  power  and interest, instead the passed way on the “Kuan-hsi” (relationship) and passion.ginal factor, which considers someone as a faction leader, is