« Taiwan Journal of Political Science No.29Publish: 2006/09

A Comparative Analysis of the Process of Gendered Law-making in Taiwan

Author: Wan-Ying Yang

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Through  interview  and  the  application  of  comparative  and  dynamic  law-making  framework,  this  study  categorizes  the  varied  and  fragmentary  process  ofgender law-making since the 1990s into competing pluralism, corporate pluralism,and  liberal  corporatism;  three  different  types  of  interest  intermediation  and  state-society  relationships.  This  study  further  infers  the  causal  explanation  of  theeffectiveness  of  different  law-making  models.    Meanwhile,  during  the  differingand  prolonged  law-making  process,  the  power  configuration  between  the  statesectors and social groups has produced different results. As the process is displayedas  different  causal  modules,  this  study  also  concerned  with  whether  and  how  totransfer  certain  models  to  different  policy sectors.    This  study  attempts  to  clarifythe  structural  composition  and  relationships  between  various  gender  law-makingmodules.    Through  mapping  out  the  policy  models,  intentional  learning  andtransfer among them becomes possible. However, this must be based upon a seriesof interests, power reconfiguration and coordination between social groups and state,in their respective and interactive arenas.

Keywords:corporate pluralism、liberal corporatism、women organization、women’s bills