Local Faction and Community Empowerment: The Cases of ChuanZaiTou and Yongtun community in Chiayi County

• Main Authors: Ru-lun Liu, 劉如倫
• Other Authors: Ching-Ping Tang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10472428289415901084

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 政治學所 === 93 === Faction politics have been recognized as an important factor for local development and especially for community building. Accumulated literature indicates that competing local factions have always caused vicious confrontation between the village/ward chief and the leader of community building association. Yet, this research illustrates possible contribution of faction competition in community building. When there is a voluntary civil associations mediating between the village office and community development association, local elites might solicit factional resources for the community activities. By doing so they can gain coalition with the voluntary association and further to earn credibility and supports in critical election of official position. In this scenario, factions might actually attribute to better community development.