A Study of Policy Window Theory and the Name Rectification of Indigenous People of Siraya in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Jao,Chih-Chen, 饒芷禎
• Other Authors: 蔡允棟
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/91981948034723881480

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 政治學研究所 === 100 === 　　The identity of the indigenous peoples in Taiwan with regime change and alternation of ruling parties presents different kinds of status, which reveals the fact of Sinicized unwillingness and the discriminated humbleness. The issue to protect and ensure the welfare of indigenous peoples has been advocated and spread out around the world, however, the central government in Taiwan, carrying the banner of respect for the multi-culture, actually only paid lip services to the indigenous policies and even made indigenous peoples be victims of political wrestling. The crux of the issue of identity of the indigenous peoples is nothing more than the rules of the game in state. For example, Siraya, a clan of indigenous peoples, wasn't covered by《Status Act For Indigenous Peoples》and therefore couldn't come back its legal identity to be a indigenous people. 　　The research, first of all, uses the punctuated equilibrium theory to explore why Siraya changes its original identity of indigenous people and becomes the Hans in historical context, and the reasons why that identity change of Siraya results in the predicament of its name rectification thereafter. Secondly, it applies the policy window theory to find out how the issue of name rectification of Siraya enters government agenda. And then it takes the successful experiences of the name rectification of Gaoshan ethnic group, Kavalan, and American Indian for summing up the necessary data to improve the movement of name rectification of Siraya. At last it utilizes the policy subsystem of advocacy coalition framework to explain how policy brokers dealing with tripartite interaction of government, elite, and public opinion, affect the success or failure of the name rectification of Siraya. 　　Research method adopts case study and in-depth interviewing of qualitative research. Interviewees, totally 25 persons, include government officials, experts and scholars, movement leaders, doctors and community residents. The findings include: first, the punctuating stage of identity recognized policy produced the cause of predicament of the name rectification of Siraya, and then the discontinuous policy changes led to the disappearance of aboriginal identity of Siraya gradually. Second, the policy window of the name rectification of Siraya actually was opened by the convergence of problem streams, policy streams, and political streams, also relied on policy entrepreneurs pushed the name rectification issue into government agenda, which verified the Policy Window Theory proposed by Kingdon. Third, the name rectification of Siraya only poisoned at a low-impact condition, so the probability that Siraya to become the official indigenous peoples and enjoy equal rights is not high. Finally, policy brokers（activists of ethnic movement）haven’t reached a consensus among the policy stakeholders（government, elite and public opinion）yet, and therefore Siraya continues to maintain the status of loss the identity of indigenous people. 　　In summary, the author uses three theories to discuss the various stages of the name rectification of Siraya, including the historical background of the identify disappeared, the process of how to get attention of government, and the advocacy coalition of how to interact each other in government agenda and to affect the policy outcomes of the name rectification.