Local Factions, Research into the relations between political parties and elections - Analysis of The Sixteenth PingTung County Legislative Assembly
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Tsai, Chao-Hsun
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Local Factions, Research into the relations between political parties and elections - Analysis of The Sixteenth PingTung County Legislative Assembly
by
Chao-Hsun Tsai
July,2010
ADVISOR: Yung-Mau Chao , Ph.D.
DEPARTMENT: Graduate Institute of National Development
DEGREE: Master of Arts
This thesis focuses on the relationships among local factions, political parties and elections which centre on the sixteenth PingTung County legislative assembly.
Many theses already refer to this topic and some specifically deal with PingTung County. However, there are no theses following on from these with reference to more recent developments, nor particularly concentrating upon the County Legislative Assembly. Furthermore, the focus of these previous theses is limited to the connections between county magistrates and legislators. This dissertation aims to address these neglected areas.
Through review of historical material, this paper will trace the engendering and evolution of local factions in PingTung, with an emphasis on their human, cultural, economic and political impact.. In addition, the theory of “Clientelism” will be exploited in exploring the correlations between “clientelism (original)”, “alliance (contract)”, and “competition-cooperation (restructure)”. Also, an attempt will be made to assay all the members of Pingtung County Legislative Assembly, from the initial formation of factions, to the present day. Building on the aforementioned analysis, the roles that the members of the Sixteenth PingTung County Legislative Assembly play, whilst in office and on the campaign trail, will be examined in depth. Finally, drawing on extensive interviews and research, an analysis of the candidates put forth by the KMT , the DPP and other parties made.
The following summary details the main points that this paper will go to demonstrate:
1. The Single-member election is controlled by the political parties and the Multi-member election is controlled by the local factions.
2. Parties become factionalized and factions become associated with parties.
3. Candidates with no party affiliations can still win in the plural-seat election.
4. Due to the structured role of both parties in government, voters are able to vote across party lines, giving voters more independence.
5. Delimiting factions is not as simple a process as delimiting parties.
Subjects
Pingtung County
County Legislative Assembly
Local Factions
Structures of Factions
Elections and Campaigning
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