英文摘要 |
This paper analyses the rise, development and transformation of Taiwan's civil society and NGOs in a historical and structural perspective. It begins with a short historical account of the change from the nonexistence to the vibrant growth of civil society in the form of institutionalized NGOs. The contextual analysis is much focused where the surge of social movements in the 1980s is viewed as a vital facilitating force behind the democratization process in Taiwan. Such democratization since 1980s then fostered further development of civil society in both quantity and quality. This paper then characterizes Taiwan's current civil society organizations: autonomous, advocacy-driven and influential. The changes in political landscape as a result of great regime change in 2000 has presented a tremendous impact on the relations between mobilized civil society and democratic state. This paper ends with a critical assessment of the "guardianship" position taken by various advocacy NGOs in dealing with the DPP state, their former ally. The precarious and tense relations are particularly evident in state's relations with labor, welfare and environmental NGOs between 2000 and 2005. |