日治時代台灣保甲書記初探1911－1945

Notes on Hokõ Secretaryship in Taiwan Under Japanese Rule, 1911~1945

保甲制度（1898至1945）是日人治台不可或缺的基層組織。有關保甲制度的討論，目前已有陳清池、洪秋芬、蔡易達，和筆者的研究。不可諱言，保甲制度是一項很重要的專題研究，其牽涉面和涵蓋時間都相當廣泛，因此儘管研究者前仆後繼，著重點倒不一定重複。若以已出版的論文看來，陳、洪和蔡易達的研究，都偏向控制面的史實重建，而筆者過去雖偏向結構和功能的分析，最近則轉向動員的切入和理論的整合，並配合問卷調查（1992年12月、1993年2月，和同年4月、6月，以及9月），展開田野訪問。

The hokõ (pao-chia in Chinese) system was crucial for Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan. As a system of Chinese origin for social control, it has attracted considerable attention but little serious research. The few academic works on this topic are by and large limited to discussing the functions of the system, rather than its actual operations and role in society. The study of hokõ secretaryship, based on the author's field research, is key to understanding the system as an organic institution. The study elaborates on the establishment, role, and economic conditions of the hokõ secretaryship in historical perspective. It delineates the operation of the hokõ system, thus enabling us to more clearly understand the process of Japan's wartime mobilization. The examination of the role of the hokõ secretaryship was thus placed within the context of Japan's local administration of Taiwan. Further study will shed light on the differences in household administration between colonial and postwar Taiwan. Finally, the interaction between state and society suggests avenues for future theoretical analysis and empirical research.