欲迎還拒：臺灣民眾對政黨必要性與政黨信任的態度分析

Yes and No:Citizen’s Attitudes toward Party Necessity and Party Trust in Taiwan

有別於過去以政黨認同為研究主題的文獻，本文嘗試以政黨必要性、政黨信任做為觀察民眾政黨態度的新視角。研究中提出三項假設：（一）多數民眾肯定政黨在民主政治的必要性，但卻普遍對政黨不信任；（二）政黨功能評價對於民眾在政黨必要性的態度有正面影響；（三）政黨功能評價、政黨表現滿意度二者，皆會對政黨信任產生正面效果。

Unlike studies using party identification to examine citizens’ attitudes toward political parties, this essay introduces the concepts of party necessity and party trust to explore citizens’ attitudes toward a political party. Three assumptions are provided and tested based on the existing literature and Taiwan’s experiences. First, in a democracy, the majority of citizens confirm that a party is a necessity while maintaining a widespread distrust toward parties. Second, the citizens’ evaluations of party functions will have effects on party necessity. Third, the citizens’ evaluations of party functions and satisfaction with party performance will also generate effects on party trust.