A Study of Policy Advocacy on Taichung's Ta-Keng Scenic Zone

[[abstract]]大坑風景區係台中市相當重要的觀光休閒景點，然其之政策發展卻曾停擺不前，直至去年才有突破性的發展。本文藉由Sabatier和Jenkins-Smith所提之倡導聯盟架構（Advocacy Coalition Framework, ACF）作為分析此一政策變遷歷程的平台，結合靜態的制度發展與動態的網絡關係來瞭解相關利害關係人對於此政策的立場與其間之互動情形，進而經由台中市政府於倡導過程所扮演之角色來檢視其在地方治理與地方政府上角色職能的轉變。 研究發現地方行政首長對於地方政策議題扮演著主導性的關鍵角色，又若當地方政策議題由公部門為主要倡導者之時，不但將使得政策發展充滿不確定性，也同時對地方發展公民社會形成一股潛在阻力。因而，本文認為地方政府應積極打造吸引地方居民與團體發聲的環境，促使多元的倡導者進入政策倡導模型之中以維持地方政策發展的穩定。如此一來，一方面能使政策與民意相貼合，亦得使政策執行更為順暢，且進而營造活絡的公民社會。[[abstract]]Ta-Keng Scenic Zone is an important tourist scenic spot in Taichung. However, the policy about the development of Ta-Keng Scenic Zone had been procrastinated till last year. This study is aimed to explore the policy change by applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF), which is, to discover the stands and interactions of stakeholders and the role of Taichung government in the advocacy process through a combined viewpoint of both static system development and dynamic network relationship. It is found that the leader of local government plays a critical role in the advocacy process. However, it is also found that if the public sector takes the dominant role in the advocate process of local policy, it will also be uncertain about the local policy development and becomes a potential obstruct to the local society. Therefore the local government should actively create an adequate environment for the participation of local residents and grass groups so as to promote more advocators into the policy advocacy process and to keep the equilibrium of local policy development. Only does local policy conform with the civil opinions, policy will be implemented smoothly and civic society will work in vitality.[[note]]碩