台湾青年政治参与的新态势及其影响——基于台湾2014年与2016年两次选举分析

New Situation of Political Participation of the Taiwan Youth and Its Influence——Based on Analysis about Two Elections in 2014 and 2016

近年来,在经历了"反服贸""白衫军"等一系列社会运动之后,台湾青年的政治参与发生了显著变化,集中体现为2014年"九合一"选举与2016年的"总统及立委"选举中青年的踊跃投票参选现象。目前,台湾青年政治参与呈现出一些新特征:政治参与广度与强度的提升;从动员参与走向自动参与;青年政治参与从体制外走向体制内,呈现制度化参与和非制度化参与并存状态;网络新媒体成为组织参与的重要媒介。台湾青年政治参与新态势势必对台湾政局以及两岸关系产生重要影响,首先对台湾传统的政党政治产生一定冲击;其次直接推动与加快台湾主要政党的革新化与年轻化转型;最后,台湾青年政治参与的扩大有助于推动两岸关系和平发展战略的社会化与再教育过程。

In recent years, after experiencing a series of social movements,such as “sunflower”, “protest over Hung Chung-chiu death” etc., obvious changes have taken place in the political participation of Taiwan youth, epitomized by the positive performance of youth in the two important elections in 2014 and 2016.Under the influence of youth-led social movements, Taiwan youth’s political participation presents some new features: the level of political participation improve significantly, including improvement in participation breadth and intensity,participation from mobilization toautonomy,participation from out-system to in-system,having a coexistence state of institutionalized participation and non-institutionalized participation,network new media having become an important organization form. In addition, new situation of political participation of the contemporary Taiwan youth have produced a significant influence on Taiwan’s political situation as well as cross-strait relations.The raise level of political participation of Taiwan youth firstly have some impact on Taiwan’s traditional party politics; Secondly it is to promote and accelerate the innovative and younger transformation of Taiwan’s main parties; Finally, the expansion of Taiwan youth’s political participation also helps to promote the process of socialization and reeducation of peaceful development of cross-strait relations.