澎湖設置觀光賭場政策中公民參與行動之分析—以反賭陣營為例

Abstract

澎湖是否設置觀光賭場，歷經二十多年辯論，並舉辦多次民意調查，贊成方略為勝出，仍具重大爭議。2009年1月12日通過離島建設條例10-2，賦予地方公民投票特別法源，只要任何一方勝出即為定案。投票結果反對方勝出，澎湖公民選擇不要興建觀光賭場。 本研究以公民參與和行動動員為理論基礎；文獻分析、歷史考察，深度訪談為研究方法；反賭陣營為研究對象；了解反賭陣營在政策變遷過程中的角色與策略，研究發現公民倡議資源甚為有限、各團體重疊性高、組織具備彈性與在地性；進而提出建議政策面與產業面的建議。

Debates have been waged on whether the Peng-Hu Islands off the west coast of Taiwan should allow the establishment of casinos. In many polls, approval slightly prevailed over opposition. The Offshore Islands Development Act 10-2 was amended on January 12th, 2009, which gives local public of Peng-Hu special power to make a collective decision based on a referendum. The Act stipulates that the referendum result holds even the voter turnout is below 50%, a requirement under the current Referendum Act. A local referendum was held and the public chose not to approve the casino policy. In order to examine the case of the Peng-Hu casino debate, this research is based on conception of public participation and resource mobilization, and adopts the methods of documentary analysis, historical context and in-depth interview. The analysis focuses on anti-gambling group, and the research tries to understand the roles and strategies of anti-gambling group in the process of policy change. The research finds that resources are scarce for civic advocacy, which much overlaps between different groups. The anti-gambling groups appear to be flexible and have local characters. The research concludes with suggestions for the government authority and industries.