政黨政治（party politics）和選舉分別為現代政治體系運作中，兩個極為核心的概念。兩者之間不僅相互影響，並且也都成為影響政治系統運作的重要變數。當代民主政治的運作，政黨與選舉更是直接影響民主穩定與存續的關鍵。是以，瞭解政黨政治和選舉的內涵，也成為瞭解民主政治內涵的必要條件。本課程分為兩個部分進行。第一個部分以政黨政治為主軸，包括政黨的緣起、組織、各類型政黨的比較、政黨體系比較、當代政黨體系的變遷、政黨在政治體系中的功能、黨內民主與提名、乃至於組織政府等等。第二部分以選舉為主軸，包括選舉在民主政治中的功能、比較選舉制度、選舉制度與政黨體系的互動、選舉與投票行為等等。Party politics and elections are two extremely core concepts in the operation of the modern political system. The two not only influence each other, but also become important variables that affect the operation of the political system. The operation of contemporary democratic politics, political parties and elections are the key to directly affecting the stability and survival of democracy. Therefore, understanding the connotation of party politics and elections has become a necessary condition for understanding the connotation of democratic politics. This course is conducted in two parts. The first part takes party politics as the main axis, including the origin and organization of political parties, comparison of various types of parties, comparison of party systems, changes in contemporary party systems, functions of parties in the political system, intra-party democracy and nomination, and even organization Government and so on. The second part focuses on elections, including the function of elections in democratic politics, comparative electoral systems, the interaction between electoral systems and party systems, elections and voting behavior, etc.
本課程的主要研究議題分為政黨和選舉兩大主題領域。政黨包括政黨的定義、起源、組織、體系、候選人的提名制度，政黨與政治發展及其在政府體系中的角色，以及政黨在國會中的運作。選舉則包括各國的選舉制度、選舉制度的分類原則、選舉制度的政治影響等等。此外，本課程也深入探討政黨體制與選舉制度的相互關係，並對選民投票行為做一深入的探究。
The main research topics of this course are divided into two thematic areas: political parties and elections. Political parties include the definition, origin, organization, system, candidate nomination system, political parties and political development and their role in the government system, as well as the operation of political parties in Congress. Elections include the electoral systems of various countries, the classification principles of electoral systems, the political impact of electoral systems, etc. In addition, this course also explores the relationship between the party system and the electoral system in depth, and conducts an in-depth exploration of voter voting behavior.
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Wang Yeli. 2012. Compare electoral systems. Taipei: Wunan.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 期中考期中考 midterm exam |
30 | |
| 畢業考畢業考 Graduation exam |
40 | |
| 平時成績平時成績 usual results |
30 |
