Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica

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本書是中研院人社中心政治思想專題中心多年來舉辦「臺灣公民意識會議」所集結的第二本論文集，收錄之論文透過規範性或經驗性兩種研究途徑，討論該年度發生在臺灣政治社會最重大的問題，以期了解民眾對這些問題的反應，並嘗試探索其間公民意識的微妙變化。公民對公共事務的關心是許多理論家認為民主政體得以避免腐化、濫權、倒行逆施，乃至與人民漸行漸遠的最重要憑藉，正如湯瑪士．傑弗森（Thomas Jefferson）所言：「一旦我們對公共事務漠不關心，你和我、國會和議會、法官和州長，都將成為狼。」本書將我們過去幾年一系列公民意識研討會中，有關臺灣的土地正義、居住正義、教育正義及代間正義的重要研究，呈現給讀者。

This is the second book compiled from the proceedings of “Civic Consciousness and Citizenship in Taiwan” conference series held over the years by the Center for Political Thought, RCHSS. We apply both normative and empirical research approaches to examine significant political issues of the year in Taiwanese society in an attempt to understand public opinion and the state of civic consciousness. Civic consciousness, as well as civil and political liberty are crucial to a thriving democracy. As Thomas Jefferson once said: “If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions.” Inspired by a similar public spirit, we produced this volume, collecting outstanding studies which address issues such as land justice, housing justice, educational justice, and intergenerational justice from our conference series “Civic Consciousness and Citizenship in Taiwan.”