本論文架構共分六章，第一章為緒論，說明研究動機、研究目的、概念界定、文獻探討、相關理論、研究方法。第二章、第三章分析解嚴後台灣政治發展以及台灣黑道的發展。第四章、第五章則針對台灣黑道介入政治之量化分析與質化分析，深入了解黑道政治之差異性與黑道政治之相關分析並述及地方派系與黑道在選舉時之相關性。第六章為結論，提出研究結果與研究建議。
That gang members interfere in Taiwan politics, political parties and political factions is a big concern in Taiwan and it is even widely believed among the local populace that gang members have been able to directly influence local politicians. However, there are some questions we will research in depth: What kind of the role does the gang play? Does the gang interfere directly in political parties or is its efforts concentrated on factions? Are politicians with known gang background still popular in Taiwan or not? Using qualitative research we can also examine the relationship between local politics and the gang, such as what kind of relationship exists between the gang and the actual election process and what kind of the external social/political/ economic/cultural influences affect the gang and the relationships between the gangs, political parties, and local factions. All of these are prominent issues which play an important role in Taiwan political development and in this thesis are deeply researched by both qualitative and quantitative methods, in both theoretical terms and in actual political processes and practices.
The dissertation tries to research the following fields and propose some suggestions and solutions: I. The relationship between gangs and the Taiwanese political scene. II. How and why gangs can influence Taiwanese elections. III. The socio/ political/ economic/ cultural niches of gangs.
The first chapter of the dissertation introduces motives, reasons, purposes and methods for understanding gangs and their relationship to Taiwanese politics. It also presents field analysis and comparative sociological, political and economic theories as tools for understanding and evaluating these problems. Chapter Two and Chapter Three focus on the political development and the socio-political and cultural system of the gangs. Chapter Four offers qualitative research into gang interference in politics. Chapter Five presents quantitative analysis of gangs, local factions and their relationship on the ground affecting actual elections. Chapter Six offers conclusions and suggestions which propose concrete solutions for producing democracy free of gang influences for the people and the government in the future.
