本文擬以「歷史制度論」嘗試回答以下的研究課題：「墨西哥的觀光導向農村再生模式為何形成？其中又有何特殊之處？」繼則闡述：就行動者來說，由於該國政府在歷史進程上長期以國家之力主導旅遊業，並爭取全方位地提升旅遊吸引力，包括從無到有，打造類似阿卡普爾科（西班牙文：Acapulco）與坎昆（西班牙文：Cancún）經驗的新興城市，故能在全球觀光體系內，扮演著旅遊舞臺的鋪設者角色，進而廣受世人矚目，無形之中致使所謂「路徑依賴」（path dependence）於焉產生。嗣再迎來接受新自..

This paper employs a historical institutionalism framework to address the research question: What accounts for the formation of Mexico’s tourismoriented rural revitalization model, and what are its distinctive features? It then seeks to elucidate the following points: the Mexican government has historically taken a state-led approach to tourism development, striving to enhance the country’s appeal as a global destination in a comprehensive manner. This has included the creation of entirely new cities, such as Acapulco and Canc&u..

政黨政治向來為研究憲政運作、民主深化的核心議題。過往的研究，多將政黨政治視為影響憲政與民主的自變項，但憲政特性以及民主轉型的過程，也可能系統性的影響政黨體系，對於政黨體系變遷的規模、機率，存在一定的關連性。基於此，本文以政黨體系變遷為依變數，從制度特性以及民主化背景來觀察政黨體系變遷的特性。核心假設有三：首先，就制度特性而言，直選總統的國家，比起議會內閣制的國家，政黨體系變遷的機率較高、規模較大；第二，以選舉時程而言，也是制度面向的因素，在直選總統的國家中，同時選舉或蜜月選舉，因為總統衣..

Party politics is an important issue to explain the constitutional work and consolidation of a democracy, and especially for newly democracies. If the party system would be affected by different types of constitutional systems and historical legacy, the party system should also be changed. We have three hypotheses: first, we suppose those countries with a directly elected president will have a higher probability for party system change. And the smaller parties are more likely out of parliament. Second, based on the coattail effect, countrie..