臺灣灣在日據時期是屬異族殖民的時代，一般認為在殖民高壓統治下，同內的社會運動皆為民族主義所彰顯。但若細察考究，亦可發現一些民主跡象嘸現在段時期，譬如西方法律的輸入、憲政議題的討論、以及議會運動與地方選舉的展開等。或許民主體制尚不可行，但相關民主的思維卻在這段歷史脈動中漸形體現。 由此可預知，在高舉民族主義的殖民情境下，民主意識是逐漸地被茁生了並扲續在知識份子所參與的社會運動中發酵。為探討這過程，本文將以法治、憲政、普選三個民主素質，作為觀察的三個視角，來檢視民主意識在時期臺灣社會的發展景況。

　　　　　During Japanese Occupation, Taiwan was ruled by a heterogenous race. Generally speaking, social movements usually imply nationalism on Taiwan island. But when we review the history during Japanese Occupation, a certain democratic consciousness was emerging during the Colonial Period, s can e seen from “western law,” “constitution issue,” “congress election,” and so on. Previously, democratic consciousness had been formed unintentionally in intellectuals and developed continuously in social movements. In order to discus this historical process, we try to propose a theoretical construct of democratic consciousness. There are three analytical axes: “rule of law,” “constitutionalism,” and “popular election.” By this way, we want to explore the process of development to Taiwan democratic consciousness during Japanese Occupation.