關於臺灣地方派系近年來的轉型問題，大部份相關論述集中在威權體制的轉型導 致地方派系權力結構與結盟策略的改變，這種解釋方式忽略了威權轉型前地方派系內在結構 的變化。本文嘗試以兩個相關的分析主軸解釋臺灣地方派系的變遷，第一個主軸延續以往侍 從結構的觀點，不過加入一種新的分析軸線 -- 國家機關對社經利益匯集的統合化；第二個 主軸以地方派系相對於黨國部門的自主性為核心，並加入選舉競爭的變數討論對派系內部結 構的衝擊。本文基本的論點如下：臺灣地方派系的轉型開始於威權轉型前國家與社會關係的 轉變，其中主要的關鍵在於國家機關採取的統合化策略，給予派系自主性的基礎，加上選舉 競爭的關係，地方派系的自主性得以逐漸積累，因而衝擊到地方派系的內部結構改變，威權 轉型則加速了這種派系轉變的趨勢。地方派系轉型的結果造成半侍從結構的出現，其主要特 色是傳統侍從結構對外開放納入新的分配資源者，但這種利益分配的機制卻對民主鞏固可能 有更嚴重的威脅。

　　　　　On the issue of the transformation of Taiwan local factions in recent years, the prior research has concentrated on authoritarian regime transition as the major cause of the transformation, and its impacts on internal power structure and coalition strategy of local factions. These explanations neglect the internal structural change of local factions prior to the regime transition. This paper combines two related lines of analyses, one follows the clientelist perspective, but adds state corporatization of societal interest intermediation; the other emphasizes the autonomy of local factions relative to the party-state, and incorporates the impacts of electoral competition on the internal structure of local factions. The basic argument of this paper can be summarized as follows: The transformation of Taiwan local factions started from the state strategy to corporatize local political elites, which has shaped the basis of their autonomy. This autonomy has accumulated in the electoral process in the past years and led the change of the internal structure of local factions, while the authoritarian regime transition latter has further accelerated the ongoing trend of transformation. The transformation of local factions has also transformed traditional clientelism into semi-clientelism, which main feature is incorporating new clients into the periphery of traditional patron-client network. The new mechanism of resources allocation in semi-clientelism, however, may threaten the democratic consolidation.