政府資訊公開法制的誕生與臺灣史研究脈動（2000－2008）

Abstract

The call for a disclosure of government information gradually emerged around 1987, namely after the lifting of martial law, yet not until the democratization of Taiwan in the 1990s were international theories concerning freedom of information accepted by legal scholars and Council of Grand Justices. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) played an active part in the legislative process as it attempted to use the ”The Archives Act” and ”The Freedom of Government Information Law” to uncover government abuse and undermine the authoritarian rule of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) regime.Historical research in Taiwan with its emphasis on empirical studies depends on sufficient historical data. The passing of the ”The Archives Act” not only provided researchers with historical materials, but also encouraged teachers and students alike to devote themselves to the study of Taiwanese political history, the ”white terror” period in particular. However, according to the principles of popular history research topics ought to be selected by researchers instead of political factors. Therefore further improvements of the accessibility of ”Government agency records”, especially a diversification of historical writings, are necessary.