[[alternative]]Study the Life Meaning of the Victims Under the Public Interest--Example of the Dapu Farmer, Their Rice Fields and Farmland and the Action on Expropriation by Miaoli County Government

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[[abstract]]　　本研究主要是探討苗栗縣政府以公共利益之名並以遠低於市場價值的補償金進行強制徵收苗栗縣竹南鎮大埔地區農地或房屋時所引發大埔事件中，這些長久居住於當地的農民，當政府、大企業等徵收者以國家、群眾的公共利益等理由來強迫當地農民放棄、犧牲原來擁有一輩子的良田與房宅時，他們在強制徵收過程中的壓迫下所產生的失落現象以及對於其生命意義的影響與改變。事實上，大埔農地被強制徵收的問題是可能發生在台灣任何一地方、每一個人身上，這個現象甚至是全世界相同問題中的一個縮影。　　　本研究以焦點團體訪談法取得文本資料，藉由總共7人的訪談文本進行分析。研究中亦將探討受訪者遭遇徵收事件時之生活處境與身心狀況所受之影響，希望藉由本研究讓國人了解近年來政府施行徵收計劃中不合理、不符公益的圈地做為，以及土地不僅是在經濟上的價值，更是人類生存的重要根基。本研究期盼政府能以更謹慎與周延的態度來處理台灣目前浮濫的農地徵收計劃，更希望能夠減少對於農民與台灣這塊土地的傷害與影響。[[abstract]]　　This study is based on the well-known DaPu Land Expropriation incident. In order to develop Jhunan Science Park, MiaoLi County governments plan to expropriate the farmlands and houses in Dapu by offering far below the market value. Some local long-term residents refuse to accept this expropriation order and unwilling to hand over land rights. Sadly, the local governments fail to keep their promises and are running roughshod over people, eventually the farmland and houses are demolished roughly. Under these seemingly reasons, those DaPu residents are forced to sacrifice themself for what so-called greater being of public interests. Somehow, they are under no choice but depressingly to give up the fundamental protection to their right of ownership and tie towards this land. In fact, the issue of Dapu's farmland being expropriated is an epitome of what could happen anywhere in Taiwan and even worldwide. Therefore, the goal of this study is to deepen the discussion on how such incident would transform and alter one's meaning of life and livelihood　　　In this study, information are gathered and analyzed through focus group interviews of seven selected interviews. The research will conduct a full exploration of the cause and effect on the interviews' well-being and life complication after the DaPu Land Expropriation incident. Through this study, hope to allowing the public come to a better understanding on how the government's imposed act on land expropriation could be lack of legitimation and inconsistent with public interest in late years, as well land is not only meaningful for its economic value but an important foundation of human existence. In this study, looks forward to a more prudent and circumspect attitude towards Taiwan's current indiscriminately and expropriation policy, it is hoped to reduce the possible impact and influence on people and the land of Taiwan