一直以來，社區或社群的形成與凝聚是個備受爭議的議題。當代臺灣城鄉的發展中，正在出現造鎮式「重劃區」的新地景，包含集合式住宅高樓、高密度外來居住人口，並逐漸形成另類的地域生活樣貌。這種新興重劃區的出現，如何形成社區凝聚，並且與鄰近原有城鎮互動成新的生活和文化面貌，是理解臺灣當今都市社區和社區營造的重要議題。本文以新北市三峽與樹林交界的「臺北大學社區特定區」為研究對象，透過民族誌參與觀察、半結構式訪談、文本分析等方法，探討北大特區在硬體建設發展之後，新居民打造新社區認同的過程；以及新居民與鄰近社區、大學行動者共同建構三峽地方認同的過程。本研究試圖解答臺灣重劃區建設成熟之後，來自外地的新社區居民如何建立自己區域的集體社會文化面貌，以及他們如何展現出對整體地方或在地的理解和認同。研究發現，北大特區居民在三峽當地有明顯的中產階級背景，透過管委會、里長、網路社群等管道，逐步建立新社區橫向人群關係，並以重劃區為明顯的地域範圍，透過一連串的社區活動，讓北大特區從空間的新地景，轉變為有社區意識的新社區，但也造成新舊社區之間的張力和隔閡。同時，新居民、地方文化工作者和大學行動者，在不同的地方想像下，相繼合作參與地方意象的建構，也讓新居民逐步認識和展現出新社區選擇性的三峽地方認同。本文試圖在臺灣重劃區社會生產的討論脈絡，補充新居民建立社區意識和地方認同的文化生活樣貌，並指出正視不同地域社區的多元生活脈絡，是理解地方社會和深化社造內涵的重要課題。
論文外文摘要：
The relationship of community to locality and identity in post-industrial societies is highly contested. Some studies suggest that it is no longer important for people to identify with their local community, especially in urban areas. In Taiwan, in recent decades, there are new middle-class urban landscapes planned by urban planners and developers, with features such as large blocks, gate communities, architectural aesthetics, and high-rise building complexes, which distinguishes it from a traditional town. This article explores the community building projects and the identity construction of a new college town and analyzes how the new community integrates with the local one to construct a new identity.
This research used ethnographic methods to discuss the relationships and interactions between the two communities in the Haishan region of New Taipei City, named the National Taipei University Community (the new community) and the near Old Town community of Sanxia and Ganyuan. It focuses on urban living in the new community and two cultural events in both the new and old communities: the Mei-Shu Month Festival and the Sanying Walking Tour Festival. Research data included documents related to these events, participant observations, and semi-structured interviews with active participants of these two communities.
Results showed that there are mostly middle-class inhabitants in the new college town, and these new inhabitants established their community identity through collective movements and festivals. However, the socioeconomic backgrounds and lifestyles of the residents of the new community and the Old Town are very different, and there is a subtle tension between them. With the local cultural events of the new community residents, culture workers from the Old Town, and National Taipei University, the article found that the inhabitants in the new community searched for a new local identity, and these “chosen” local cultures that are rooted in the Old Town are being integrated into the new community’s local identity by the new inhabitants. The article argues that the new town searches for a new cultural identity, but a heterogeneous sense of place and the social position in both the new and old town communities and universities can help understand how to deepen community building and civil society in Taiwan.
