This thesis was trying to discuss some major issues, which I encountered both in the projects of Tamsui and Chisan, conducted by the Community Action Team, between 1993-1996. My discussions had been focused on three major categories: the community, the gender relation, and the role of state in participation design. My thesis was composed of four sections: Firstly, through a brief review of the exitin paradigms of the participatory planning/design; Secondly, I gave an outline the project of Tamsui as well as that of Chisan, to illustrate the participatory process which I discussed later; Thirdly, I focused my discussion on the issues emerged in those two projects; Finally, I gave an early conclusion the discussion.
