For the past five years, economic prosperity, quickened social change, and democratic pluralization have become ever more evident; after the lifting of martial law, there have been many street activities. Scholars often use "society is in a transitional phase" as the only explanation.
最近五年來，台灣地區隨著經濟的繁榮，社會變遷的加速，民主多元社會的現象益為突顯；解嚴之後，街頭運動更屢見不鮮，面對這樣的社會環境，學者專家常以「社會轉型期的脫序現象」為唯一解釋。