Three phases are chosen;his tenure as the Minister of Justice, the period when he ran for the head of Yilan county, and the period after he passed away.

• 研究方法采内容分析法，针对三个时期进行探讨，分别是陈定南担任法务部长时期、竞选宜兰县长时期，以及过世后的新闻报导。