90學年度 政治學研究所博士班〔專業英文〕考題
In the Handbook of Political Science, published in 1975, Richard Smoke Claimed that 'the existing theory…of the field (is) probably not capable of coping with a world which is changing so rapidly and so dangerously, both in its military technology and in.the patterns of its international politics' (Greenstein and Polsby 1975:339). In spite of these prescient warning, it is doubtful whether any of the authors in the 'International Politics' volume of the Handbook could have predicated the extent of the changes that have taken place since its publication both in the international system and in the discipline of international relations…… After a brief outline of the contents of the Handbook, I will elaborate on the erosion of this theoretical consensus. Having reviewed some post-positivist critiques of mainstream theory, I will suggest some ways of facilitating conversations across epistemological and theoretical divides.
--Quotes from J.Ann Tickner, 'International Relations: Post-Positivist and Feminist Perspectives,' in Robert E. Goodin and Hans-Dieter Klingemann(eds.), A new Handbook of Political Science(Oxford: Oxford University Press,1996),446.
Question: What is the eroding consensus in the discipline of international relations in the past decade？ Please name three critiques of mainstream IR theory made by post-positivist IR theorists. What will the future of the IR look like？(Please answer in English.)
2.What is the meaning of 'political development'？and how would you propose us to advance our understanding of 'political Development'？
3.What kinds of political theories may best catch the essence of Taiwan's democratization process in accordance with your own view？(20%)
4.The world-system has been changed by the revolution of 1989 in East Europe, please analyze the reasons of this revolution according to Immanuel Wallerstein's view of geoculture.(20%)
5.Explain the following notions:(1)deontological liberalism, (2)utilitarianism, (3)libertarianism, (4)republicanism, (5)communitarianism