新公共領域與重返政治

Abstract

本計畫的目的在於瞭解公共領域的傳統觀念因何沒落，以及公共領域傳統觀念的沒落對於我們對政治生活的一些核心概念的理解有甚麼樣的影響，這些核心概念包括民主、權力、人權等等。此一計畫主要是理論性的，這意謂著我們將聚焦於概念的論爭及新理論視野的發展。我們將分析其他學者的歷史性研究和經驗研究，最終的目標則是發展出對於公共領域的角色和性質的新的理論性理解，並提出復甦政治和建立新參與形式的方法。本計畫為三年期計畫，在預期學術成果上，本計畫期待能於第二年起，每年至少發表兩篇論文於國際知名學術期刊，計畫執行完畢後並將出版專書。

The aim of this project is to better understand the contemporary transformations which the traditional notion of the public sphere is undergoing and the implications this has for our understanding of some of the key concepts of political life -- democracy, power, human rights, etc. The project will primarily be theoretical, meaning that we will focus on conceptual debates and on the development of new theoretical perspectives. We will, however, make repeated references to historical studies and to the empirical research of other scholars. The aim is to develop a new theoretical understanding of the role and nature of the public sphere, but the ultimate aspiration is to suggest ways in which politics may be reinvigorated and new forms of participation developed. This is a three year project which has the aim to publish at least two academic articles per year in internationally renowned journals. The project as a whole will be presented in a research monograph.