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題 名 | 理性抉擇理論在政治學運用之探討=A Discussion of the Application of Rational Choice Theory in Political Science |
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作 者 | 盛治仁; | 書刊名 | 東吳政治學報 |
卷 期 | 17 2003.09[民92.09] |
頁 次 | 頁21-51 |
分類號 | 570.1 |
關鍵詞 | 理性抉擇; 政黨競爭; 投票率; 理性假設; Rational choice; Party competition; Voting turnout; Rational assumption; |
語 文 | 中文(Chinese) |
中文摘要 | 理性抉擇是近年來政治學界的顯學,被廣泛地運用在諸如國際關係、談判、投票行為、集體行為、立法政策、以及政黨競爭等領域,也佔了重要期刊高比例的論文刊登篇幅。在這個研究方法重要性逐漸增加的同時,也有了批判的聲音陸續傳出。有學者質疑到底人們做決定時究竟是不是經過理性的思考,也有學者認為理性抉擇的相關模型對學界了解政治行為並無實質幫助,而且對很多現象都無法提供合理的解釋。這些批評有誤解、也有切中要點的地方。本文希望整理出學界對理性抉擇途徑的主要批判與回應,並且嘗試以兩個議題,政黨競爭和投票率為例,來突顯理性抉擇研究方法在政治學運用上的貢獻與限制。作者認為,理性抉擇途徑在學界研究政治行為上,有其獨特的貢獻,但是同時也有應用領域的限制。未來發展的方向不在於辯論政治是否為理性,而在於找出哪些領域較適合或不適合運用理性抉擇的模型來幫助我們進行研究。 |
英文摘要 | Rational Choice theory is widely applied in the research of political science, especially in areas such as international relations, negotiation, voting behavior, collective action, legislative politics, and party competition. Articles applying rational choice methods are also increasingly published in leading journals. However, there are skeptics questioning whether people do engage in rational thinking during their decision-making process, there are also scholars who argue that rational choice models failed to provide reasonable explanations, and have no contribution to our understanding of political behavior. Some of these critiques are right on target, yet others arise out of misunderstanding. This article discusses some of the major critiques and responses to the rational choice approach, and attempts to illustrate its contributions and limitations in political science through two examples, party competition and voting turnout. The debate should not be focused on whether politics are rational, but rather on defining the areas that are better suited for the application of rational choice theory. |
本系統中英文摘要資訊取自各篇刊載內容。