Cultural Studies in Political Science — An Outsider or a Sub-field?
Author: Chih-Yu Shih
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The literature of cultural studies pertaining to politics and power has exceededthe current research agenda offered by political scientists. On both ontological andepistemological levels, assumptions about humanity and its possibility are differentbetween the cultural studies and mainstream political science. Specifically, newissues centering on citizenship and identity, which the cultural studies tackle mostactively, call for new methodology. A nascent epistemic community in this regard isemerging indeed. The paper argues that it is time to recognize the cultural studies asa sub-field in political science in order to facilitate interaction between the culturalstudies and political science. Taiwan as a postcolonial society on the tide ofglobalization is particularly appropriate to take such a move.