2009年臺灣史研究的回顧與展望

Taiwan Historical Research 2009: Retrospect and Prospect

由於臺灣史研究者的共同努力，持續於第三年召開臺灣史研究回顧與展望研討會，希望樹立學術批判的傳統，指引未來研究方向，並形成學術討論社群。本文以國立臺灣師範大學臺灣史研究所、中央研究院臺灣史研究所、國立政治大學臺灣史研究所共同舉辦的「2009年臺灣史研究的回顧與展望學術研討會」為基礎，以總類、政治、經濟、社會、文化及國外相關研究等六個部分說明研究成果。其次進行研究成果綜合評析，最後展望未來研究方向。整體上，本年度臺灣史研究成果，在近現代史以及社會文化史方面，可見研究成果的進展及深化。而展望未來研究方向，研究議題的時代集中問題、學位論文品質的差異、史料與學科理論如何維持平衡，如何嚴守政治與學術研究的分際、不同史觀之間如何建立對話或形成共識等，這些問題皆有待持續改進及努力。

Under the concerted efforts of researchers in Taiwan history, the third Symposium of Taiwan Historical Research was held with the objectives of establishing the tradition of scholastic critique, exploring directions for future research and forming communities for academic discussion and exchange. With reference to the '2009 Symposium of Taiwan Historical Research,' co-organized by the Graduate Institute of Taiwan History, National Taiwan Normal University; Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; and Graduate Institute of Taiwan History, National Chengchi University, this article describes the research findings of 2009, which are classified into six main categories, namely general, political, economic, social, cultural and overseas research findings. This article also comments on these findings and proposes directions for future research. On the whole, the research on Taiwan history in 2009 had made significant progress and gained in-depth understanding in modern history and history of social and culture. Issues worth further exploration and continuous efforts include the problems of research era and wide variations in quality of dissertations, how to maintain the balance of historical data and discipline theory, how to keep strict distinction between politics and academic research, and how to create dialogue between different historical viewpoints and establish consensus.