一个大陆的觉醒、抗争与自强——20世纪非洲国际关系理论之研究论纲

The Awakening,Struggle and Self-strengthening of a Continent:An Outline of the Study of African International Relations Theories in the Twentieth Century

非洲大陆在20世纪艰难地走向现代与复兴,在这个过程中,非洲民族主义的政治领袖、思想家和知识分子以他们自己的方式思考着非洲在世界体系中的位置,探寻非洲与世界其他民族和国家之关系。文章探讨了非洲国际关系理论产生的时代条件及其关注的核心主题,并分别讨论了非洲国际关系理论中的泛非主义、非洲新兴国家独特的边界问题、民族国家构建理论以及当代非洲国际关系理论的最新进展,文章还对非洲本土国际关系研究机构做了介绍。

The twentieth century was a century when the African continent struggled strenuously for a modern revival. In this process, African nationalist political leaders, thinkers, and intellectuals, using their own methods, were involved in the defining of Africa’s position in the world system and in the inquiry into the relations between Africa and other peoples and countries of the world. This paper deals with the historical conditions behind the birth of African theories of international relations and its core topics, focusing on the early form of Pan-Africanism, the border issues and theories of nation-state building in the 1960s and 1970s, and the recent development of contemporary African international relations theories, followed by an introduction to Africa’s indigenous institutions for research on international relations. It is fair to say that the evolution of African theories of international relations in the twentieth century was also a process of awakening and revival of the African continent, a process of Africa’s understanding of and search for its own identity, rights, and values.