想象共同体的构建与社会整合——来自浙江义乌的经验

Rebuilding Imagined Community and Social Integration:Practice in Yiwu

本文探讨义乌市构建新社会共同体的实践与社会整合的关系。笔者认为,义乌市政府通过重新构建适应于移民社会的想象的共同体,增强了各类市民对义乌社会的认同和对"陌生他人"的信任。义乌想象共同体的构建不仅仅表现在言说和宣传上,而且还体现在政治参与上,从而使得新的想象共同体具有更加坚实的基础。

This paper explores the relationship between building an imagined community and social integration in the city of Yiwu.The author argues that in an immigrant society like Yiwu the imagined community,which has been rebuilt by Yiwu government,is contributing to the recognition of 'Yiwu identity' as Yiwu members by all types of Yiwu residents as well as the trust on 'others'.Rebuilding imagined community in Yiwu is not only a process of propaganda,but also one sustained by political participation,making the imagined community even more robust.