时间中的政治——历史制度主义的制度历史分析

Politics in Time: the Historical Analysis of the Historical Institutionalism

作为西方最新的政治学理论流派之一,历史制度主义越来越成为政治学研究尤其是宏大的政治变革和制度变迁问题研究的主要流派。该理论属于新制度主义的三大流派之一,主要特点是运用中观理论方法将研究视角对准了制度在历史过程中的变化,以及环境和制度之间的互动关系。历史时间的要素成为历史制度主义的关键,从这一要素出发,形成了特殊的历史制度分析,这些方法包括时间序列和过程追踪分析、关键节点、偶然性和事件的时间分析以及世界时间的研究。这种方法解构了制度变迁过程中的动态路线和景观,为我们提供了更丰富的理论成果。

As the one of schools of political theory, the historical institutionalism have became important part which was locos on the great political reform and institutional change. The theory model is one of three new institutionalisms, that research the historical process of institutions with the middle-level method. Time is vital factor, and based on the factor, the special historical analysis emerges into the political sphere. The model combine of many concepts, such as time series and process tracing, critical juncture, contingency and world time. The method analysis the dynamic process and perspectives, and generates more plenty of theory results.