美国政治的逻辑:一项研究议程

The Logic of American Politics:A Research Agenda

美国是一个兼具理想和激情的国家,自由、平等和自治的政治理想成为美国的立国精神,构成了美国之所以成为美国的政治认同支柱。然而,美国立国精神诸要素之间并非是和谐无间的有机体,而是存在着根深蒂固的张力和矛盾,自立国之初就一直存在于美国政治之中。随着生产力的发展和社会形态的变迁,美国立国精神诸要素之间的内在矛盾不断发展,对特定阶段的美国政治体制形成了巨大的压力。为了应对来自外部的各种经济、政治和社会文化的挑战,美国政治形态也相应地不断变革。沿着这一线索,可以确立研究美国政治的一项研究议程。

America is a nation with both ideal and passion. The political ideals of liberty, equality and self-government have become the founding spirit forming the pillars for political identity, which makes America what it is. However, the various elements of the American founding spirit do not constitute a harmonious organism. These elements have deep-rooted tensions and contradictions, which have existed in American politics ever since the founding period. With the development of productivity and the change of social formation, the inherent contradictions among the various core elements of the American founding spirit have also unfolded, exerting great pressure on American political structure in specific periods. To meet external economic, political, social and cultural challenges, the American political formation has evolved accordingly. Along this line, a research agenda on American politics can be established.