家族政治:亚洲政治的魔咒

Clan Politics:An Incantation in Asian Politics

家族政治是家族组织长期控制或者影响政治体系的一种政治形态。它表现为家族力量在一个政治体系里居有支配性地位和特殊影响。在亚洲地区,家族政治成为一种政治常态,左右或主宰着一个国家的政治格局。亚洲家族政治渊源于久远的家族社会,而近代以来又没有发生内生的民主革命,从而使家族政治延续下来。家族政治在特定的历史时期有其特定价值,对于保持政权稳定性、政治连续性、推动政治转型都有一定作用。但其局限性也非常明显,如接班人的正统性、家族政治的认同性、权力经济、政党分裂、家族政治的延续性等。所以,对现代政治体系下出现的家族政治这一"政治返祖"现象,需要作认真分析、全方位考察。

The clan politics is a political morphology of which the clan organization control or influence the political system for a long term. In Asia, clan politics has become a constant practice in politics, which manipulates or dominates the political structure of a given state. The Asian clan politics originates from the ancient clan society, while since near-modern times there was no inner-born democratic revolution, thus the clan politics prolonged. It has certain value in the given historical periods, and has functioned in keeping a stable regime, a continuation of government, and an impetus to political transformation. But it is limited in the authenticity of successors, the identity of clan politics, the power economy, the splitting of political parties, and the duration of the clan politics. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze and exam a ＂political setback＂ of clan politics which re-appears in the modern political system.