太平洋关系学会成立的历史根源及早期活动

Historical Origins of the Institute of Pacific Relations and its Activities during the Early Period

太平洋关系学会是成立于20世纪20年代的一个民间区域性交流论坛,是最早提出"太平洋意识"和地区合作发展构思的国际组织。它的成立是美国一战后亚太政策的产物,是基督教青年会将"夏威夷梦想"国际化的结果。该组织早期活动中所确立的"非正式外交"、大会论坛的工作模式,为后世的亚太区域合作提供了借鉴。

The Institute of Pacific Relations was founded in 1920s as a non-governmental organization aiming at communication and cross-national understanding in the Pacific region. It is the first international organization which developed the 'Pacific Sense' conception and designed a cooperation model in the vast area of Pacific land. The foundation of IPR resulted from the American policies toward Asia-Pacific after the World War I and it came directly from the 'Hawaii Dream'. The 'non-governmental diplomacy' and Conference-forum working model was the important tradition that derived by the Asia-Pacific area cooperation organizations like PECC, PBEC, and APEC.