周边国家对南海争端的议程建构研究

Study on Neighboring Countries' Agenda Building on South China Sea Dispute

国际议题是怎么发起的?又如何被建构为国际议程?国际媒体在其中起到什么样的角色?本文以南海争端为个案,研究周边国家媒体如何与国际社会互动,进而和西方媒体一起建构出维护南海"航行自由"的国际议程。研究发现,周边国家媒体在议题产生前是"局外人",但在"议题扩散"和"进入国际议程"的过程中扮演了重要的角色。尽管周边国家媒体的立场、诉求各不相同,但这并不影响他们借助共同的多边国际制度,制衡着中国这个"强大的邻居"。

How is an international issue created and how is it built to be an international agenda？ What kind of role international media is playing in the building of international agenda？ With a case study of South China Sea dispute, this paper explores the interaction between the media in neighboring countries with international community so as to build an international agenda of protecting navigation freedom in South China Sea together with western media. The research finds that instead of being outsiders before issue creation, the media in neighboring countries started to play important roles in the stage of issue expansion and agenda access. Despite of the differences in positions and appeals, the media in neighboring countries share the same interest of counterbalancing China - the ＂powerful neighbor＂ by depending on multilateral institutions.