时局与话语——对近代以来国内关于“边疆”概念研究的分析与解读

Situation and Discourse——Analysis and Explanation of Domestic Researches about the Concept of “Frontier”since Modern Times

"边疆"概念是界定和推进边疆及相关问题研究的重要基石之一。近代以来,受外部环境与内部范式的多方面影响,国内学术界在使用和定义"边疆"概念的过程中,呈现出较为明显的时限性和阶段性特征,从清朝末期开始向西式近代边疆逐渐靠拢,民国初期开始以边疆概念构建国家特性,在抗战时期则强调边疆的历史性与非殖民性,1949年以后大陆学界对于边疆概念的研究则被归并到民族研究当中,直到20世纪80年代才逐渐展开这方面的后续研究并重新确立边疆议题的主体性特征。本文从历史语境的角度对清末以来国内对"边疆"概念研究的情况进行了简要的梳理,着重论述了边疆研究关键概念与时代背景之间的内在关联,并在此基础上提出了自己的新判断。

The concept of＂frontier＂is an important cornerstone for defining and promoting the studies on frontier and the related issues. Since modern times,under various influences of the outside environment and internal paradigms,in the process of using and defining the concept of ＂frontier＂by domestic academic circles,there are some obvious time and periodical characteristics,such as drawing closer to the Western modern ＂frontier ＂ in the late Qing Dynasty, using the frontier concept to construct the nation-state characteristics in the early period of the Republic of China,and paying a great attention to historical continuity and non- colonization characteristics of the frontier in China. After 1949,the studies of frontier concept were merged into ethnic studies in China's Mainland,and not until the 1980 s,further studies were conducted and the subject characteristics of frontier issues were reestablished. This paper first makes a brief summary of the studies on the concept of ＂frontier＂since the late Qing Dynasty in perspective of historical context,and then discusses the interrelations between the keywords of frontier studies and the historical background. Finally,it puts forward some new opinions.