西方国家基本的社会政治秩序及其内在矛盾

Basic Sociopolitical Orders in Western Countries and Its Inherent Contradictions

西方国家的社会政治秩序建立之初,一个基本的原则是政治平等与社会差异的相互隔离。但在历史的演进中,政治领域的平等不断向社会领域扩展,这表现在经济、文化层面,也表现为移民和难民问题,而社会领域的差异也开始向政治领域内渗,表现为认同政治的产生。政治与社会之间边界的失守,而非暂时的政策失误,是导致当前西方国家诸多社会政治问题的根本原因之一。当前西方国家的政策调整并非简单地对某些外部因素的回应,而是西方国家内在矛盾使然。

In the beginning of the establishment of sociopolitical orders in western countries, a basic principle was the separation of political equality and social differences. However, in the course of history, the equality in the political sphere has been expanding to the social sphere, reflected in the economic and cultural aspects, as well as immigration and refugee issues. The differences in the social sphere have also started to infiltrate into the political sphere, which is reflected in the emergence of identity politics. The inter-pervasion between politics and society is one of the fundamental causes of many social and political problems in western countries. The current policy adjustment of western countries is not simply a response to some external factors, but because of the internal contradictions.