多元社会的生成机制及其启示——对“边疆”的再思考

Generative Mechanism of a Pluralistic Society and Its Significance: Reflection on the Concept of “Borderland”

云南迪庆藏族自治州,是我国一个多族群、多宗教和谐共存的地区。长期以来,不同族群身份、不同宗教信仰的人们交错杂居,在共同生活的基础上,构建起了既保留差异,又彼此融合的多元社会。通过对迪庆这种多元社会生成机制的研究,可以揭示其形成的深层社会原因,进而为当代的边疆社会治理带来新的启示。此外,通过对迪庆的个案研究,还可以引发对传统的"族群"、"民族"、"边疆"等概念进行再思考与再反思,从而有助于深入理解与实践费孝通先生曾提出的"中华民族多元一体"理论。

Diqing Tibetan Prefecture in Yunnan province is a multi-ethnic,multi-religious area. During the long historical process,people with different ethnic identities and religious beliefs have lived with each other and constituted a pluralistic society with difference and integration on the basis of a shared life. Through empirical research on the generative mechanism of the pluralistic society in Diqing,this paper tries to reveal its deep root as well as its significance for today’s social governance of borderlands. The case study of Diqing can also help us reflect on "ethnic group","nationality","borderland"and other traditional concepts so as to deepen our understanding of FEI Hsiao-tung’s theory of "the unity in diversity of Chinese nationalities".