文化先行与边民为本:徐益棠边政思想述论

Culture Priority and Frontier People Orientation: Review of Xu Yi-tang’s Thoughts on Frontier Administration

徐益棠是民国时期民族学和边疆研究领域的重要学者,长期致力于边疆民族志研究、民族学理论与方法探索,同时对中国边疆建设与边政改良有其系列思考。他基于对中国边疆问题现状和成因的理解,主张文武并用、综合施策,从政治、经济、教育、文化等方面建设边疆和改良边政,尤其强调文化作用和边民利益,体现了他的"文化先于政治"和以边民为本的边政思想。

Xu Yi-tang, an prominent scholar in the field of ethnography and frontier research in the period of the Republic of China who constantly devoted himself to the study of frontier ethnography and the exploration of ethnographic theory and methods, published a series of works on China’s frontier construction and the improvement of frontier administration. Based on his understanding of China’s frontier problems and their causes, he advocated to construct frontier areas and improve frontier administration by taking comprehensive measures from the aspects of politics, economy, education, culture and so on. He placed emphasis on the role of culture and the interests of the frontier people, which embodies his thoughts of "priority of culture over politics" and "frontier people orientation" on frontier administration.