“民族”概念的中国化与“中华民族共同体”——关于“中华民族共同体”概念内涵的思考

Sinicization of the Concept of“Nation”and“Communi ty for Chinese Nation”:Connotation of the Concept of“Communi ty for Chinese Nation”

概念是理论研究的基石,讨论并走出当前我国民族理论研究中存在的困惑,还须从其最基本的“民族”概念着手。要结合西方民族概念的引入及其影响,分析当代中国“民族”概念生成的历史渊源,梳理其演变发展逻辑以及学术思想轨迹,找寻中国化的“民族”概念形成的原初动因;聚焦中华民族共同体建设这一当今我国民族研究的核心命题,把握其鲜明的时代价值和政治诉求,进而以面向未来的时代精神,厘清“民族”概念中国化与中国化的“民族”概念之间的原初张力;在反思“民族”概念中国化的原初误读、泛化应用的基础上,以中华民族的整体观和“人民性”再造民族群体意识,重塑中华民族整体认同,生成具有时代特质的现代“中华民族观”,推动构建具有中国特色和中国气派的民族理论学术体系。

Concept is the cornerstone of theoretical research.To discuss and overcome the confusion existing in the current research of ethnic theory in China,we need to start with its most basic concept of nation.The introduction and influence of the concept of it in the west countries should be combined while analyzing the historical origin of the generation of the concept of nation in contemporary China,sorting out its evolution and development logic as well as the track of academic thought,and finding the original motivation of the formation of it in China.In this article,we are to focus on the construction of community for Chinese nation,the core proposition of China’s ethnic research today,grasp its distinctive era values and political aspirations,and clarify the original tension between the concept of nation and it in China with a futureoriented spirit of the era.On the basis of rethinking the original misreading and extensive application of the concept of nation in China,the holistic view of Chinese nation and People’s Character will be rebuilt,in order to reshape the overall identity of Chinese nation,and generate a modern view of Chinese nation with the characteristics of the times,and promote the construction of an academic system of ethnic theory with Chinese characteristics and Chinese style as well.