新亚洲学论纲:文明型亚洲研究的构建

An Outline of the New Asian Studies:Towards the Construction of Civilizational Asian Studies

长期以来,以美欧为代表的亚洲研究范式,存在“西方中心主义”视野偏狭与“方法论民族主义”路径偏执,欠缺文明层面的动态分析与宏观比较,由此,笔者提出了新亚洲学的研究范式,即文明型亚洲研究。文明型亚洲研究突破并有机糅合现有的亚洲研究路径,以文明互动互鉴为整体性视角,结合关系主义理论思维,将文明共生作为核心价值关切,聚焦描摹亚洲多样文明的历史及现实关联与互动过程、提炼总结亚洲区域文明交流互鉴的经验教训。文明型亚洲研究对于亚洲地缘政治和我国及全球的亚洲研究具有战略价值,有助于构建人类命运共同体、研究发展共同体和亚洲命运共同体。在当前,中国的亚洲研究处于区域国别研究领域中的边缘地位,存在对美西方研究路径和范式的依赖,中国支持文明型亚洲研究的跨学科研究机制与人才培养体系不够完善。中国的新亚洲学建构,应以人类命运共同体与亚洲命运共同体理念引领亚洲区域价值认同与身份认同,以文明交流互鉴实现“亚洲作为方法”的研究范式议程设计,并以习近平总书记提出的“四全媒体”逻辑为参照,打造融通古今中外、突破学科壁垒、贯通学界与业界、联动战略咨政与社会科普的四维学科体系。

Under the background of profound changes unseen in a century,the complexity and uncertainty of global geopolitics have increased significantly,seeing Asia as a key region.The importance of Asian studies for promoting equal and mutual understanding and peaceful development of Asias diverse civilizations as well as reconstructing China⁃Asia relation cannot be overstated.The existing paradigm of Asian studies globally has not transcended the bias of Western⁃centrism and the methodological nationalism,and lacks dynamic analysis and macro⁃comparison at the civilizational level.Therefore,the paper presents the paradigm of the New Asian Studies,and it is also known as Civili⁃zational Asian Studies.This approach takes a holistic perspective of civilization interaction and mutual un⁃derstanding,combines with the theoretical thinking of relativism and the value orientation of civilization symbiosis,focuses on describing the historical and practical connection and interaction process of diverse civilizations in Asia,and summarizes the lessons learned from the exchanges and mutual understanding of Asian civilizations.At the epistemological level,the New Asian Studies is based on status of development in contemporary China as well as the position of Chinese civilization,embraces the perspective of multiple Asian civiliza⁃tions,and aims at revealing the harmonious nature of harmony and differences among Asian civilizations.At the methodological level,the New Asian Studies is a comprehensive and holistic Asian studies paradigm that integrates interdisciplinary theoretical resources and methods from history(especially the history of cultural exchanges),comparative literature,international relations,international political science,as well as media and communication studies.At the ontological level,the New Asian Studies adopts the theoretical thinking of relativism,takes transnational and cross⁃(sub)regional civilizational interactions within and out⁃side the Asian region as the main research object,focuses on describing the historical and real⁃life interac⁃tions and processes of diverse civilizations in Asia,and summarizes the lessons learned from civilizational exchanges and mutual understanding in the Asian region.On this basis,the New Asian Studies provides a civilizational interpretation of the existing theories and practices of China and other Asian countries in deal⁃ing with risks and challenges,and looks forward to feasible innovative paths.Following a path dependence on the politico⁃economic paradigm,the development of the Civilizational Asian Studies in China is generally at the periphery of the academic landscape of area and country⁃specific studies.The construction of the New Asian Studies should be guided by the concepts of the Asian communi⁃ty of a shared future and the community of mankind for a shared future,promoting the value identification and identity recognition among Asians and Asian countries,utilizing the civilizational exchanges and mutual learning to execute the paradigmatic research agenda called as“Asia as method”.Simultaneously,with ref⁃erence to the Siquan logic of media convergence proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping,it should create a four⁃dimensioned disciplinary system of the New Asian or Asian Studies with Chinese/Asian characteristics that integrates the past experiences and the present situations,China and global visions,break through disciplinary barriers,connect academic and practical contributions,and link strategic consul⁃tation with public communication.