论族群与族群认同理论

On the Concept of Ethnic Groups and Theories of Ethnicity

无论在国家、区域之内,还是在国际事务中,族群认同、族群关系、族群冲突以及移民等越来越成为重要因素。因此,对于族群、族性概念以及族群认同理论的探讨,已经成为人类学研究的最重要议题之一。

While ethnic identity, ethnic relations, ethnic conflict, and immigration are increasingly important factors in national, regional, and international affairs, there are no definitions or criteria consistently applied to delineate ethnic groups in nation worldwide. Thus, in this article, I have examined the concept of ethnic groups and theories of ethnicity concisely, in the hope of promoting discussions of the theories of ethnicity, and popularizing those concepts of ethnic groups and ethnicity.