国际关系理论的行动者-结构之争

Agent-Structure Debates in International Relations Theories

在 2 0世纪 80年代后期 ,一批新锐的国际关系学者开始借鉴哲学和社会学的理论之光 ,把行动者与结构的关系纳入到国际关系理论中来 ,一方面把矛头对准主流理论对行动者 -结构关系的功能主义理解 ;另一方面 ,在非主流理论之间也展开了激烈的争论 ,形成了建构主义、后结构主义、新葛兰西主义等理论视角。虽然这种争论还没有也很难有一个最后的结论 ,但这种争论有助于国际关系理论的进一步深化。本文利用现有的理论文献对这种争论进行比较全面的梳理 ,并对我们理解世纪之交的国际政治理论新变化提出了初步看法。

Since the late 1980s some IR scholars began debating the agent structure issue in international relations theories.The debates focused on the ontology and epistemology of international relations.Based on different sociological and philosophical perspectives,some scholars have presented different interpretations of the agent structure problem.This paper traces the process and content of these debates.The author points out that the agent structure debate has not yet been fully resolved, but it is helpful in providing a better understanding of the essence of international relations.