本书从地缘视角探讨行为主体(例如国家、族群)之间的文化关系,是一个亟待国内外学界进一步关注的课题。在特定区域内,判定行为主体间是否存在地缘文化关系,主要取决于以下三个基本条件:其一,行为主体的边界相接;其二,特定区域内存在水、陆跨境通道;其三,特定区域内存在某种具有长远影响力的宗教文化或价值观。长期以来,中国与中南半岛国家的地缘文化关系具备这三个基本条件。就中国与中南半岛国家而言,地缘文化关系是区域内的行为主体(例如国家、族群),在器物、制度和观念三个层次形成的文化关系。其中,器物层面指一切有形可感的文化及相关的物质体现。器物层面为制度、观念层面奠定了存续和发展的物质基础;制度层面位于地缘文化关系的中间层,它涵盖了地缘文化关系发展过程中形成的各种制度和机制;地缘文化关系的观念层面,指区域内行为主体间具有共性的宗教文化或价值观。基于对中国与中南半岛国家地缘文化关系的历史脉络的分析,本书探讨了影响这一关系的四个要素,即华侨华人、跨界民族、跨境通道与佛教文化。接下来,本书从器物、制度和观念三个层面,分析中国与中南半岛国家地缘文化关系当前面临的主要现实挑战,并为中国设想较为可行的应对之策。
It’s urgently needed to explore the cultural relations between actors (e.g., nations and ethnic groups) from a geographical perspective. In a particular region, whether there is any geo-cultural relation between the actors, depends on the following three primary conditions: firstly, actors have boundaries with each other; secondly, there is a certain kind of long-lasting religious culture or value; thirdly, there is certain cross-boundary channels in the particular region. For a long time, the geo-cultural relations between China and Indo-China Peninsula countries meet the three primary conditions.
In the case of geo-cultural relations between China and Indo-China peninsula countries, geo-cultural relations refer to cultural relations between actors in particular region, which can be deconstructed into three levels, that is, utensil, institution, and concept. This book analyzes the dynamics of geo-cultural relations between Indo-China peninsula countries and China, explores four elements comprising thegeo-cultural relations, that is, overseas Chinese and Chinese, cross-border ethnicity, trans-boundary channel and Buddhism culture. Then, this book stresses the challenges facing the geo-cultural relations between Indo-China Peninsula countries and China, and explore alternatives options to the challenges.
陈锴,经济学博士,厦门大学国际关系学院助理教授。浙江大学公共管理博士后,复旦大学政治学博士后。新加坡国立大学、香港中文大学、台湾政治大学、泰国法政大学访问学者。主要研究国际安全与国际关系,著有Comparative Study of Child Soldiering on Myanmar-China Border: Evolutions, Challenges and Countermeasures (Singapore and New York: Springer, 2014)。