Area Studies from the Perspective of Chinese Modernization:Ontological Characteristics,Historic Missions and Practical Paths
The central task of the Communist Party of China on the new journey in the new era is to realize the Second Centenary Goal and to advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization.From the perspective of Chinese Modernization,it is of great significance to clarify the ontological characteristics,historic missions and practical paths of Area Studies with Chinese characteristics.In terms of ontological characteristics,Country and Regional Studies in China not only has the common characteristics of similar studies in other countries,that is,"the study of thinking about how to change in a changing world",but also has the Chinese characteristics based on national conditions,that is,"the study of the times guided by the concept of promoting a human community with a shared future".In terms of historic missions,accelerating the discipline construction and practice of Area Studies is an inevitable requirement to promote Chinese modernization,an urgent need to build a human community with a shared future,and an integral component in accelerating the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics.In terms of practical paths,this paper tries to answer the academic questions such as"for whom""who will study"and"how to study"from the aspects of research objectives,research subjects and research principles,and finds out three practical paths:the unity of knowledge production and reality-driven demand,the unity of discipline construction and talent training,the unity of problem-oriented research and people-centered ideology.
Chinese modernizationArea Studies with Chinese characteristicsontological characteristicshistoric missionspractical paths