Developing area studies represents a demand on Chinese higher education institutions as the country becomes a key global player.Area studies have traditionally followed two distinct models exemplified by the United States and Europe.The US model emphasizes cross-discipline collaborations and multi-disciplinary perspectives,while the European model tends to integrate disciplinary approaches to form area studies program.Clearly,there is a need to emphasize the multidisciplinary,interdisciplinary,and regional characteristics,facilitating the integration of area studies with various disciplines in the hu-manities,social sciences,as well as language and cultural studies.Research in area studies should actively apply new methodologies that have emerged in the general social sciences in recent years,while also under-standing the forefront debates within these disciplines.Moreover,area studies should place great importance to field-based research and small-N case studies and in-depth studies.
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