外交政策中的非物质诉求——国家声誉研究

国家声誉属于外交政策中的非物质性诉求当中一个重要因素。本文主要围绕国家声誉的本体实在、认识层次、前提假设以及作用条件展开论述。本文首先阐明国家声誉的理性基础是知识理性,然后对国家声誉因素展开本体论、认识论的分析,并指出声誉因素起作用的边界条件。文章最后就国家声誉在实践中的运用做了案例分析。

The Non-material End in Foreign Policy: Study on State Reputation

State reputation, which belongs to non-material end in foreign policy, plays an important role in the decision-making of a country's foreign policy. This article focuses its analysis on the meta-theoretical debates on state reputation, including its ontological meaning, its presumptions and its epistemic level. Firstly, the author explains that rationality of knowledge, i.e. the 'Bayesian Rationality', is the rational foundation of state reputation. Then, he provides a relational definition for state reputation, and interprets its epistemic meaning and functional conditions. Finally, the article analyses the causal mechanism of state reputation by the case study approach.