身份叙事与中国参与北极事务身份建构

国家身份可以划分为总体身份和具体身份,具体身份是总体身份在不同场域的具体投射。作为话语实践的一种形式,叙事则是身份建构的主要机制,它将一系列关于总体身份和具体身份的隐喻以特定逻辑联系在一起。当代中国所追求的总体身份是负责任大国,而这一身份的主要表现则是倡导构建人类命运共同体。这一身份通过领域或功能以及地域两个维度被投射到北极场域,形成了"北极事务的重要利益攸关方"这一具体身份。本文在论述叙事和国家身份形成关系的基础上,重点分析了"北极事务的重要利益攸关方"这一身份隐喻通过叙事被投射到具体场域中的过程。通过叙事,"北极事务的重要利益攸关方"同中国的国际责任、各国的共同利益等话语联系在一起,成为负责任大国身份在北极场域的延伸,成为构建人类命运共同体这一宏观目标的组成部分。

Identity Narrative and the Construction of China's Identity in Arctic Affairs

Identity can be categorized into general identity and specific identity,while the latter is a specific reflection of the former in a certain issuearea. As a kind of discursive practice,narrative is the main mechanism by which an identity could be constructed,and it connects a set of metaphors concerning general and specific identities together. To perform an identity of "a responsible power" is the main target of current China,and the core vale of this identity is to build a community of a share future for mankind. As a general identity, "a responsible power" is projected into the field of Arctic affairs,thus forming the specific identity of "an important stakeholder in Arctic affairs". On the basis of illustrating the relationship between narrative and the formation of state identity,this paper analyzes the way in which the identity metaphor of "an important stakeholder in Arctic affairs" has been projected into a specific field. Through such a narrative,the relationship between "an important stakeholder in Arctic affairs" on one side,and the discourse on China’s international responsibility and international society’s common interests on the other side has been established. Therefore, "an important stakeholder in Arctic affairs" becomes an extension of China’s identity as a responsible power in the field of Arctic affairs,and an indispensable part of the general goal of building a community of a shared future for mankind as well.