从联锁社群到社会网络：走向民间交流的两岸关系理论

民间交流日渐成为两岸交流的重心,与此相应,两岸关系理论需要从＂国家中心＂走向＂社会中心＂。但是既有的＂联锁社群＂理论在解释两岸民间交流时仍存在诸多缺陷,特别是对＂关系＂本身的忽视;而＂关系网＂恰恰是两岸民间交流的主要媒介,是＂两岸社会＂的基本组织模式。其中,强关系传递了情感、信任和影响力,弱关系传递了信息。社会网络比身份认同对两岸民间行动者具有更大的影响力。

From Linkage Communities to Social Networks:To the Non-governmental Exchanges Theory of Cross-Strait Relation

The non-governmental exchanges are becoming the center of the Cross-Strait relations,so the theory of Cross-Strait relations should accordingly change from the state-centered theory to society-centered one.However,the linkage community theory has many defects,especially its neglect of the relationship itself.And the relationship is the principal means for the non-governmental exchanges and the basic patterns of Cross-Straits society.The strong ties transmit emotion,trust and influence while the weak ones tr...