Middle-power definitions: confusion reigns supreme
Middle-power definitions: confusion reigns supreme
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中等权力定义：混乱至上
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10.1080/10357718.2017.1293608
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2017
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1.5
通讯作者：
Jeffrey Robertson
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作者：
Jeffrey Robertson
自2000年代末以来，对中等大国的兴趣重新燃起，相关研究激增。然而，达成一致的定义比以往任何时候都更加难以捉摸。这损害了追求有意义的研究项目、交流实际政策建议和指导后代的能力。为什么商定的定义如此难以捉摸？如何克服这一挑战？作者认为，在追求知识的过程中，“中等权力”一词的定义已经不再是关于发现“一个词的意义”或“一件事的本质”，而更多地是关于说服、影响、强迫以及最终的权力行使。另一种定义方法最有希望解决这一挑战。为此，作者首先探讨了社会科学的性质和定义标准。其次，他着眼于当代试图重新定义这个术语的结构。第三，他分析了定义上的断裂，以阐明竞争的修辞意义。最后，作者转向修辞学理论，为“中等实力”一词的定义提供了另一种方法。
ABSTRACT Renewed interest in middle powers since the late 2000s has seen a surge in research. Yet an agreed definition is more elusive than ever. This compromises the ability to pursue meaningful research programs, communicate practical policy advice, and instruct future generations. Why is an agreed definition so elusive and how can this challenge be overcome? The author contends that the definition of the term ‘middle power’ has evolved to be less about discovering either ‘the meaning of a word’ or ‘the nature of a thing’ in the pursuit of knowledge, and more about persuasion, influence, coercion and, ultimately, the exercise of power. An alternative approach to definition offers the best hope to address this challenge. With this objective, the author first looks into the nature and criteria for definition in the social sciences. Second, he looks at the structure of contemporary attempts to redefine the term. Third, he analyses definitional ruptures to shed light on the rhetorical import of contests. Finally, the author turns to rhetorical theory to offer an alternative approach to the definition of the term ‘middle power’.
Hiroshi Teruyama：“就业机会再分配和劳动力再分配 - 使用‘就业趋势调查’对劳动力流动性进行实证分析”，内阁府经济社会研究所 ESRI 第 31 号讨论文件。
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