Doctoral Dissertation Research: Chinese Film Industry in the Post-Mao Era: An Organizational Analysis of the Field of Cultural Production Since 1978

博士论文研究：后毛泽东时代的中国电影产业：1978年以来文化生产领域的组织分析

• 批准号: 0402256
• 负责人: Neil Fligstein
• 金额: $ 0.75万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-04-01 至 2006-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0402256&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Chinese; Film

The Chinese market transition has brought about substantial challenges and opportunities for organizational transformation. A number of sociological studies have attempted to grasp the change by examining both state-owned and private enterprises, however, few have focused on the organizational transformation in the culture industry which has its own institutional constraints and opportunities. This study will examine the organizational characteristics of one sector of the Chinese culture industry-the Chinese film industry. I will examine how actors, both individual and organizational, in the field of cultural production are coping with uncertainties brought about by the policy of Reform and Opening from the late 1970s to the present. The research will be conducted in Beijing, China, and will rely on interviews with key actors in the industry as well as on detailed archival research of its history and present conditions. I ask the following research questions: 1) What are the characteristics of organizational configurations that comprise the Chinese film markets? 2) What are the strategies and structures being adopted by organizations embedded in the organizational field? 3) What is the relationship between the textual content of films being produced and the industrial system and organization of production-in other words, how do "text" and "context" interact to produce the contemporary Chinese film field? 4) What are the roles of the state in the above processes? The broader impacts of this research include the following: The scientific knowledge provided by this research will be shared with various professional organizations in the industry including the Beijing Film Academy in the form of presentations of the research findings as well as collaborative workshops. In addition, since this research utilizes theory and methods from a number of disciplines other than sociology (i.e., Chinese studies, organizational studies, film and media studies) results of the study will be disseminated in multi- and interdisciplinary conferences, workshops, and and other professional venues.

中国市场转型为组织转型带来了巨大的挑战和机遇。许多社会学研究试图从国有企业和民营企业两个层面来把握这一变化，但很少有人关注文化产业的组织变革，因为文化产业有其自身的制度约束和机会。本研究将探讨中国文化产业中的一个部门--中国电影产业的组织特征。我将考察从20世纪70年代末到现在，文化生产领域的个人和组织行为者如何应对改革开放政策带来的不确定性。该研究将在中国北京进行，并将依赖于对该行业主要参与者的采访以及对其历史和现状的详细档案研究。本文提出以下研究问题：（1）中国电影市场的组织结构特征是什么？2)嵌入组织领域的组织正在采用什么样的战略和结构？3)电影的文本内容与电影生产的产业体系和组织之间存在着怎样的关系--换句话说，“文本”与“语境”是如何相互作用产生当代中国电影场域的？4)在上述过程中，国家的作用是什么？这项研究的更广泛影响包括：这项研究提供的科学知识将与包括北京电影学院在内的行业内的各种专业机构分享，形式是研究成果的展示以及合作研讨会。此外，由于这项研究利用了社会学以外的许多学科的理论和方法（即，中国研究、组织研究、电影和媒体研究）的研究结果将在多学科和跨学科的会议、研讨会和其他专业场所传播。