以區域構成中國：由地理學角度探討澳大利亞的Provincial China研究

Abstract

澳洲中國學近年來快速的發展，成為國際上重要的中國學之一。而本篇論文將對澳洲中國學中的「省級中國」 (Provincial China)作詳細的研究：省級中國的發起人古德曼(David S.G. Goodman)，和其他參與研究計畫的學者們，其學術社群的相關互動。以及以「省」為基礎研究單位，在研究方法上的創新和突破等。最後分析省級中國研究的缺失，並探討「省」在中國扮演的角色。

China studies as an academic discipline grows rapidly in recent years in Australia whereby impressive research projects have achieved international reputation. Among which, the “Provincial China” project is especially noteworthy due to its methodological and theoretical focus on differences between areas. The current thesis introduces the evolution of the project and the theoretical underpinning of its founder, David S. G. Goodman, as well as other concerned scholars involved in this research project. The thesis also provides an assessment on the strength and weakness of such a provincial focus from a geographical perspective.