美国学者的“政治文化”概念、意义及其争论

“政治文化”作为现代政治学的重要概念，自从阿尔蒙德在20世纪50年代提出以来，受到了诸多美国学者的重视与争论。在阅读半个世纪以来的美国学者有关“政治文化”重要文献的基础上，文章作者梳理了“政治文化”概念的本意及其相关的争议，分析了政治文化概念的重要意义，认为该概念的意义不仅在于它具有重要的解释功能，还在于它是一种重要的比较研究的路径，同时文章述评了围绕政治文化概念与作用的相关争论与批评，以期推动对中国政治文化的研究。

The concept,significance and argument of "Political Culture" of American scholars

"Political Culture" is a very important concept in modern political sciences.Since it was brought forward in 1950s by Almond,the concept has been paid attention to and has been debated over among American scholars and political scientists.Based on the extensive study on the important documents on this topic by American scholars,this essay systemizes the debates,summarizes the original meaning of "Political Culture",analyses the significance,the function and the importance in interpreting political phenomena...