The history of sociology as a subfield has long aimed to describe the historical developments of the discipline, within which national traditions offer unique voices while also contributing to a global sociology. How do various sociological paradigms and national traditions approach social reality in similar and different ways? This paper examines Russian and Japanese contributions to the history of sociology by reviewing some of their major concepts and perspectives. On this basis, this paper seeks to probe into the past and present self‐understandings of the two sociological traditions, as well as their potentials for a more active role in global sociological discourse. Both countries have a history of protracted isolation, which has made them more or less invisible in the international sociological community. However, Russian and Japanese sociological traditions exist and are ready to be tapped, even as their production and mobilization of intellectual resources remain strongly embedded in their politics, cultures, and societies. A broader aim of this paper is to enhance mutual understandings and future collaborations between sociologists in Russia and Japan.

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相互面对：日俄社会学

社会学作为一个子领域的历史长期以来一直旨在描述该学科的历史发展，在该学科的发展中，民族传统发出了独特的声音，同时也为全球社会学做出了贡献。各种社会学范式和民族传统如何以相似和不同的方式对待社会现实？本文通过回顾俄罗斯和日本的一些主要概念和观点，考察了俄罗斯和日本对社会学历史的贡献。在此基础上，本文力求探究两种社会学传统的过去和现在的自我理解，以及它们在全球社会学话语中发挥更积极作用的潜力。两国都有长期孤立的历史，这使它们在国际社会学界或多或少地变得无形。然而，俄国和日本的社会学传统已经存在并准备好加以利用，即使它们的生产和知识资源的调动仍深深地扎根于他们的政治，文化和社会中。本文的更广泛的目的是增进俄罗斯和日本社会学家之间的相互了解和未来的合作。