明帝国晚期驿递系统的传播失灵及其政治效应——一个传播社会史的考察视角  

Communication Failure of Posthouse System in Late Ming Dynasty and Its Political Effects

作　　者：辛泽西 Xin Zexi

机构地区：[1]南京大学新闻传播学院,江苏南京210093

出　　处：《传媒观察》2024年第4期84-90,共7页Media Observer

基　　金：教育部人文社会科学一般项目(20YJA860008);江苏省哲社规划课题(20XWB001)阶段性成果。

摘　　要：驿站作为一种综合性的媒介及传播系统,关联着帝国的信息网络,在帝国的治理中发挥着重要作用。明代驿站是重要的交通枢纽和行政通道,承担着军情与政令的传递任务,是国家行政的基础设施,驿站的兴衰关系到政权的兴衰。明朝早期,驿政清明,军情政令传递畅通;但到了后期则弊端丛生,出现严重的“传播失灵”,最终带来恶性后果。本文拟借助哈罗德·伊尼斯的理论,从传播学的视角对明代驿站的兴衰与政权变迁予以分析和讨论。The posthouse,as a comprehensive medium and communication system,is intricately linked to the information network of an empire,playing a crucial role in its governance.In the Ming Dynasty,the posthouse served as a vital transportation hub and administrative channel,tasked with the transmission of military intelligence and governmental decrees,thus forming the infrastructure of national administration.The rise and fall of the posthouse system were closely tied to the fortunes of the regime.In the early Ming Dynasty,the posthouse system operated efficiently,ensuring smooth transmission of military and political communications.However,in later periods,numerous drawbacks emerged,leading to severe "communication failures" and ultimately resulting in dire consequences.This paper aims to utilize Harold Adams Innis' s theories to analyze and discuss the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty's posthouse system and its correlation with political changes from the perspective of communication studies.

关 键 词：驿站 明帝国 传播失灵 帝国悖论 传播社会史 

分 类 号：G206[文化科学—传播学] G122