Openness and Blockage of Information Channels: Observing Institutional Culture from the Perspective of the Yanlu in the Song Dynasty  

作　　者：DENG Xiaonan 

机构地区：[1]Department of History,Peking University,Beijing 100871,China

出　　处：《Frontiers of History in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities》2024年第4期347-379,共33页中国高等学校学术文摘·历史学(英文版)

基　　金：This paper is a result of the project"Communication of Information and State Order in the 7th-16th Centuries"(17JJD770001)of the Key Scientific Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education.

摘　　要：Information is the basis for decision-making in all dynasties,particularly for national politics.Issues related to preventing blockages,uncovering the truth,and developing the yanlu言路,or"channels for arising criticisms and opinions,"are always at the center of focus.In a broad sense,the yanlu refers to the institutionalized channels through which information from the lower levels reaches the upper authorities in a traditional society.In a narrow sense,it specifically denotes the pathways for officials to present messages and opinions to the emperor.This paper focuses on the Song court's institutional ways of obtaining information and how they actually worked.Behind the various manifestations lie the intentions of the policymakers and the inherent mechanisms of the bureaucratic system.The operational realities of the institutions also reflect the prevailing institutional culture of the time.

关 键 词：the Song Dynasty INFORMATION CHANNEL the yanlu 

分 类 号：O61[理学—无机化学]