The Work of Ronald P. Dore and Pacific Affairs

This introductory essay discusses Ronald Dore’s academic career and contributions. As an “accidental Japanologist,” Dore had made enormous contributions to the understanding of Japanese society. As a sociologist, he rigorously employed a sociological approach to the study of comparative political economy with profound moral-philosophical reflections. By doing so, he helped to correct our misunderstanding of education, development, and internationalization – topics of extensive discussion in the following essays. Among his numerous contributions to Pacific Affairs between 1952 and 2008, Dore wrote three essays covering these topics during the 1970s. Amazingly, his ideas as presented in these essays still resonate today.

罗纳德·P·道尔与《太平洋事务》

关键词：日本；比较政治经济学；田野研究方法；移民。

本论文作为导言，讨论了罗纳德·道尔的学术生涯与贡献。身为“无意中养成的日本学家”，道尔对于我们理解日本社会做出了巨大贡献。 作为社会学家，他严格地将社会学方法应用于比较政治经济学研究，同时结合了深刻的道德哲学反思。由此，他帮助我们纠正了对于教育、发展以及国际化等话题的误解，这些题目在本期随后的论文中得到广泛的讨论。 在道尔于1952-2008年期间在《太平洋事务》上发表的数篇作品中，70年代期间他有三篇论文正是探讨了这些课题。令人惊叹不已的是，他在这些论文中提出的观点至今仍然产生着深远影响。

Translated from English by Li Guo