International Social Science Journal (Chinese Edition)

No.4, 2023

Commodity, Space and Actor—Three Perspectives of Contemporary Ocean Sociology Research

(Abstract)

Zhang Wen

The emergence of ocean sociology is a response of sociology to the new relationship between human and ocean since the 20th century. This paper combs the relevant research of ocean sociology in various countries like Poland, Canada, the United States, China, and puts forward three perspectives of contemporary ocean sociology research: critical political economy, poststructuralism and human-nature relations. Understanding the frontier academic achievements and clarifying the research theories and perspectives will help alleviating difficulties in disciplinary development and promote the development of China’s ocean sociology as a unique branch discipline.