Research on the Innovation of the “Sports +” Model for United Front Work in Ethnic Areas in the New Era: Taking Traditional Ethnic Sports Special Projects as an Example
“Sports+”; United front work; Traditional ethnic sports; Awareness of the Chinese Nation as a Community; Integrated development
体育+; 统战工作; 民族传统体育; 中华民族共同体意识; 融合发展
Abstract:
The concept of “strengthening the awareness of the Chinese nation as a community” serves as the main thread of ethnic work in the new era, posing new demands on united front work. Currently, united front work in ethnic regions is confronted with the predicament of monotonous methods and outdated carriers. Meanwhile, the unexploited potential of the united front function inherent in traditional ethnic sports rooted in community life remains untapped. This paper takes the characteristic projects of traditional ethnic sports as the entry point and proposes a new “sports +” united front model. By deeply integrating it with fields such as culture and tourism, education, and industry, a new form of “immersive” united front work is formed. Research indicates that this model, through mechanisms such as space production, value socialization, interest connection, and discourse reconstruction, gradually elevates from emotional identification to an interest community and then to value consensus, opening up an innovative path for united front work in ethnic regions in the new era. At the same time, the study also reflects on the tensions in this model regarding cultural authenticity, the balance between ethnic identity and the awareness of the Chinese nation as a community, providing theoretical references for promoting the high-quality development of united front work in ethnic regions.
“铸牢中华民族共同体意识”作为新时代民族工作的主线,对统战工作提出全新要求。当前民族地区统战工作面临方法单一、载体老化的困境,而根植于社区生活的民族传统体育蕴含的统战功能尚未得到充分发掘。本文以民族传统体育特色项目为切入点,提出“体育+”统战新模式,通过将其与文旅、教育、产业等领域深度融合,形成一种“浸润式”的统战工作新形态。研究表明,这一模式借助空间生产、价值涵化、利益联结和话语重构等机制,实现从情感认同到利益共同体、再到价值共识的逐步升华,为新时代民族地区统战工作开辟创新路径。同时,研究也反思该模式在文化本真性、族群标识与共同体意识平衡等方面存在的张力,为推进民族地区统战工作高质量发展提供理论参考。