再生产地理学的思想脉络、研究议题与展望

武爽

doi:10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.05.001

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人文地理 ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (5) : 1-11. DOI: 10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.05.001

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再生产地理学的思想脉络、研究议题与展望

武爽

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REPRODUCTIVE GEOGRAPHY: INTELLECTUAL LINEAGE, RESEARCH AGENDAS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

WU Shuang

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伴随着全球照料危机的加剧，地理学开始关注社会再生产方面的时空安排和转型，再生产地理学的研究应运而生。再生产地理起源于马克思的社会再生产理论，旨在研究生育和照料等社会再生产劳动的地理特征和地理意义。本文梳理了再生产地理的主要思想脉络，总结了现有研究议题，评述了其研究意义和现存问题，并展望了未来的研究方向。目前，再生产地理学的思想脉络大体可分为马克思主义、女性主义、后结构主义、赛博格和超人主义；研究议题涉及人口分布、跨国移民、平台经济、科学技术、法律道德和社会保障。技术进步和人工智能将促使再生产地理的研究对象愈发混杂、研究内容更加多元、研究方法跨学科合作。为应对我国人口可持续发展面临的挑战，基于再生产地理的研究提出：要保障生育实践的空间正义，维护再生产劳动者的主体性和能动性，并加强对生育劳动空间的情感关怀。

Abstract

Against the backdrop of an intensifying global care crisis, which is characterized by demographic shifts, the neoliberal restructuring of welfare systems, and the increasing precariousness of labor, the discipline of geography has rigorously turned its analytical lens toward the complex temporal and spatial reconfigurations of social reproduction. Rooted fundamentally in Marxist social reproduction theory, reproductive geography transcends traditional biological parameters to investigate the spatial logic, uneven geographical developments, and socio-political significance of reproductive labor. This encompasses a comprehensive spectrum of "life-making" activities, ranging from childbirth, child-rearing, elderly care, to domestic maintenance and the continuous reproduction of the labor force. This paper provides a comprehensive, systematic review of the intellectual trajectory of reproductive geography, mapping its historical evolution and categorizing its diverse intellectual lineages into Marxist, feminist, post-structuralist, cyborg, and more-than-human approaches. It synthesizes key research agendas spanning population distribution, transnational migration, platform economies, technoscience, ethics, and social security. Finally, addressing China's urgent challenges in sustainable population development, this research proposes a normative framework for future inquiry and policy intervention: ensuring spatial justice in public resource distribution, safeguarding workers' agency against structural precarity, and strengthening affective care within everyday reproductive spaces to foster social resilience.

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武爽. 再生产地理学的思想脉络、研究议题与展望[J]. 人文地理. 2026, 41(5): 1-11 https://doi.org/10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.05.001

WU Shuang. REPRODUCTIVE GEOGRAPHY: INTELLECTUAL LINEAGE, RESEARCH AGENDAS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS[J]. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY. 2026, 41(5): 1-11 https://doi.org/10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2026.05.001

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