Department of Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Hist Philos Life Sci. 2021 Mar 25;43(2):46. doi: 10.1007/s40656-021-00406-6.
The COVID-19 crisis has called into question the utilitarianism-oriented human-wildlife relations and the legitimacy of wildlife protection regime in China. The pandemic has triggered significant, swift, and encompassing changes in policies. Drawing on insights from historical institutionalism, we argue that COVID-19 constitutes a critical juncture in China's wildlife protection policy.
新冠疫情对以功利主义为导向的人-野生动物关系以及中国野生动物保护制度的合法性提出了质疑。这场大流行引发了政策的重大、迅速和全面变革。本文借鉴历史制度主义的观点,认为新冠疫情是中国野生动物保护政策的一个关键转折点。