从齐美尔的关系社会学到福柯的关系权力概念，从霍菲尔德的权利关系束图式到伊恩•麦克尼尔的关系契约论，所谓关系法学已经成为法社会学的一个重要研究领域。实际上，离开了人与人的相互作用以及由此形成的关系，我们根本就无法理解和描述法与社会的秩序。作为沟通形式的关系也可以被理解为社会的最小单位。在亚洲，关系更具有特殊的重要意义。例如中国被称作“关系本位的社会”，日本的民间纠纷倾向于关系性纠纷解决方式，东南亚的经营方式具有关系资本主义的特征，等等。在数字时代，虚拟空间形成了网络结构，大数据因其关系性而产生价值，人工智能、特别是生成式AI导致个人主义变化为某种类型化的集体主义，人们不得不生活在相互作用的合成状态之中，“我”不得不以“我们”的形式呈现出来。传统的网络结构与数字的网络结构相叠加，助长了关系文化，甚至催生着关系主义文明。
在这样的背景下，法学势必面临某种关系性的转向，需要推动知识的范式创新。由于关系法学将个体嵌于关系互动的情境中，将“关系性”作为描述、理解、阐释和治理社会的关键，为重新理解和诠释亚洲的秩序原理提供了理论框架以及研究方法，对法社会学的发展也具有重要的意义。为此，《亚洲法与社会杂志》拟组织“法律的关系转向：亚洲地区的实践与启示”专辑，特发布征稿启事。
征稿主题：
我们欢迎的论文包括但不限于以下内容：
1. 法律多元主义背景下的全球关系性治理与亚洲秩序重构
2. 关系性视角下的亚洲法律文化：传承与创新
3. 关系社会学理论的深化：亚洲法中的运用、反思与启示
4. 亚洲背景下的关系性权利与关系性法律意识
5. 关系性纠纷解决机制与亚洲法律实践
6. 从博弈理论的视角考察法与社会的互动关系
7. 作为法律实证研究的方法的社会网络分析
8. Web3时代的亚洲数字空间治理与关系秩序
9. 人机共存状态下的关系性与沟通程序以及共同进化式人工智能（CAI）
10. 二十一世纪的网络社会与网络文化
投稿须知：
如果您有意投稿，请于2025年8月31日前通过电子邮件向专刊行政编辑（ajlseditors@sjtu.edu.cn）提交一份400字左右的摘要。摘要应包含作者姓名、单位与电子邮件地址，请在邮件主题中标明是本专辑的摘要提交。已公开发表或已被录用的稿件将不予接收。
我们会在2025年10月31日之前发送接受摘要的通知，收到通知的投稿者请于2026年2月28日前提交完整稿件。所有提交的稿件将经同行双盲评审。我们会在2026年5月31日前将最终接受或拒绝稿件的通知发送至投稿者。
主编：季卫东教授 上海交通大学中国法与社会研究院
若您希望了解更多信息，欢迎与《亚洲法与社会杂志》行政编辑联系（ajlseditors@sjtu.edu.cn）。我们期待您的来稿。
Callfor Papers
SpecialIssue on Relational Turn in Law: Practices and Implications in Asia
From Georg Simmel’s relationalsociology to Michel Foucault’s concept of “relational power”, from WesleyHohfeld’s rights as a bundle of relations schema to Ian Macneil’s relationalcontract theory, the said “relational law” has emerged as a critical field insocio-legal studies. Indeed, without human interactions and the relationshipsthey forge, it would be impossible to comprehend or articulate the order of lawand society. The relations as the form of communication can also be understoodas the Minimum Unit of societies. In Asia, relationships hold particular andprofound significance. For instance, China is described as a “relationship(guanxi)-centric society”, Japan’s informal dispute resolution tends to favorrelational approaches, Southeast Asian business practices are characterized by “relationalcapitalism”, and so forth. In the digital age, virtual spaces forminterconnected networks, big data derives value from its relationality, andartificial intelligence, especially Generative AI transforms individualism intoa typified collectivism, and people have to live in interactions where the “I”inevitably manifests as part of a “we”. The convergence of traditional anddigital network structures amplifies relational cultures and even fosters theemergence of a relational civilization.
Against this backdrop, legalstudies are inevitably undergoing a relational turn, necessitating paradigmshifts in knowledge production. By situating individuals within relationalinteractions and centering “relationality” as a key lens for describing,understanding, interpreting, and governing society, the relational law providesa theoretical framework and methodological toolkit for reimagining theprinciples of order in Asia. It also holds significant implications for advancingsocio-legal studies. To this end, the Asian Journal of Law and Society plans tocurate a special issue themed “Relational Turn in Law: Practices andImplications in Asia” and hereby invites submissions.
We welcome papers addressing, butnot limited to the following topics:
1. Global Relational Governance andReconstructing Asian Order in the Context of Legal Pluralism
2. Relational Perspectives on AsianLegal Cultures: Tradition and Innovation
3. Deepening Relational Sociology:Applications, Reflections, and Insights in Asian Law
4. Relational Rights and RelationalLegal Consciousness in Asian Contexts
5. Relational Dispute ResolutionMechanisms and Asian Legal Practices
6. Law-Society Interactions throughthe Lens of Game Theory
7. Social Network Analysis as aMethod for Empirical Legal Studies
8. Governance of Asian DigitalSpaces and Relational Order in the Web3 Era
9. Relationality, CommunicationProtocols and Co-evolutional AI (CAI) in the Human-Machine Coexistence Age
10. Networked Societies andCyberculture in the 21st Century
Authors are invited to submit anabstract of 400 words by August 31, 2025. Abstracts should besubmitted via email to the Administrative Editor (email: ajlseditors@sjtu.edu.cn). The abstract should include the author’s name, affiliation, and emailaddress. Please indicate in the e-mail subject line that this is the submissionof the abstract for this special issue. Manuscripts that have beenpublished or accepted for publication will not be considered.
Notification of acceptance ofabstracts will be sent by October 31, 2025. Authors of selectedabstracts will be invited to submit a full manuscript by the end ofFebruary 2026. All submitted manuscripts will undergo double-blind peerreview. Final decisions on manuscripts will be communicated to authors by May31, 2026.
Editor-in-Chief:
Professor Weidong Ji
China Institute for Socio-LegalStudies, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
For further information, pleasecontact the Administrative Editor or the Editor-in-Chief of the Asian Journalof Law and Society. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
友情链接：
杂志官网（AJLS Website）：
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/asian-journal-of-law-and-society
作者指南（Author Instructions）：
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/asian-journal-of-law-and-society/information/author-instructions/preparing-your-materials
征稿启事（Call for Papers）：
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/asian-journal-of-law-and-society/announcements/call-for-papers/relational-turn-in-law-practices-and-implications-in-asia