Abstract: As a concentrated manifestation of the bourgeoisies transfer of contradictions abroad, imperialism has an important impact on the direction of the major changes unseen for a century that the world today is undergoing. The differences between the existing concepts of “imperialism” in terms of time, level and moral evaluation are rooted in the changes in the phenomenon of imperialism and the differences in the dimensions of researchers understanding. In order to effectively bridge the differences in the study of imperialism, it is necessary to reconceptualize the term “imperialism” at the metatheoretical level. By examining imperialism in the process of changing contradictions in capitalist society, it can be found that imperialism is a phenomenon in which the bourgeoisie transfers contradictions abroad through different carriers in order to safeguard their own class interests and solve the contradictions in capitalist society. Imperialism runs through the entire process of capitalist development, and the bourgeoisie dominates the evolution of imperialism. Promoting the common development of all mankind and narrowing the development gap between developed capitalist countries and developing countries will accelerate the decline of the imperialismdominated world system and push the world system towards a more just and reasonable direction.

Key words: imperialism, class, class conflict, capitalism, bourgeoisie

摘要： 作为资产阶级对外转移矛盾的一种集中表现，帝国主义对当今世界百年未有之大变局的走向有着重要影响。既有的各种“帝国主义”概念在时间、层次与道德评价三个维度上存在差异，根源在于帝国主义现象的变化和研究者认识维度的不同。为有效弥合帝国主义研究中存在的分歧，需要在元理论层面对“帝国主义”概念加以重塑。通过将帝国主义放入资本主义社会矛盾变化过程加以考察，可以发现，帝国主义是资产阶级为了维护本阶级利益、解决资本主义社会矛盾而通过不同载体对外转移矛盾的现象。帝国主义贯穿整个资本主义发展过程，资产阶级主导着帝国主义的演化进程。推动全人类的共同发展，缩小发达资本主义国家与发展中国家之间的发展差距，将加快帝国主义主导的世界体系衰落，促进世界体系朝着更加公正合理的方向发展。

关键词: 帝国主义, 阶级, 阶级矛盾, 资本主义, 资产阶级