边疆政治学主要是从边疆区域入手研究边疆政治制度和少数民族法制建设,研究周边国家关系与跨界民族问题。边疆地区社会整合作为中国社会整合的有机组成部分,是指边疆地区社会结合为一个统一、和谐相处的社会的过程及结果。边疆地区社会存在突出问题和诸种困难。边疆地区的社会整合方略包括:意识形态整合,是边疆地区社会整合的导向性工具;利益整合,是边疆地区社会整合的基础;制度整合,是边疆地区社会整合的起点;组织整合,是边疆地区社会整合的根本保障;处理好民族问题,特别是跨界民族问题,是边疆地区社会整合的内在要求;处理好与周边国家的关系,是边疆地区社会整合的外在保证。
Border political science mainly studies the political system and minority legal system construction in border areas, and the relationships among the surrounding countries and cross--border ethnic problems. As one organic part of the social integrations, the social integration in border areas refers to the process and the result of border areas being united and becoming one unified and harmonious society. There exist prominent social problems and other difficulties in border areas. The strategies of social integration in border areas include: ideological integration, interest integration, system in- tegration, organization integration, dealing with ethnic problems and relationships with neighboring countries.