自上世纪末起,特别是进入新世纪以来,水利社会史研究在国内蓬勃发展,吸引了一大批学者的关注,也产生了一大批优秀的研究成果,至今方兴未艾。相关研究进一步拓展了社会史的研究空间,丰富了历史、认识视角。本文主要从水利社会史的概念界定、研究范式转换、国内外研究概况以及可能的拓展空间等几个方面展开梳理,希冀对学术有所裨益。 Since the end of the last century, especially since the beginning of the new century, the research on social history of water conservancy has been thriving in the country, attracting the attention of a large number of scholars and generating a large number of excellent research results. The related research further expands the research space of social history, enriches the historical and cognitive perspectives. This paper mainly sort out the concept definition of social history of water conservancy, the paradigm shift of research paradigm, the general situation of research at home and abroad, and the possible space for further expansion. It is hoped that this will benefit academic development.