地震灾害风险是中国社会可能遭遇的重大风险之一，地震灾害产生的社会风险具有显著的风险社会特征，本文从风险社会理论的视角分析了全国地震重点监视防御区制度的作用。文中梳理并整理了全国地震重点监视防御区的概念、确定的过程、全国地震重点监视防御区制度的内涵与建构过程，并以此为基础分析了全国地震重点监视防御区制度对控制我国重大社会风险的作用。本文认为，应在风险社会理论的指导下不断完善全国地震重点监视防御区制度，并将之贯彻到政府改革和社会治理的各个环节。

Abstract Earthquake-risk，as a typical social risk，is one of the most important risks in the modem Chinese society． This study gave definitions of the earthquake mitigation institution in the National Significant Seismic Monitoring and Protection Regions，described the formation history of its concept，investigated the connotations and the development of the institutions，and analyzed the role of it in controlling social risks caused by earthquakes． Finally，we gave recommendations that the institutions should be further improved under the application of social risk theory，and should be also considered as well as applied in the government reforming and social governance．

国家社科基金重大项目“全国地震重点监视防御区制度实施现状、成效及对策研究”(11＆ZD054)资助