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State Motivate & Society Breed: The Rural Deliberative Democracy In China

Posted on:2011-09-22Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:P ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:1116360305998737Subject:Political Theory
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Democracy is an everlasting pursuit and also a political development goal of humanity. Since its rise, either has been seen as a revival of the traditional paradigm of democracy, or be deemed beyond the traditional theory of innovation, Deliberative Democracy has expressed people's expect and pursuit for democratic theory. Perhaps, it seems more reasonable to regard the theory of Deliberative Democracy as a revival of the traditional paradigm of democracy. However, this revival (revival of classical democracy emphasis of participation) is not a simple re-normalization, but in the process of surpassment and repair (repair of liberal democracy's shortcomings, beyond the classical ideal of democracy in the composition).For Deliberative Democracy, we can make such a simple and plain definition: Deliberative Democracy means that the free and equal citizens in political community, can achieve preferred conversion, as far as possible reach a consensus, facilitate decision-making, through extensive discussion, mutual understanding, whereby amendment each other's preference. Thus, the consensus and the decision has a clear legitimacy. At its heart is public participation, rational discussion, freedom, equality, mutual consultation, facilitate decision-making, public responsibility. It emphasizes participation, reciprocity, equality, legality, and tolerance.The core value of democracy is universal, but its meaning and operation pattern is specific. As an important form of modern democracy in China, Deliberative Democracy in China naturally has its own meaning. This implication is the core that should be distinguished from Deliberative Democracy in the West. In other words, the Western Theory of Deliberative Democracy in China, have limited applicability. Deliberative Democracy in China means that in China's basic institutional framework, all actors affected by the decision-making, around the subject of political and social life, through consultation, negotiation and discussion, to reach consensus. It stressed that the reasonableness of the consultative process, but also the result of consensus. State, political parties and social dimensions are manifestation of the democratic content of these consultations, such as the CPC-led multi-party cooperation and political consultation system, public forums, democracy Symposium hearings and so on."Democracy Discussion" is a short form of democracy in Wenling City of Zhejiang Province, which develops in villages, urban communities, and municipal government agencies in various kinds of democratic communication, decision-making council, communication seminars, hearings and other major events. As a democratic form in villages, "Democracy Discussion" is mainly due to the growing popular demand for democracy and the local officials who on behalf of the state to promote democracy and innovation efforts. It is the essential show of Chinese practice of Deliberative Democracy in the countryside. To this end, the paper shows this important practice, and explains its power, mechanism, value and trend of the Deliberative Democracy in rural China, and on this basis to further explore a new model for rural development in China, through analyzing Deliberative Democracy and analytical framework of state and society, basing on the practice of Wenling practice.From Wenling practice, we can see it is the result of the state and society, country-driving and social developin is typical general to its growth, development and characteristics. Further, we can use the "state-led and interactive institutional change hypothesis" to describe Wenling practice. This hypothesis, not evade the State and its representatives-the government's guiding role, nor ignore the social role. It emphasizes the mutual cooperation, and these subjects are not single, but multiple. State-led means that the State give full play to the guiding and regulating role. Multi-party means that actors are diverse, open, rather than a single, closed; interaction means that innovative practice play a guiding role in promoting the role of government and social forcesFrom Wenling democratic practice, we can get a short definition for rural deliberative democracy, it is in China's rural political, economic and social life, all actors affected by the decision-making, such as the rural population (with NPC deputies, CPPCC members, private entrepreneurs and other rural elites, and ordinary villagers), party and government officials, emigrants, so as far as possible on issues of common interest to reach consensus on a democratic forms of governance, by the mass participation in public affairs, through direct participation in deliberations, discussions or consultations way to start a positive, rational communication and communication, mutual understanding and mutual concession. To elaborate further, it is essentially a political consultation in rural pattern, is the growing cooperative democracy in China rural areas, an important platform for the exchange of information between officials and the public, an important channel for rural popular, an important form of management of public affairs for rural people.The deliberate subject, deliberate object, deliberate field, t deliberate process, deliberate methods and results of the deliberation is the six core element of rural deliberative democracy practice. Public consultation, rational communication and preferences is the inner system of rural deliberative democracy practice.Based on the perspective of democracy, we find that the deliberative democracy practice in Wenling shows a clear-cut democratic value. This is reflected in five areas:opening up new space for democracy in rural areas, promote the modernization of rural democracy, promote the orderly public participation in village democracy, consolidating the social foundation of rural democracy, and promote positive interaction between the government and citizens. However, the in-depth analysis, we can also find its limits, such as who will implement and monitor the process of organizational decision-making in earnest talk is more appropriate? How to promote democracy and deliberative democracy voting organic integration? How can make the Government's impetus for innovation lasting? How to further improve the operation of technology?In this rich and lively democratic practice, the state and society in the interaction contributed to the development of the practice, in turn, the state and society achieve a win-win democratic practice. To a certain extent, the deliberative democracy practice in Wenling strongly optimizes the village governance structure, and thus further reevaluates that to build democracy and cooperative governance model in rural is a rational choice to promote rural development.The rural deliberative democracy practice in Wenling is not a solitary practice. It has been paid attention to scholars and gradually been referred by others. However, any "copy" the democratic practice, we must take into account:whether they have the appropriate foundation and conditions. The growth and development of democratic practices is based on a certain basis and conditions. Only with the corresponding basis and conditions, the deliberative democracy practice can take root and sprout.
Keywords/Search Tags:Deliberative democracy, Democracy Discussion, state, society, rural deliberative democracy, governance
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