A Research On Transformation Of Rural Public Space

As a product of society from the state, public space is the platform of state and society interactive,which developed in the different context that shaped by the different contrast power between state and society. In this field, the multiple subjects from the state and society work together and make effect on the construction of rural social. Based on the method of field study, this paper has reviewed the process of Song Village public space transformation and analyzed the social structure of public space, in order to form the analysis mode of rural public space, meanwhile, proclaim that how the power of development shape the rural public space and how the reflexivity of peasant relect on this kind of shaping.The first part illustrates the origin of research, the relevant literature review, research design and methods, etc. During the30years of reform and opening up, the transformation of Song Village shows in three levels:from the political society to the economical society; from cohesive family to diversify family; from a member’s identity to peasant identity. The transformation of village organization and the peasant lifestyle brought the constranction of traditional rural public space.The second part illustrates the transation of public space from two aspects.In longitudinal diachronic aspect, this article specify the public space from the consumption, political, social and entertainment dimensions. The analysison on the four types of public space aim to interprete the different types of public space in the evolution process of the longitudinal profile. Four types of public space are affected by state and market power in different extent, and thus presents the modernization qualities, such as commercialization, utilitarian,urbanization,privaliazation.In horizontal synchronic aspects, this part analyzes the internal structure of Song Village public space. In the equalitable, open public space, the division of gender and labor outline the invisible boundary of public space and divided public space into different interactive platform. In the perspective of political economics, this part analyze the process of public space,which shaped by village committee, the followers of power, which influences the participation and expression of farmers.The third part illustrates that in the process of rural public space transformation, the subject of public space is not a blind follower, unconscious behavior of peansant shape the public space. In the process of modernization,the individual experience two kinds of encounter:on the one hand, the development suppress people, on the other hand, the individual self consciousness grows. Participation and express consciousness of peasant will be fully developed in the process of individualization. In the interests of the individual peasant form the public space of the production, public activities in the private space, and spontaneous public activities.The last part is the conclusion of the paper. Developmentalism including pragmatism and materialism take the rural public space as a means, rather than the development goals. The public space service the management and the development of economy. As the subject of public space peasant become forgotten one in public space. Reflexivity power break limit of the public space on the microcosmic and edge level, which set by the gender, class, power, that promote the public space to be democratized.After the reform and opening, the tranfomation of rural public space present that from mechanical, militarized unity to the private, commercial public space, which is under the modern power of state and market, that the peasant experiencing the individualization and the reflexivity rendering of the erosion of public life. Diversified and individual rural public space inclusive the farmer’s different voice, bear the weight of the public life of the village and common faith, also present the integration, endogenous, and culture, which emphasized by the new concept of development. That farmers rearrangement and maintain public space shows a kind of self care consciousness, which is criticism of the developmentalism.