Conflict, As The Threshold Network Opinion Research

In recent years, with the popularity and development of the Internet, the Internet public opinion is playing more and more important role in public sphere. Although the rapid development of Internet public opinion has aroused the attention of the government, in fact, the coping mechanism of government is not really adapt to the pace of Internet public opinion. Given the Internet public opinion has been developing rapidly, trying to explore the most scientific coping mechanism will be an issue which has both the theoretical and practical significance.The main contents of paper are as follows:In the preface, the research background, the research situation, research methods and main innovation points are put forward. Meanwhile, the key concept"Internet public opinion"and the"conflict"are defined well. Those work above is well prepared for the next expounds and analyses.In the first part, the paper analyzes Lewis Coser's Social conflict function theory from two facets, which provides theoretical basis for the analysis of Internet public opinion. Coser's Social conflict theory can be divided into the main function of social conflicts and influence factors of social conflict function. Among them, there are four main functions of social conflicts, that is, external conflicts can make polymerization and alliance; internal conflict can enhance identification and unity; act as "social relief valve"; stimulating "new rules". The factors affecting social conflict function mainly include social conflict types, social structure of rigid degree, participants personified level of participation, participants of the organizational structure and the lifting degree of conflict itself etc. .In the second part, from the perspective of the Social conflict function theory, the paper expounds the background and process of Internet public opinion. Firstly, since the reform and opening in China, mild external contradictions have weakened the originally close relationship between government and the public. Secondly, the government leading transformation has put the public and government on different sides. Thirdly, the retardation of political institutional is unable to absorb the rapid demands of public's political participation produced by the conflicts referred above. Then, the rise of the Internet just becomes the bearing platform for the need of the public's political participation, which transforms the public in political participation to netizens. As a result, the public opinion takes the form of internet public opinion. Intercoursing with the government and continuous criticism of its renegade, the common sense of internet public opinion has been well shaped. Then, the conflict between internet public opinion and government has eventually formed.In the third part, through the generating process of internet public opinion and Social conflict function theory, the paper discusses the characteristics of internet public opinion. First, the internet public opinion is generated from conflicts, so it has inherent characteristic of justice; Second, netizens in the internet public opinion is personified, which determines persistent appeals; Third, the netizens are made up of individuals, this makes unit flexible; Fourth, internet public opinion is shaped in conflict, which also decides it develops in conflict and shows the stronger tenacity.In the fourth part, according to the characteristics of internet public opinion, the paper expounds the challenges faced by the government in response to internet public opinion. The justice of internet public opinion asks the government's sincere attitude in coping to the internet public opinion; The persistence of netizens'appeals demands that the government should deal with the concerned problems of internet public opinion well; The flexibility of the unit makes it difficult for the government to guide internet public opinion; The tenacity of internet public opinion finally decides the government's management validity of internet public opinion.In the fifth part, in accordance with the above discussion, the paper has finally put forward scientific strategies responding to internet public opinion from four levels. First, converting conflict subjects and actively standing aside with the public. At this level, the government should first correct understanding of internet public opinion and then fully response and respect internet public opinion in disposing of internet public opinion incidents; Besides, the government should establish dedicated web site to supervise the disposing process of internet public opinion events. Governments at all levels have the responsibility to establish open and transparent platform for politics by internet. Second, spreading conflicts and cultivating the open and pluralistic civil society. Third, polymerizing parties in conflicts and making full use of external contradictions. Fourth, fundamentally eliminating conflicts of soil and practically resolving domestic contradictions.At the end of the paper, more emphasis is put on the importance of Internet public opinion to government. Although the rise of internet public opinion provides opportunity to enhance the credibility of our government, it still poses big challenges to our government.