The Study Of Songjiaoren Political Thoughts

Democratic constitutionalism is the important symbol of the political modernization,and it is also the ultimate goal for the people with lofty ideals in modern China. As one ofthe earliest pioneers of democratic constitutionalism, Song Jiaoren formed a systematicthought on democratic constitutionalism in the process of leading bourgeois revolutionand constructing bourgeois democratic republic.The backgrounds of the Song Jiaoren's political thoughts include two parts, which ispolitical and social conditions. On the one hand, the unrest society in the late QingDynasty is the principal aspect in political condition. On the other hand, the socialbackground contains the spread of western democratic ideas to China mainland, thefoundation of new school, and increasingly radical social climate. The development ofSong Jiaoren's political thoughts can be divided into two stages. In the late Qing Dynasty,Song Jiaoren criticized the preparing constitutionalism of Qing Dynasty strongly. Hedevoted himself to study western political system. In the early Republic of China, hededicated himself to the construction of democratic republic. Song Jiaoren's politicalthoughts include legal thought, responsibility cabinet thought and party political thought.Legal thought contains decentralized power thought and civil rights thought. Theresponsibility cabinet thought is the core of Song Jiaoren's political thought. The partypolitical thought is the inheritance and development of his responsibility cabinet thought.It is also the ideal form of government organization. Song Jiaoren's political thought hasthree characters that are nationality, strong civil rights thought and distinct practicalness.Song Jiaoren's political thought has some limitations. For example he can't understand theChina's national conditions correctly, and his party thought has bourgeois nature.Looked from historical development, Song Jiaoren's political thoughts conform tothe trend of the times. Therefore, studying Song Jiaoren's political thoughtssystematacially can provide rich historical information that helps us to investigate theparliamentary politics development in modern china. It can also enrich china's democraticconstitutionalism thought. Song Jiaoren's legal thought have an enlightening role on today's socialist legal construction.