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Studien On The Grass-roofs Deliberative Democracy In China Under The Perspective Of Life-style

Posted on:2018-01-22Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J Y ZhongFull Text:PDF
GTID:2346330518491133Subject:Political Theory
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The practice and development of grass-roots deliberative democracy in China has made the people's democratic principle more fully and more effectively manifested and implemented, and promoting the democracy to become a daily life-style for the people. Based on the perspective of life-style, the study of deliberative democracy at the grass-roots level in China will help all members of society to develop a deliberative democratic way of living and promote the comprehensive development of human beings.Chinese deliberative democracy at the grass-roots level is the process of dialogue, discussion and negotiation of the broad masses of people to seek social consensus. It has the characteristics of individualization of deliberative body, materialization of deliberative content, diversification of deliberative form and lifelization of deliberative space. By tracing the origin of political thought,we can draw the inherent logical relationship between the deliberative democracy and the way of life. As a logical origin of deliberative democracy, life-style provides a direct basis for the rise of deliberative democracy, provides a basic impetus for the promotion of deliberative democracy,provides a specific dimension for the evaluation of deliberative democracy,provides a realistic path for the development of deliberative democracy. While deliberative democracy is the expression of the way of life.The grass-roots deliberative democracy in China is facing a series of realistic challenge and practical predicament in the process of development. Based on the perspective of life-style, the grass-roots deliberative democracy in China faces four aspects of realistic challenge: the social diversification challenged the premise of grass-roots deliberative democracy, the social inequality challenged the foundation of grass-roots deliberative democracy; the limitations of participation challenged the universality of grass-roots deliberative democracy, the limited rationality of subject challenged the institutionalization of grass-roots deliberative democracy. In addition, since the people ignore the importance and value of lifestyle for deliberative democracy, and are not able to understand issues from the perspective of life-style, some predicament of the deliberative democracy in the process of practice emerge, including the narrowness of deliberative outcome,the elitization of the deliberative body, the emptiness of the deliberative procedure, and indifference towards deliberation.Therefore, it is necessary to explore the development path of grass-roots deliberative democracy in China based on human life and from a valuable perspective of people's life-style.First of all, we must adhere to the four general principles. We must adhere to the people-oriented,and ensure that the grass-roots deliberative democracy based on the life-style of people. We must according to local conditions, choosing grass-roots deliberative democratic methods which are suited to the needs of different life-style. We must adhere to the interaction of theory and practice,looking for the vitality of grass-roots deliberative democracy in the way of real life. We must adhere to the convergence of history and the future, exploring the Cultural Genes of Grass-roots deliberative democracy in a unique life-style. Secondly, it is necessary to formulate targeted specific strategies, such as developing and expanding diversified channels of democratic participation and platform of deliberative dialogue to ensure the tolerance of grass-roots deliberative democracy, using righteous democratic safeguards procedures and deliberative operation techniques to maintain the coordination of grass-roots deliberative democracy,implementing institutional mechanisms that link the overall democratic system and local consultative resources to promote the breadth of grass-roots deliberative democracy, cultivating life-style that infiltrate a democratic atmosphere and deliberative culture to achieve the long-term efficiency of grass-roots deliberative democracy. Finally,in terms of practical action,we need ensure the right way of grass-roots deliberative democratic life-style by means of national guidance, activate the positive energy of grass-roots deliberative democratic life-style by means of social cooperation, inherit essence of grass-roots deliberative democratic life-style by means of civil participation, and to achieve benign interaction and diversified integration of the three dimensions of action.
Keywords/Search Tags:Deliberative Democracy, Life-style, Grass-roots Democracy, Deliberative Culture, Collaborative Governance
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