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Citizens' Participation In Urban Governance From The Perspective Of Deliberative Democracy

Posted on:2019-05-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2346330542993597Subject:Administrative Management
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With the deficiency of representative democracy causing the attention of the western ideological circles,the academic circles developed the theory of deliberative democracy in inheriting direct democracy and focusing on the deficiency of representative democracy.Urban governance is the development of traditional urban management in a difficult situation and the city's higher requirements for governance.It is an extension of the legality of urban management and requires more extensive citizen participation and collaboration.The introduction of deliberative democracy into China was relatively late,but after the founding of our country,we developed a unique form of deliberative democracy--the political consultation mechanism.Under the circumstances of increasingly complex urban governance,only by perfecting the citizen participation mechanism in the deliberative democracy of the city and perfecting the citizens' participation ability and foundation can we improve the level of citizen participation and the effectiveness of urban governance.In theory,urban governance is directly related to the process of urban economic development and urbanization.The participation of citizens in urban governance is conducive to increasing the legitimacy of policies,expanding the scope of urban residents to participate in urban public affairs,further improving citizens'participation in urban governance mechanisms,and fully coordinating parties.Benefits ensure the balanced development of the city.With the awakening of civil rights consciousness,establishing a sound citizen participation mechanism can effectively play the role of deliberative democracy in urban governance,enhance the level of urban consultation governance,fully mobilize the enthusiasm of citizens to participate in urban governance,and ensure the promotion of deliberative democracy in society.In practice,the urban environment is also conducive to the practice of deliberative democracy.Hearings,citizen forums and other forms of citizen participation have played a role in urban governance.They have also played a role in deliberative democracy and expanded the practice model of deliberative democracy.Although China's citizens have participated in urban governance,some progress has been made,and citizens' participation in power has steadily increased,and the number of participating channels has increased.However,there are still many problems in practice that hinder consultation participation.For example,the public opinion expression mechanism is limited,the negotiation process is in a formal form,and the negotiation decision mechanism is not transparent.The lack of an effective reconsideration mechanism and the ambiguous attitude of the government toward consultations have led to a series of difficulties such as low level of consultation,lack of participation of citizens,content decentralization,limited access channels,unstable negotiation effectiveness,and lack of effective supervision and accountability mechanisms.By summarizing the current practical experience of citizens'participation in urban governance and analyzing the reasons behind the predicament,we finally propose targeted countermeasures,such as creating an open and transparent government environment,improving citizens' participation mechanisms,raising the level of citizen participation,strengthening the rule of law,and building urban governance.Smart cities,constructing a consultative governance performance evaluation system,innovating multiple cooperation mechanisms,nurturing non-governmental organizations,clarifying government functions,establishing regional coordination mechanisms,and establishing an overall consultative governance system.
Keywords/Search Tags:Deliberative democracy, Urban governance, Citizen Participation
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