网络化政治参与的特点、双面效应及其应对

Characteristics,Positive and Negative Effects of Political Participation via Internet and Correspondant Measures to be Adopted

研究了网络政治参与具有平等的参与主体、自由的参与空间、低成本的参与手段、虚拟的参与身份等特点,指出改善政治参与的途径和手段、激发公众的参与热情、扩大政治参与规模、提高网民的政治社会化程度和促进政府工作的廉洁高效是其积极方面;政治参与的信息不可靠、引发政治体系的合法性危机和新的社会不平等是其消极方面。因此,要从参与机制、参与者素质、参与文化和政府作用等方面来完善和推动我国的网络化政治参与。

Political participation via the intemet is characterized by the equal participators, the free participating space, the cheap participating means and the virtual identity, and it functions as a double-edged sword. It can upgrade the political participation channels and means, arouse the public interest in participation, expand the political participation scale, increase the degree of citizens＇ politicization of society, and promote the uncorruptness and efficiency of the government Nevertheless, the political participation via the Internet creates the incredibility of information, the crisis about the legality of the political system, and the new social inequality. Therefore, political participation via the Internet should be further developed in such aspects as participating mechanism, participators＇ capabilities, the cultures invorved, and the role of the government.