公民社会与协商民主的内在逻辑

The Internal Logic of Civil Society and Deliberative Democracy

为更好地发展民主,可借鉴一些西方的民主理论。公民社会是国家与社会良性互动的中介,而协商民主则充当了国家与社会良性互动的工具,民主政治就是两者的契合点所在。从公民社会的视角看,民主政治是公民本位的回归;从协商理论的视角看,民主政治是保障政策合法性的根本制度,两个理论对政治的挑战,决定了民主的必要性。为了实现民主政治多向度的"前进",成熟的市民社会是必须和健全的协商民主相结合,实现二者的良性互动。

In order to better develop democracy,theories on democracy in the West can be referred.The civil society is an intermediary of favorable interactions between the state and the society;deliberative democracy is a tool between them,and democracy is a common point between them.From the perspective of civil society,democracy is a citizen-based regression;from the perspective of deliberative democracy,democracy is the fundamental guarantee policy of political system.The two theories＇ challenge to politics determines the necessity of democracy.In order to achieve the multi-directional advancement of democracy,the combination and interaction between a mature civil society and a sound deliberative democracy is necessary.