论公民社会在我国的兴起及特色性构建

ON DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN CHINA AND ITS CONSTRUCTION WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS

公民社会是我国从传统向现代转型的标志之一。近年来,随着我国社会主义市场经济的建立和逐步完善、民主政治的发展以及社会主义和谐社会的建设,公民社会成为理论界关注的热点问题。公民社会的涵义经历了从古希腊到现代的历史演变,现代公民社会的构成既包括结构要素,也包括文化内涵,从这两方面来看公民社会在我国已经兴起;但与西方相区别的是我国公民社会具有中国特色,包括政府主导、植根于我国特殊的制度环境和民族文化背景以及不成熟性等;我国公民社会的发展不能完全依靠其自发演进,人为构建是非常必要的。

Civil society is a symbol of China's transition from tradition to modernization.In recent years,with the establishment and development of market economy,the development of socialist democratic politics and the construction of the socialist harmonious society,the study of civil society has become a heated issue in the theoretical circle.The concept of civil society has undergone evolution through history from ancient Greek to the modern time.Modern civil society consists of structural elements as well as cultural connotation.Therefore,judging from the two above aspects,we can see that civil society is being formed in China.Different from western countries,civil society in our country is symbolized by Chinese characteristics,including government-orientation,specific system and national culture as well as immaturity.Therefore,the development of civil society in our country cannot be dependent on self-evolution.It is necessary to construct it consciously.