网络传媒对协商民主的影响

Network Media's Impacts on Deliberative Democracy

在网络时代,网络传媒的运用,给协商民主的实现赋予了无限可能,提供了种种便利,它克服了传统公共领域中协商民主所存在的弊端,如话语权被掌握在少数人手中,也展示出了强大的生命力,引发了强烈的反响,使社会大众在更自由、更理性的协商基础上达成了共识。从协商民主的内涵入手,分析了网络传媒对协商民主的积极影响和消极作用,提出了完善网络环境下协商民主的对策和建议。

In the network era, the use of network media gives infinite possibility and provides a va-riety of conveniences for the realization of the deliberative democracy. It overcomes the traditional weakness of the deliberative democracy in the public domain, such as voice controlled in the hands of a few people. It also shows strong vitality and causes strong repercussion which enables the public to reach a consensus on a more freedom and more rational negotiation basis. This article started from the definition of the deliberative democracy and then analyzed the network medias positive and negative impacts on deliberative democracy. Some countermeasures and suggestions were proposed to improve deliberative democracy in the network environment.