当前中国公民的协商参与:以制度性政治参与为视角

The Contemporary Consultative Participation of China's Citizens——from the Perspective of Institutional Political Participation

制度性政治参与是衡量一个国家民主发展的重要指标。协商民主是社会主义民主政治的重要组成部分。当前中国对公民的协商参与的制度性规定在宏观国家层面、中观社会层面和微观基层层面都有相应的规定。但公民协商参与的实践表明:协商参与的实践主要是以人民政协为平台,各民主党派和社会团体的参与;普通公民的协商参与程度较弱,协商参与的政治效能感较低;协商参与的程序的科学性和制度性还有待加强。

Institutional political participation is an important index of democracy development. Consultative democracy is an important part of China＇ s socialist democracy. The rules and regulations of consultative participation has covered the institutions from macroscopic, middle and microcosmic view. While the practices of consultative participation suggest that there are still some problems. Most of the subjects of consultative participation are political parties and social groups. The common citizens＇ level of involvement is low and their sense of political efficacy is weak. The scientific and institutional level of consultative participation procedure needs to be enhanced.