民族地区传统社会组织的现代转型及其法治保障--以广西罗城仫佬族“冬”组织为例

THE MODERN TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS IN ETHNIC AREA AND ITS LEGAL GUARANTEE: TAKING THE “DONG” ORGANIZATION OF THE MULAM IN LUOCHENG,GUANGXI AS AN EXAMPLE

21世纪以来,缘于政策和法治环境愈加宽松,同时应民族地区乡村治理的急迫需求,中华人民共和国成立后逐渐消隐的民族地区传统社会组织得以创造性转化。转化后的民族地区新型社会组织日渐成为乡村治理现代化的有力推手,其存在及运行的社会功效十分明显,但是这些新型社会组织在发展过程中却遭遇着因法律地位不明确而出现合法性受质疑,因治理结构不完善而带来公信力不足等诸多障碍,必须经由法治手段才能保障其健康发展,促使其做大做强。

The traditional social organizations that disappear gradually after the establishment of the People＇ s Republic of China have been transformed creatively due to the policy adjustment and loose legal environment and the urgent requirement of rural governance in minority area since entering the 21st century. The new social organizations are becoming a powerful force of modernization of rural governance, as shown from the social function of their existence and operation. Nonetheless, these new social organizations are encountering obstacles such as the legitimacy is questioned due to the indefinite legal status, the insufficient credibility resulted from the imperfect governance structure in the process of development. It requires ways of ＂ruling of law＂ to guarantee its sound develooment.