民主何以“全过程”?--全过程人民民主的元论题及其系统性解读

What is the“Whole-Process”Democracy?--The Meta-thesis of the Whole-Process People’s Democracy and Its Systematic Interpretation

全过程人民民主是民主质态的调适与升级,也是中国特色社会主义民主持续发展的重要指向。比之于其他层面展开的讨论,“民主何以全过程”这一视点构成了发展全过程人民民主的“元论题”。就结构要素而言,全过程人民民主之“全”的形成动力不止一端,包括以民主集中制为精髓的实践原则、“党的领导”“人民当家作主”“依法治国”三者相结合的经验铺陈、由人民知情权、参与权、表达权、监督权构成的权利聚合,以及通过民主选举、民主协商、民主决策、民主管理、民主监督相链接的程序展演。从整体性层面来讲,这些现实要素是系统解答人民民主过程之“全”的重要内容,也是持续走好中国式政治现代化道路、助力人类政治文明新形态的宝贵经验。

Whole-process people’s democracy is the adjustment and upgrading of democratic quality,and it is also an important direction for the sustainable development of socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics.Compared with the discussion at other levels,the viewpoint of“what is the whole-process democracy”constitutes the“meta-thesis”of the whole process of developing people’s democracy.In terms of structural elements,the“wholeness”in the whole-process people’s democracy comes from more than one motive force:the practical principle with democratic centralism as the essence,the experience of the combination of“the leadership of the Party”,“the people being the masters of the country”and“the rule of law”,the right aggregation composed of the people’s right to know,the right to participate,the right to express,and the right to supervise,as well as the procedure performance through democratic election,democratic consultation,democratic decision-making,and democratic management and democratic supervision which are linked to each other.From the perspective of integrity,these practical elements are the important content of the“wholeness”of the people’s democratic process,and also the valuable experience of continuing to follow the path of Chinese-style political modernization and helping the new form of human political civilization.