网络议型民主:概念、功能与平衡

Network Deliberative Democracy:Concepts,Functions,and the Balance

“网络议型民主”是一个具有整合性与通用性的新概念,适应了网络政治实践的要求。网络议型民主是以“议”为核心、贯穿整个网络生态过程的个议民主,并且带动了其他衍生性民主的发展。网络议型民主有其优势和不足:优势体现在其起点、过程、结果各个阶段始终以公平正义为取向;不足在于议而不决、议而不行、议大难小、议事难成、议情驱动极化等方面。促进网络议型民主健康发展,需要加强公共话题议程设置和权利保障机制建设,防止网络技术滥用,为其提供具有操作性的法律和制度保障。

“Network Deliberative Democracy”is a comprehensive and universal concept that meets the requirements of online political practice.Network Deliberative Democracy is a kind of individual democracy with“deliberation”as its core,which runs through the entire network ecological process,and leads to the development of other derivative democracies.Network Deliberative Democracy has its strengths and weaknesses.Its strengths lie in its orientation towards fairness and justice throughout the stages of initiation,process,and outcome;its weaknesses include deliberation without decision-making,deliberation without action,the challenge of deliberating on major issues versus minor ones,difficulty in achieving deliberative outcomes,and the polarization driven by emotional discussions.Promoting the healthy development of Network Deliberative Democracy requires strengthening the setting of public agenda topics,constructing mechanisms for safeguarding rights,preventing the misuse of network technology,and providing operational legal and institutional safeguards.