清末上海地方自治与合法性

The Local Autonomy and Its Legitimacy in Shanghai of the Late Qing Dynasty

上海地方自治是清末地方政治实践的一个亮点。民间士绅的自治诉求得到了官方的回应,二者合为一流,成为自治最初的合法性来源。自治实践和选举模式将普通民众纳入自治范围中,从而得到他们的有力支持,成为上海自治合法性的后续资源。正是由于具有深厚的合法性支撑,才使上海自治获得了制衡官方的力量。

The local autonomy of Shanghai was a highlight of local political practice in the late Qing Dynasty. This paper discusses some legal resources of Shanghai autonomy from four parts that include public appealing, official support, good appearance, and election model. The autonomic appealing from civil gentry met with an official response and combined with each other, thus becoming initial legitimate resources of autonomy. The autonomic practice and the election model brought the public into line with autonomy and got their powerful support, thus becoming subsequent valid resources of Shanghai autonomy. Just due to the in - depth legal support, Shanghai autonomy got a power to balance the official influence.