Reflections on Village Planning Path from the Perspective of Participatory Planning

In this study,through village planning practice,we sorted out relevant theories and research foundations,constructed and optimized the participatory planning path of villages,and proposed institutional conditions for upgrading the main status of villagers.It is recommended to understand the working mode of villages,improve the participation ability of villagers,improve the expression of planning,strengthen the planning feedback link,and truly improve the villagers’participation awareness and ability on the basis of legislative authorization and government empowerment.

Challenges of ＂Semi-Urbanization＂ to Village Democracy in China

This article analyzes the impact of urbanization on village democracy in China. The ＂economic absorption and social exclusion＂ of semiurbanization path has attracted rural residents to cities. These people participate in the urban economy just as a factor of production （labor） without enjoying the rights that urban citizens（xfiUagers） have. This urbanization path and population mobility has had a profound influence on rural democracy in China. On the one hand, large numbers of young people have left; the traditional villages in central and western China, which are characterized by population output（ many even move with their entire families）, causing the villages to lose their political elite while the interaction chain between villagers has been shortened and social trust in the villages has been weakened, thereby giving rise to a low quality of rural democracy. On the other hand, large numbers of migrant workers have flocked into the urbanized villages in eastern China, which are characterized by population input, and these people far outnumber local residents. Migrant workers are excluded from rural democracy and the governance structure. This local citizenship based on the household registration system restricts the inclusiveness of village democracy.