公民社会与协商民主的内在逻辑

为更好地发展民主,可借鉴一些西方的民主理论。公民社会是国家与社会良性互动的中介,而协商民主则充当了国家与社会良性互动的工具,民主政治就是两者的契合点所在。从公民社会的视角看,民主政治是公民本位的回归;从协商理论的视角看,民主政治是保障政策合法性的根本制度,两个理论对政治的挑战,决定了民主的必要性。为了实现民主政治多向度的＂前进＂,成熟的市民社会是必须和健全的协商民主相结合,实现二者的良性互动。

The Internal Logic of Civil Society and Deliberative Democracy

In order to better develop democracy,theories on democracy in the West can be referred.The civil society is an intermediary of favorable interactions between the state and the society;deliberative democracy is a tool between them,and democracy is a common point between them.From the perspective of civil society,democracy is a citizen-based regression;from the perspective of deliberative democracy,democracy is the fundamental guarantee policy of political system.The two theories＇ challenge to politics determines the necessity of democracy.In order to achieve the multi-directional advancement of democracy,the combination and interaction between a mature civil society and a sound deliberative democracy is necessary.