Political Participation and Institutional Innovation

The participation of citizens in democratic politics serves as an indicator to measure a country's development, its political modernization and political civilization.

To promote citizens' political participation, it is important to have them participate extensively in local governance and exercise their constitutional rights. This book analyses Zhejiang's experience in democratic consultation, hearing, people's proposal solicitation system, television and Internet political consultation, official and citizen dialogue on government websites. It studies how common people can actively participate in politics and manage the public affairs of the country through institutionalized ways and means.
Contents: IntroductionFrom Election to Governance: New Development of Grassroots Democracy in Zhejiang ProvinceDemocratic Consultation: Deliberative Democracy and Local Public PolicyHearing: Interest Expression and Interest Integration Mechanism'Our Round Table Meeting': TV Political Consultation and Public ConsultationCitizen Participation Platform on InternetZhejiang Experience in Promoting Orderly Public Political Participation and Its ValueSummary and Discussion
Readership: Academics, policy-makers, undergraduate and graduate students interested in China's regional development.Political Participation;Citizen;Democracy00