About the Authors
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Topic selection and its significance
1.1.1 Research background
1.1.2 Theoretic value and practical meaning of the research
1.2 Several related concepts and theories
1.2.1 On democracy
1.2.2 Citizens and subjects
1.2.3 Political participation in three modes of democracy
1.3 Research ideas and methods
1.3.1 Research ideas
1.3.2 Research methods
1.4 The basic structure of the book
Chapter 2 From Election to Governance: New Development of Grassroots Democracy in Zhejiang Province
2.1 The development of local democracy in China since the reform and opening-up
2.2 The development course of democracy at the grassroots level in Zhejiang
2.3 Innovation practice of democratic governance at the grassroots level in Zhejiang in recent years
2.3.1 Innovation on democratic governance at the grassroots level in rural areas
2.3.2 Innovation of democratic governance in urban communities
2.3.3 Development of industry and social organizations
2.3.4 Television governance, Internet and new forms of citizen participation
2.4 System changes and formation of the local democratic governance mechanism
2.4.1 The objective demand of social development is a necessary condition for system change
2.4.2 The realistic difficulties of local governance provide an opportunity for system innovation
2.4.3 Innovation motive force and system supply of local governments are the guarantee of the system change
2.5 Value and significance of democratic governance innovation at the grassroots level in Zhejiang
2.5.1 Innovation of democratic governance at the grassroots level
is an important motive force to promote local development
and social stability
2.5.2 Innovation of democratic governance at the grassroots
level is the practice of people's democratic idea in
contemporary China
2.5.3 Development of democracy at the grassroots level in China "one step ahead".
Chapter 3 Democratic Consultation: Deliberative Democracy and Local Public Policy
3.1 Wenling's democratic consultation: Deliberative democracy in local governance
3.1.1 Background introduction
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Chapter 4 Hearing: Interest Expression and Interest Integration Mechanism
Chapter 5 "Our Round Table Meeting": TV Political Consulation and Public Consultation
Chapter 6 Citizen Participation Platform on Internet
Chapter 7 Zhejiang Experience in Promoting Orderly Public Political Participation and Its Value
Chapter 8 Summary and Discussion
Bibliography
Postscript

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 analyzes 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.