Political and Cultural Analysis of Rural Grassroots Democracy (Suzhou Model)

Author: Yu Yulan
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book elaborates on political culture theory and China's village self-governance system, with a focus on analyzing the political culture of ordinary villagers in the process of grassroots democratic construction in rural areas of southern Jiangsu, represented by Tanqiu Village. It clarifies the process, overall characteristics, and impact of political cultural changes influencing China's rural democratic development, and attempts to provide a rough outlook on the direction and future of rural political cultural transformation. The research argument is demonstrated through an examination of the political theoretical foundation of grassroots democratic construction currently underway in China, its alignment with the mainstream of contemporary cultural direction, and the similarities and differences in political theoretical foundations and nature. The research content involves the interactive relationships between historical, economic, political, social, and cultural resources external to the village and internal village resources, all influenced by political culture, during the process of moving toward village self-governance. The research focus is on the process, characteristics, and significance of village self-governance, which are reflected through the interactive relationship between the state and rural society against the backdrop of political culture since the reform and opening-up.