Political democracy and group mentality

Author: Huang Jianguang
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This series of books includes essays and monographs. Both the authors and editors strive to achieve a combination of theory and practice, as well as a combination of normative analysis and empirical analysis, under the guidance of the stance, viewpoints, and methods of Marxism, and under the spirit of the "16th National Congress." Through the study of China's political reform strategies and government innovation approaches, it serves the construction of socialist political civilization in China.
Democracy is a form of collective behavior. It is fundamentally governed by collective mentality and develops accordingly, yet the final outcome often deviates significantly from its initial intentions. Collective mentality is a psychological state and mechanism distinct from the mindset and mechanisms people experience when alone. In this unique state and mechanism, human rationality and intellect tend to approach zero. This is a primal and fundamental state of human beings, one that evolves alongside human development and the development of human society.
This book attempts to explore the collective mentality within democracy, aiming to contribute to the political democratization efforts in our country.