公民政策参与的功能分析

公民政策参与是指公民参与和影响公共政策过程的行为和活动。公民政策参与对于实现民主价值、保障公民权利,维护和增强政府合法性,保证政策的科学制定和顺利执行,保证政策的公共价值和提高公共服务的品质和效能等方面都有重要的积极意义。但公民政策参与并不必然对所有方面的政策问题解决都带来积极的效果,它也可能会使政策的质量、成本、利益取向以及政府效率和权威方面产生问题。重要的是要把握好“度”,尽可能地因势利导,使其扬长避短。

Analysis on Function of Citizen Policy Participation

The citizen policy participation refers to a kind of behavior and activity that citizens participate and influence public policies.It is of important and positive significance to realize the democratic values,protect civil rights,maintain and enhance the government's legitimacy,guarantee scientific policy-making and smooth implementation,guarantee the public value of policy,enhance the quality and effectiveness of public services,and so on.Nevertheless,it isn't inevitable that the citizen policy participation will completely settle down all problems of policy.Otherwise,the citizen policy participation may be able to bring some new problems,such as the quality of policy,the cost of policy,the choice of interest,the effectiveness and authority of government.Therefore,it is important to develop its strong points and avoid its weaknesses.