Wang Changjiangg gj g

Central Party School of CPC, China

intra-party democracy in CPC:present and future

♦ the motivation for the development of intra-party democracy

♦ the development of the CPC's intra-party♦ the development of the CPC s intra party democracy

♦ th t f th CPC' i t t♦ the prospect of the CPC's intra-party democracy

1. the motivation for the development of intra-pparty democracy

● the desire to increase the party's political legitimacylegitimacy

● the pressure from the development of the k tmarket economy

● innovative impulses from the local and primary-level organizations

1. the motivation for the development of intra-pparty democracy

● the desire to increase the party's political legitimacylegitimacy

♦ the transformation from a revolutionary party into li ta ruling party

♦ strong ideology-oriented culture in CPC

1. the motivation for the development of intra-pparty democracy

● the desire to increase the party's political legitimacylegitimacy

● the pressure from the development of the k tmarket economy

the path of orderly democracy

1. the motivation for the development of intra-pparty democracy

● the desire to increase the party's political legitimacylegitimacy

● the pressure from the development of the k tmarket economy

● innovative impulses from the local and primary-level organizations

2 the development of the CPC's intra party2. the development of the CPC s intra-party democracy

intra-party democracy as a system:

election decision-making participation supervi

sion

primary direct vote;nomination system：publicly nominating

openly decision-making; strenthening the

intra-party affairs open;

ibilit

public hearing and consultation;congress withpublicly nominating

and directly electingstrenthening the role of plenary meeting

responsibility-investigating

congress with annual conference

2 the development of the CPC's intra party2. the development of the CPC s intra-party democracy

case 1

changing the nomination system:

case 1.

publicly nominate and directly vote for leading group（at the primary and township-level)

modes of nomination:modes of nomination:

self;joint;

i tiorganization

2 the development of the CPC's intra party2. the development of the CPC s intra-party democracy

case 2

strenthening the role of the party congress :

case 2.

♦ regular annual conference;

♦ the activity of the delegates: put forward proposals, interact with the people observe standing committeeinteract with the people, observe standing committee meetings, and examine/discuss reports of the standing committee, etc.;

♦ permanent committees (or special groups):♦ permanent committees (or special groups): supervision committee, policy-making consultative committe, representitive affairs committee (Sichuan Ya'an); )…………

2 the development of the CPC's intra party2. the development of the CPC s intra-party democracy

summarysummary

levels of orglevels of org.

top intra-party affairs reporting

plenary meeting with voting system intra-party affairs

opening and reporting

declaring income

local publicly nominate and directly vote for leading group

opening important decision-making

responsibility investigating

t t l tiregular annual

intra-party hearing and consultation

three-vote assessment system

primary

election decision-making participation supervision

two-vote election system

conference assessment system

3 th t f th CPC' i t t d3. the prospect of the CPC's intra-party democacy

About the intra-party democracy of the CPC:

positive, optimistic?

negative, pessimistic?

or puzzled?or---- puzzled?

levels of orglevels of org.

top intra-party affairs reporting

plenary meeting with voting system

intra-party affairs opening and reporting

declaring income

local publicly nominate and directly vote for leading group

opening important decision-making

responsibility investigating

t t t

regular annual conference

intra-party hearing and consultation

three-vote system

primary

election decision-making participation supervision

two-vote system three vote system

3 th t f th CPC' i t t d3. the prospect of the CPC's intra-party democacy

A. the intra-party competitive elections

☼ What does "Party controls the cadres" (dang guan ganbu) mean?☼ competitive party system and competitive politics

develop intra-party competition!

3 th t f th CPC' i t t d3. the prospect of the CPC's intra-party democacy

B. top-level planning about the intra-party democracy

unsolved problems:

▲ "ceiling" in intra-party reforms and innovations

▲ "departmentalist" and "fragmentary" reform

3 th t f th CPC' i t t d3. the prospect of the CPC's intra-party democacy

C. more space for innovation from the local and primary-level organizations

the absence of risk prevention mechanism

reduce the risk of reforms and innovations

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assumption of reform risk�