Creative Transformation,Innovative Development and Cultivation of Independent Knowledge of the Concept of Democracy Under the Guidance of"the Second Combination"
The convergence and integration of the people-oriented thought in traditional Chinese cul-ture and the democratic thought of Marxism in terms of value proposition,basic content,and function-al orientation,as well as the interdependent relationship formed thereby,are the prerequisites for the creative transformation and innovative development of democratic concepts in contemporary China.Under the guidance of the"second combination",the concept of democracy has undergone a creative transformation,namely,from"people-oriented"to"puting the people in the first place",from"tak-ing responsibilities for the people"to"the running of the country by the people",from"the rule by man"to"rule of law",and from"governance theory"and"governance techniques"to modem gov-ernance,and has effectively promoted the independent cultivation and construction of the democratic knowledge system.Through the cultivation of the ability of"re-conceptualization"of democracy,democratic consciousness,the endogenous development mechanism of democracy,the ability of demo-cratic empowerment,and the construction ability of the democratic knowledge system,the autonomy,localization and modernization of the expression of democratic thoughts can be realized."The whole-process people's democracy"is the latest theoretical achievement of independent cultivation of dem-ocratic knowledge system and the"Chinese model"of modern democratic knowledge.
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