The public participation system design based on the "four consultation and four rights" in China - Hangzhou alley system renovation project as an example

Mingqing Han

Abstract

The EighteenthNationalCongress of the Communist Party ofChinamarked the official launch of the political systemreformation. Public participation, as a basic form of democratic politics, however, has not formally started yet in China. This paper, taking the Hangzhou Alley system renovation project as an example, has designed a set of “Four Consultation and Four Rights” based public participation system, which was tested in practice, and is in accordance with China’s current reality. This systemhas important reference value on research on promoting China’s democratic politics as well as political systemreform