摘要
公议是地方治理过程中商讨决策公共事务的一种方法。从出土的碑刻史料来看,清代陕西地方社会普遍采用公议方式解决基层各种公共事务。公议商讨的事项涉及基础设施、民间信仰、宗族、教育、水利和治安等多个领域,涵盖了地方社会的方方面面。士绅、平民、商人、僧侣以及一些民间组织参与公议,通过公议凝聚共识,推动基层公共事务的有效解决。地方公议经过官民的长期实践,在清代陕西地方治理中发挥着维护社会稳定和秩序的重要作用,但由于社会性质以及官绅主导的原因,这种作用注定也是有限的。
Public deliberation was a method of discussing and making decisions on public affairs in the process of local governance.From unearthed inscriptions and historical records,it can be seen that in the Qing Dynasty,local society in Shaanxi commonly used public deliberation to resolve various grassroots public affairs.The matters discussed in public deliberation involved a wide range of fields such as infrastructure,folk beliefs,clan related issues,education,water conservancy,and public security,covering all aspects of local society.Gentry,commoners,merchants,monks,and some folk organizations participated in public deliberation,reaching consensus to effectively address grassroots public affairs.Through long-term practice by officials and the people,public deliberation played an important role in maintaining social stability and order in local governance in Shaanxi during the Qing Dynasty.However,due to the nature of society and the dominance of officials and gentry,the role of public deliberation was inherently limited.
作者
董永强
唐子杰
Dong Yongqiang;Tang Zijie
出处
《中国社会历史评论》
2024年第2期288-303,384-385,共18页
Chinese Social History Review
关键词
清代陕西
地方公议
公议事项
公议人群
乡村治理
Shaanxi Province duringthe Qing Dynasty
local public deliberation
matters for public deliberation
participants in public deliberation
rural governance