Bottom-up Political Reform : Comprehensive Study of Political Participation in China's Social Transformation

我们发现，由于市场化和经济的发展，中国的基层政治活动在各个领域都被激活了。然而，对大众传媒、人民代表大会、业主协会、农民等活动发展的实证研究也表明，所谓“自下而上”的改革迹象尚未出现。造成这种情况的主要原因是党的控制对这些活动加以限制。因此，未来的改革取决于党如何处理基层的发展动态。

We have found that political activity at the grassroots level in China has been activated in various areas due to marketisation and economic development. However, empirical research into developments in the activities of the mass media, people's congresses, flat owners' associations, peasants, etc., also revealed that signs of what could be called "bottom-up" reforms are yet to emerge. A major cause of this is the control of the Party that sets a limit to these activities. The future reform therefore depends on how the Party will deal with the developing dynamics at the grassroots level.