协商民主虽滥觞于西方,但却根植于华夏。其理论的提出虽然来自于西方的现代政治理论,但在中国却有着悠久的传统,被新中国人民民主制度所实践。“温岭模式”为我国协商民主提供了样板与路径依赖。协商民主是农民参与社会管理、公共政治、公共决策的一种新方式,建立了民主恳谈会的基本规则和程序。民主恳谈会作为群众与政府平等对话的新机制,成功地用民主方法改进了农村的政治工作,是有重要价值的基层民主形式。发展协商民主要坚持三个要旨:党的领导权威不容抹消;程序为协商民主之基话题选择要重大;中国协商民主道路任重道远。 Although consultative democracy is prevalent in the West, it is rooted in China. Although its theory comes from the western modern political theory, it has a long tradition in China and is practiced by the people’s democratic system in the People’s Republic of China. “Wenling model ” provides a model and path dependence for our deliberative democracy. Deliberative democracy is a new way for peasants to participate in social management, public politics and public decision making, and establishes the basic rules and procedures for democratic forums. As a new mechanism for dialogue between the masses and the government on an equal footing, the Democratic Symposium has succeeded in improving the political work in rural areas through democratic means. It is an important form of grassroots democracy with important values. The development of consultative democracy must adhere to three main points: the leading authority of the Party can not be wiped out; the choice of procedures for deliberative democracy should be significant; and the path of consultative democracy in China has a long way to go.