| Abstract: The governance of the society exhibits a polycentric and networked power structure, emphasizing shared responsibilities, collaborative cooperation, and mutual benefit distribution among members. This calls for full communication and consensus-building within the community. Therefore, establishing unimpeded public deliberation mechanisms becomes crucial for consolidating governance capacity, distributing governance responsibilities, and enhancing governance effectiveness. In social governance, public deliberation serves as a platform for achieving moral consensus, a bond for generating collective action, a channel for resolving public conflicts, and a bridge for fostering mutual understanding among groups. Public deliberation is grounded in public rationality, guided by public virtue, and supported by public responsibility. To ensure the effectiveness of public deliberation in social governance, it is essential to create a free and equal space for deliberation, fulfill the requirements of public interests and innovate multi-level approaches to deliberation. |
