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Title:: Features, factors and influences of farmers political participation based on literature review and discussion

Author(s):: HAN Qi; School of Politics and Administration, Chang’an University

Keywords:: political participation; democratic politics; peasants; political system

Abstract:: Political participation is a part of democracy, and it’s a great way to promote the development of democracy by improving the level of people’s political participation. Since its reform and opening up, China has made the development of grass roots democracy an important way to put forward the construction of democracy. In this way, the political participation of general farmers has made unprecedented progress. And it is evident both in institutionalization and non-institutionalization. While the farmers participate in the political activities, the development of economy, the change in society as well as the construction of political system all have great impact on their performance and have complex relationship with their participation in politics.Farmers political participation has an effect on promoting the country’s development of democratic policy and improving grass roots governance in the rural areas.