CAJ | 학술논문

在融入构建现代民主国家的历史进程中，后发民主化国家面对民主的适应性和有效性的挑战，一些论者在表示服膺民主政治价值的同时，往往会降低民主政治的门槛。中国近代思想史上的“最低限度”民主政治论，正是论者为推进中国的现代民主国家建构而做出的适应性阐释。他们之所以强调对于民主政治不可“陈义”太高，为的是打消对于目标高远、理论深奥的宪政民主的恐惧感，以坚定人们对于民主政治的信念；之所以强调中国的民主政治成功与否说到底“尽其在我”，其旨既在督促和批评执政者，也在教育和动员民众。他们相信事在人为，只要朝野上下都将民主政治的精神实质贯穿于自己的言行之中，中国就是在朝着建构现代民主国家的方向前进。“最低限度”民主论虽然不免带有长于“能行”而疏于“应行”的弊端，但不可否认，正是这种近乎无门槛的民主政治，才有望解决构建现代民主国家的有效性难题。
재융입구건현대민주국가적역사진정중，후발민주화국가면대민주적괄응성화유효성적도전，일사론자재표시복응민주정치개치적동시，왕왕회강저민주정치적문함。중국근대사상사상적“최저한도”민주정치론，정시론자위추진중국적현대민주국가건구이주출적괄응성천석。타문지소이강조대우민주정치불가“진의”태고，위적시타소대우목표고원、이론심오적헌정민주적공구감，이견정인문대우민주정치적신념；지소이강조중국적민주정치성공여부설도저“진기재아”，기지기재독촉화비평집정자，야재교육화동원민음。타문상신사재인위，지요조야상하도장민주정치적정신실질관천우자기적언행지중，중국취시재조착건구현대민주국가적방향전진。“최저한도”민주론수연불면대유장우“능행”이소우“응행”적폐단，단불가부인，정시저충근호무문함적민주정치，재유망해결구건현대민주국가적유효성난제。
When integrated into the historical process of constructing modern democratic states, latecomer democratizing countries meet the challenges of adaptability and validity. Some scholars tend to lower the threshold of democratic politics while adhering to its values. The idea of ＂minimum＂ democratic politics in the history of modern Chinese thought has been an adaptive interpretation aimed at promoting construction of a modern democratic state in China. The reason why these scholars argue for low intensity democratic politics is to dispel the fear for the long- term goal and profound theories of constitutional democracy in order to strengthen the belief in democratic politics. The emphasis on whether democratic politics can be achieved in China depends on ourselves is meant to encourage criticism of those in power and to educate and mobilize the people. These scholars believe that where there is a will there is a way. As long as the spirit of democratic politics is maintained by both the ordinary people and those in power, China will be matching on the way towards a modern democratic state. The ＂low intensity＂ democracy theory has its limitation of stressing ＂possible to achieve＂ but neglecting ＂ought to achieve＂. However, it is just this way of expressing democratic politics with almost no precondition that can be expected to solve the problem of validity in constructing a modern democratic state.