Moving towards Positive Social Management 

当前对社会管理问题的着力强调,源于社会问题、社会矛盾以及社会冲突的不断增加和由此所形成的对社会生活的冲击。与传统社会相比,我们身处其中的是一个更为复杂、更具风险、充满了不确定性的世界。在面临诸多压力和挑战的情况下,很容易形成对社会管理的误解,即将社会管理片面地理解为一种消极的、防范性的手段,误解为加强权力对社会的全面控制。社会管理的真正目的是改善人类的生存状况；而积极的社会管理则以主动的建设和变革为手段,以改善社会的状况、建设一个充满幸福感的、更好的社会为目标。公平正义是积极社会管理的实现途径。健全社会机制是积极社会管理的关键。

The current emphasis on social management results from the increasing social problems，social contradictions，social conflicts and their significant impacts on social life． Compared with traditional society，the society we are living in today is more complicated，more risky and full of uncertainties． Given the numerous pressures and challenges facing the Chinese society，it is very easy for people to misunderstand the real meaning of social management，namely，taking social management merely as a passive and defensive means to social control，and distorting the goal of social management as strengthening the total control of the state power over the society． The real goal of social management，however，is to improve the living conditions of human being． The means of positive social management is characterized by active social constructions and reforms，and the goal of positive social management is to improve social conditions and to build a better society full of happiness． Justice is the path leading to positive social management． Perfecting social mechanisms is the key to positive social management．

孙立平

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