On The Constitutional Patriotism

In contrast to the conventional national sense of identity, Habermas construct the concept of constitutional patriotism.He believes that the existence of multi-cultural differences in the human political communitycan no longer rely on kinship, ethnicity and ethnic identity to maintain. After the nation in the pluralistic society, the important thing is not to go back in search of roots or with others the feelings of the same root. The formation of political consensus is not built on the basis of a priori as the basis of ethnic groups, but in general the participation of citizens on the political process to build up. After the constitution should be representative of the general consensus, and provisions in order to open and transparent as the norms of the political consensus of all the people, Constitution should be fully reflects the value of the country and the people the basis of norms and guidelines. Civic national identity should be based on the system of constitutional democracy, Patriotism should be the protection of human rights based constitution. And shaped in accordance with this Constitution the constitutional culture is possible to win people's recognition and loyalty. However, Habermas's constitutional patriotism in the context, the ethnic history of the expansion of the national identity, national culture factors. And special emphasis on the connotation of its universalism, the desire to the constitutional concept of national identity, patriotism and nationalism to replace the traditional concept of national identity. This also triggered a strong challenge or criticism, doubts about their ability to generate sufficient strength of national identity. Jan -Werner Müller in Habermas's constitutional patriotism based on the concept, his concept of Habermas's constitutional patriotism to carry out the innovation, and put forward different views. Jan -Werner Müller argued that constitutional patriotism as a set of beliefs and tendencies, the aim of establishing and maintaining a free and democratic rules, the freedom and equality of citizens to each other's legitimacy as evidence, and the object of national identity is to reconcile the universal with the special inter-specific constitutional culture. In this paper, there is the preamble, the composition of the body and conclusion. The body which consists of four parts.The first part is "A Brief History of the concept of Constitutional Patriotism". The main concept of constitutional patriotism for the text description of the concept of history, to three target figure. Constitutional patriotism, the word from the authors of the first Dolf Sternberger until the concept of constitutional patriotism to build a real person, making it become the hot issue of academic Habermas, Jan -Werner Müller until recently the concept of constitutional patriotism, harmony and innovation .The second part is "Constitutional Patriotism Theoretical Background".Constitutional patriotism mainly the three major ideological and theoretical background, that is, liberalism, nationalism, republicanism had a comb. Comparative analysis of their impact on constitutional patriotism. Reading through literature and research on constitutional patriotism was in response to nationalism, it is liberal concept of national identity-based.At the same time to absorb the Republicanism in the concept of patriotism.The third part is ""Constitutional patriotism and national identity on the traditional concept of innovation".From the perspective of national identity to explain the constitutional patriotism, the interpretation of constitutional patriotism in this issue of national identity concept and innovation. Purpose of constitutional patriotism, to establish and maintain a free and democratic rules, to reconcile the world to advocate a specific and special constitutional culture, advocating a two-way concept of national identity, beyond civic nationalism, but also from liberal nationalism, foster a sense of civic sense of national loyalty, enhance civic unity, and bring political stability.I advocate taking a middle course that we should reconcile rationalism and universal nationalism special to maintain the necessary tension between the two, the basis of national identity should be based on a free and democratic political system, but must not be neglected even factor is the expansion of the national culture.The fourth part is"China in the Context of the significance of Constitutional Patriotism".In order to build a socialist harmonious society, according to the socialist core value system. The main building of constitutional patriotism in China should focus on the links. The author argued that Constitutional patriotism should be the aim of building a socialist harmonious society, Expression of the core values of socialism; The premise of constitutional patriotism should be the basic strategy of governing the country according to law, to promote the rational patriotism; The heart of constitutional patriotism should be the development of socialist democratic politics and promote social cohesion; The key of constitutional patriotism should be to promote socialist concept of the rule of law,constitutional law to promote civic literacy.