The Alienation And Governance Of Claims Of Rights And Interests In Agriculture-Related Petitions

The system of letters and visits is an important link between the Party and the government and the masses,and it is also a channel for unimpeded expression of public opinion.Rural grassroots petitions are an important way and form for the peasant masses to express their interests and demands,safeguard their legitimate rights and interests,and seek fairness and justice.At present,with the deepening of China’s rural social reform,farmers’ awareness of rights has been increasingly enhanced,and the object and content of petition work have undergone major changes,especially with the development of rural economy and the widening income gap between urban and rural residents.In specific work,it was found that the problems reported by some farmers were difficult to solve through normal channels,resulting in alienation of their rights and interests,which was manifested in unreasonable pestering,petitioning at higher levels,pestering and making trouble,and unreasonable and illegal content of claims.These problems not only damage the vital interests of the masses of the people and affect the image and prestige of the party and government in the hearts of the peasants,but also greatly damage the image and prestige of grassroots party organizations.In the long run,it will also affect rural political,economic and social stability.The alienation of rights and interests’ claims is an important issue in the current petitioning work,which involves the problems of repeated petitions and skipping the level of petitions,resulting in large social impact and high complexity,and highlighting the disorderly phenomenon of petitions in petitions.Petitioners who have alienated their rights and interests have brought great difficulties and impacts to the normal development of the petitioning work of local grassroots governments.If the problem of petitioning the alienation of rights and interests can be solved,the efficiency of social governance of grassroots governments can be greatly improved.Based on the theory of social conflict and the theory of holistic governance,this paper uses literature research,empirical research,unstructured interviews and case studies to deeply analyze the cases of agriculture-related petitions in L Town,Hubei Province.The study finds that the alienation of petitioners’ claims in cases is mainly manifested in two aspects: first,the alienation of the content of claims;The second is the alienation of the way rights and interests are claimed.The reasons for this phenomenon are manifold.It is mainly divided into three levels: there are deficiencies at the level of the petition work mechanism,such as the unscientific evaluation mechanism,the failure of the termination mechanism,and the failure of the petition procedure;There are strategic behaviors at the government level in the work of petitioning,such as expediency in handling petitions and lack of cooperation between departments;At the level of petitioners,due to low economic costs and social support,unreasonable claims,biased cognition and backward concepts of petitioning.These reasons do not exert influence independently,but are intertwined and work together,resulting in the alienation of claims.To solve the problem of alienation of rights and interests,the petition mechanism should improve the evaluation mechanism,termination mechanism,petition procedure,third-party intervention mechanism,and major petition hearing procedure;Grassroots governments should implement the system of being the number one in charge of petition workers,clarify the scope of acceptance by petition departments,improve work initiative,and strengthen the ideological construction of grassroots cadres;Grassroots governments should clarify the scope of acceptance by petition departments,and raise their awareness of the law.The purpose of the study is to provide a reference for grassroots governments to deal with major petition cases with alienated rights and interests,improve the quality of the conclusion of petition cases,and create a stable social environment.