民主是全人类的共同价值，是中国共产党和中国人民始终坚持的重要理念。人民民主是社会主义的生命。百余年来，中国共产党始终以实现人民当家作主为己任，高举人民民主旗帜，团结带领中国人民进行长期不懈奋斗,在一个有几千年封建社会历史、近代成为半殖民地半封建社会的国家实现了人民当家作主，推进了全过程人民民主，中国人民真正成为国家、社会和自己命运的主人，创造了人类民主的中国形态。本书围绕全过程人民民主探索、建立、发展及其取得的成效进行了全面深入的梳理与探讨，并对于全过程人民民主的广泛、真实、管用做出了理论分析，展现了党的十八大以来，中国共产党提出全过程人民民主理念并大力推进，民主价值和理念进一步转化为科学有效的制度安排和具体现实的民主实践。

Lin Jianhua, Professor,doctoral supervisor,vice dean of the Academy of Marxism of CASS,chief expert of the Major Project for Marxist Theories and Construction,member of the subcommittee for ideological and political theoretical education related to the history of the CPC,the nation, reform and opening up,and socialist development of the academic committee for ideological and political education under the Ministry of Education,deputy director of the editorial board of Studies on Marxism,and editorial board’s deputy director and associate managing editor of World Socialism Studies.His research fields are Marxist theories,scientific socialism and international communist movements,and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. He has published over 300 articles in Social Sciences in China(Chinese&English editions)，Studies on Marxism,Party Archives,People’s Daily,Guangming Daily,and Economic Daily.He is a recipient of the National Distinguished Teacher Award and is Teacher of the Year for Ideological and Political Education in Higher Education Institutions,and Distinguished Professor of Ideological and Political Education in Higher Education Institutions in Beijing.