调解是我国传统的解决纠纷的重要方式。调解因其在社会治理、解决纠纷、发展法律等方面所具有的功能,在不同的社会发展阶段受到不同程度的重视,对调解的功能需求也有不同的侧重。审视调解在现阶段应当具备和发挥的功能,对于调解制度在当前构建和谐社会中的正确定位和良好运行是十分必要的。 Mediation is an important way for our country to resolve disputes. Due to its functions in social governance, dispute resolution and law development, mediation has been given different degrees of emphasis in different stages of social development, with different focuses on the functional requirements of mediation. Examining the functions that conciliation should have and should play at this stage is necessary for the correct positioning and good functioning of the mediation system in building a harmonious society.