一、乡规民约的角色定位问题乡规民约是推进基层自治的一种重要方式。当前社会治理正从控制型治理向自治型治理转变。发挥乡规民约在社会治理中的作用,旨在进一步推进村民自治,减轻国家权力负担,培育村庄自治能力。乡规民约不应作为加强基层维稳的手段,而应更多作为实现“广教化而厚风俗”的重要途径,是乡村治理手段的其中一种。因此,乡规民约的正确定位是:“是一种‘软法’,与国家法形成互补关系,规范社会行 First, the role of local rules and regulations of the village Positioning The rural rules and regulations is an important way to promote grassroots self-government. The current social governance is changing from control-oriented governance to autonomous governance. Give full play to rural regulations in the role of social governance in order to further promote the autonomy of villagers to reduce the burden of state power and cultivate the capacity of village autonomy. Rural regulations and civil covenants should not be used as a means of strengthening the stability of grassroots units, but should be used more as an important way to achieve ”widespread education and a thick customs,“ and be one of the means of village governance. Therefore, the proper orientation of the township rules and regulations is: ”It is a kind of soft law ", form the complementary relation with the national law, regulate the social behavior