一、当前制约人民法院诉讼调解工作顺利发展的主要因素社会转型等外部因素造成调解难。首先,社会转型带来的新问题增加了人民法院诉讼调解的难度。经过二十多年的改革开放,我国已经从强调以阶级斗争为主的“政治社会”转变为以发展经济为中心的“经济社会”。当时,社会管理以国家为主导,社会公众处于被管理者的地位,个体利益绝对服从于整体利益,对于政府部门和司法机关就人们之间矛盾纠纷的处理,多是“官断民服”和“官判民服”。但是,在社会转型后,经济利益成为社会公众普遍追求的目标,人们更多地关心自身利益的实现。在社会管理层面,随着民主和法制化的进程加快,国家的管理者变为服务者,以往的被管理者则成为了社会的主人。人们不再盲目服从管理,而是有了更多自主、自由的权利,在公共利益和 I. The Main Factors Restricting the Smooth Development of Litigation Mediation Work in the People's Courts Difficulties in mediation due to external factors such as social transformation. First of all, the new problems brought about by social transformation have made it more difficult for people's courts to mediate in litigation. After more than 20 years of reform and opening up, our country has shifted from “political society” emphasizing class struggle to “economic society” centered on economic development. At that time, the social management was dominated by the state, the social public was in the position of being the manager, and the individual interest was absolutely subject to the overall interest. The handling of the contradictions and disputes among the people in government departments and the judiciary was mostly “ ”And“ official uniform ”. However, after the social transformation, economic interests have become the common goal pursued by the public and people are more concerned about the realization of their own interests. At the social management level, as the process of democratization and legalization quickened, the country's managers became the service providers and the former managers became the masters of the society. Instead of blindly obeying management, people have more autonomy and freedom. In the public interest and