Abstract: Community deliberative democracy is an important part of the development of China's socialist deliberative democracy， which functions as political consultation， government consultation， social consultation and citizen consultation in China's political practices. It is of great significance to construct the socialist deliberative democracy system by following the principles of the party's presence， government steering， equal consultation participation of varied community subjects， implementing the autonomy system of community residents， guiding the institutional development of community deliberative democracy， building an effective platform for deliberative democracy， cultivating citizens' rational spirit and social capital， utilizing negotiation skills and local knowledge to make community deliberative democracy work effectively， and ensuring the functioning of deliberative democracy.

Key words: community, deliberative democracy, political participation