关键词: 自我革命, 分权制衡, 权力制约, 领导权, 政治安全

Abstract: The historical significance of selfreform as an institutional practice is indisputable, yet its general theoretical value remains to be fully explored. Different historical attributes give rise to distinct modes of institutional evolution, thereby generating political systems and theories of varying natures. As an institutional form, “selfreform” originates from a tradition of political history and represents a novel power constraint mechanism distinct from the coordination and balance of power rooted in the tradition of social history. In the process of institutional evolution, the “selfreform” system addresses the inherent demand of ethical politics to constrain power within the historical context of “unified power order” and moral imperatives. The institutional innovation of MarxistLeninist parties and the legacy of traditional Chinese political civilization serve as historical resources for the development of the “selfreform” system. Compared to the coordination and balance of power, “selfreform” provides an institutional logic grounded in local practices across four dimensions: the agents of power exercise, power structures, institutional arrangements for power constraint, and operational mechanisms. It thus enriches the power constraint theory and offers a new paradigm for power constraint.

Key words: self-reform, coordination and balance of power, power constraint, leadership, political security