中文摘要：

天津宅基地纠纷是在城镇化进程加快、土地制度变革的背景下涌现的，引发纠纷的既有政府权力主导城镇化建设的外部原因，也有制度建构过程中国家层面“大传统”与乡村社会“小传统”冲突的内在原因。基层法院在社会变迁和法律冲突的背景下扮演的不仅仅是规则的适用者，还是矛盾的化解者，分担着基层治理、乡村建设的职能。在审理宅基地案件时，基层法院除了适用法律规则，还应兼顾实质理性，重点考虑政策，并谋求国家法与村规民约的合作。

英文摘要：

With the accelerating of urban construction and changing of land system, house sites disputes has been emerged these years in Tianjin. Government’s promoting urban construction is the external cause of these disputes, while the conflicts between public legal rules and village rules are the internal causes. In the context of social change and conflicts between legal rules and village rules, local courts do not only apply law but also try to resolve disputes, so that they can help to rule local society and accelerate urban construction. In order to settle these disputes, local courts do not only apply legal rules, but also take consideration of state policies and village rules.