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The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, Dec 8, 2021
Policy and Society, 2006
This paper cites recent changes of neighbourhood governance in Shanghai to illustrate whether and... more This paper cites recent changes of neighbourhood governance in Shanghai to illustrate whether and how social changes and policymaking are related in a transitional context. I show that two decades of rapid social and economic reforms in urban China have weakened the organisational resources for sociopolitical mobilisation. The reforms also create vibrant neighbourhood spaces beyond the reach of the state. To accommodate the disorganised urban fabrics and ensure stability, the Shanghai government has become preoccupied with territorially based policy choices. These policy schemes geared from administrative mobilisation to deliberative incorporation, are ultimately structured by the post-reform social contexts. Implications of the emerging incorpo-rative policy for the relationship between state and residents are also discussed.
Chinese Political Science Review, 2017
Chinese Public Administration Review, 2016
This paper examines the nature, process, and implication of recent community governance reforms i... more This paper examines the nature, process, and implication of recent community governance reforms in Shanghai with a focus on the potential role of these institutional innovations in generating social solidarity as heralded by social capital and civil society theories. Case analysis demonstrates that the practice of democratic governance creates institutional space and organizational resources for informal, public, and day-to-day engagement among residents. The elected residents’ committee system has become an extraordinary source of community sociability and solidarity. This is summarized and explained by the notion of “empowered autonomy,” in which state-led governance reforms stimulate and thicken horizontal networks and norms of reciprocity within a society.
Policy and Society, 2006
This paper cites recent changes of neighbourhood governance in Shanghai to illustrate whether and... more This paper cites recent changes of neighbourhood governance in Shanghai to illustrate whether and how social changes and policymaking are related in a transitional context. I show that two decades of rapid social and economic reforms in urban China have weakened the organisational resources for sociopolitical mobilisation. The reforms also create vibrant neighbourhood spaces beyond the reach of the state. To accommodate the disorganised urban fabrics and ensure stability, the Shanghai government has become preoccupied with territorially based policy choices. These policy schemes geared from administrative mobilisation to deliberative incorporation, are ultimately structured by the post-reform social contexts. Implications of the emerging incorporative policy for the relationship between state and residents are also discussed.
In response to the rapid urbanization and socio-economic reforms since the 1990s, China's me... more In response to the rapid urbanization and socio-economic reforms since the 1990s, China's mega city of Shanghai has initiated a number of institutional reforms in the scheme of "Urban Community Building" (shequ jianshe). In particular, an elected neighborhood council system has been built upon the gatekeeper institution of Resident Committee (jumin weiyuanhui) and reinstalled into the neighborhood space. Contrasted with traditional bureaucratic governing arrangement, this community organizing effort is envisioned to increase residents' engagement in grassroots political process with a deliberative and participatory fashion. This paper draws the experience of "Urban Community Building" in Shanghai to illustrate whether and how state policy can generate bottom-up neighborhood activism which is heralded by the grassroots democracy theorists. Our case study demonstrates that comprehensive urban community building creates network resources and meaningful participation venues for the local residents to articulate neighborhood interests and engage with each other. Neighborhood level political change and grassroots engagement in post reform Shanghai proves that state-side governing setting can be an important source of the emerging grassroots democracy in authoritarian context.
The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, Dec 8, 2021
Policy and Society, 2006
This paper cites recent changes of neighbourhood governance in Shanghai to illustrate whether and... more This paper cites recent changes of neighbourhood governance in Shanghai to illustrate whether and how social changes and policymaking are related in a transitional context. I show that two decades of rapid social and economic reforms in urban China have weakened the organisational resources for sociopolitical mobilisation. The reforms also create vibrant neighbourhood spaces beyond the reach of the state. To accommodate the disorganised urban fabrics and ensure stability, the Shanghai government has become preoccupied with territorially based policy choices. These policy schemes geared from administrative mobilisation to deliberative incorporation, are ultimately structured by the post-reform social contexts. Implications of the emerging incorpo-rative policy for the relationship between state and residents are also discussed.
Chinese Political Science Review, 2017
Chinese Public Administration Review, 2016
This paper examines the nature, process, and implication of recent community governance reforms i... more This paper examines the nature, process, and implication of recent community governance reforms in Shanghai with a focus on the potential role of these institutional innovations in generating social solidarity as heralded by social capital and civil society theories. Case analysis demonstrates that the practice of democratic governance creates institutional space and organizational resources for informal, public, and day-to-day engagement among residents. The elected residents’ committee system has become an extraordinary source of community sociability and solidarity. This is summarized and explained by the notion of “empowered autonomy,” in which state-led governance reforms stimulate and thicken horizontal networks and norms of reciprocity within a society.
Policy and Society, 2006
This paper cites recent changes of neighbourhood governance in Shanghai to illustrate whether and... more This paper cites recent changes of neighbourhood governance in Shanghai to illustrate whether and how social changes and policymaking are related in a transitional context. I show that two decades of rapid social and economic reforms in urban China have weakened the organisational resources for sociopolitical mobilisation. The reforms also create vibrant neighbourhood spaces beyond the reach of the state. To accommodate the disorganised urban fabrics and ensure stability, the Shanghai government has become preoccupied with territorially based policy choices. These policy schemes geared from administrative mobilisation to deliberative incorporation, are ultimately structured by the post-reform social contexts. Implications of the emerging incorporative policy for the relationship between state and residents are also discussed.
In response to the rapid urbanization and socio-economic reforms since the 1990s, China's me... more In response to the rapid urbanization and socio-economic reforms since the 1990s, China's mega city of Shanghai has initiated a number of institutional reforms in the scheme of "Urban Community Building" (shequ jianshe). In particular, an elected neighborhood council system has been built upon the gatekeeper institution of Resident Committee (jumin weiyuanhui) and reinstalled into the neighborhood space. Contrasted with traditional bureaucratic governing arrangement, this community organizing effort is envisioned to increase residents' engagement in grassroots political process with a deliberative and participatory fashion. This paper draws the experience of "Urban Community Building" in Shanghai to illustrate whether and how state policy can generate bottom-up neighborhood activism which is heralded by the grassroots democracy theorists. Our case study demonstrates that comprehensive urban community building creates network resources and meaningful participation venues for the local residents to articulate neighborhood interests and engage with each other. Neighborhood level political change and grassroots engagement in post reform Shanghai proves that state-side governing setting can be an important source of the emerging grassroots democracy in authoritarian context.