Absorptive Cooperation:A Case Study on the Mediation Mechanism of Conflicts and Disputes in Village-Turned-Communities with the Participation of Rural Talents
At present,conflicts and disputes are frequent in village-tuned-communities due to the heterogeneity of residents and the fact that a new identity mechanism has not yet been established,and the mediation of conflicts and disputes with the participation of rural talents can provide primary-level governments with new ideas of governance.However,practices in various regions show that the participation of rural talents in primary-level governance still faces many difficulties,and how to establish a standardized and normalized mechanism for rural talents to participate has become an urgent problem.Through the case study of N Town in Zhangjiagang,the article finds that rural talents can participate in primary-level governance through the establishment of social organizations.Based on the theory of administrative absorption of society,this article proposes a theoretical framework of"absorptive cooperation"between the primary-level government and the social organizations set up by rural talents.Absorptive cooperation is based on the premise of the government's governance pressure and the rural talents'willingness to participate.With the common goals,the two establish a cooperative relationship through the government purchasing services from social organizations established by rural talents.The absorptive cooperation has established a regular mechanism between the primary-level government and rural talents through a standardized institutional process,which provides useful reference for other regions,but it is also necessary to guard against the excessive administrative tendency of rural talents in the cooperation.