The talent-led village governance model under the leadership of Party building:a case study based on field research in Lu village,central Fujian
In the current village governance context,effective coordination between government governance and village autonomy has not been achieved,especially in the construction of the bottom-up autonomy.This has caused some unresolved governance issues in certain areas.A new governance community led by a powerful and integrative party organization should be established to attain effective governance objectives and build village solidarity.Using field research methods,this study employs the"new dual-track politics"framework to analyze the specific mechanisms and governance outcomes of the talent-led village governance under the leadership of Party building.The core approach involves the Party's leadership guiding all governance work from top to bottom in order to achieve grassroots rootage through"upper track,"and integrating talents into the Party organization to establish connections through"lower track."Talents make a governance team and continuously incorporate other talents,ordinary villagers,and external actors to the governance community.Furthermore,by reshaping village values and other methods,the stability and sustainability of village solidarity are enhanced.