NIMBY Conflict Governance and the Enhancement of Community Resilience—An Examination Based on the Case of S City
How to effectively resolve conflicts triggered by the construction of NIMBY projects is an important topic worthy of attention in grass-roots governance.Under the perspective of resilient governance theory,this paper analyzes the behavioral changes and interaction mechanisms of different subjects in the process of community NIMBY conflict resolution based on the process tracking of the construction project of the nursing home on L Road in S City.The study found that in resolving NIMBY conflicts,the neighborhood committee embodied the logic of"acting according to the situation,"making use of the developmental characteristics of the external variables in the action scenario of"situation"to form the behavioral decision-making of using the"situation"of the residents,creating the"situation"for the residents,and setting up the"situation"for the governance.The use of agency and resident identity promotes the harmonization and adaptation of institutional rules within and outside the community.Further,in order to achieve an effective"acting in accordance with the situation,"it is necessary for the neighborhood committee to have professional knowledge and technical capacity as well as the ability to negotiate and cooperate with external organizations,and to use organizational,psychological and cultural governance mechanisms to provide rules and trust based on administrative identity,dedication and tolerance based on community identity,and reciprocity and respect based on consensus of interests,to promote the enhancement of the community's capacity for self-adaptation and self-renewal,and to achieve the optimization of the community governance mechanism.