Research on the Generation and Alienation of Demonstration Effect in Grassroots Governance——A Case Study on Demonstration Project Construction of Old Residential Area Regeneration in X Community of A City
The objective of this paper is to illustrate and examine the mechanisms behind the creation of exem-plary roles that play a pivotal role in Chinese governance practice,as well as the potential risks of alienation that may occur throughout the process.An exploratory case study was conducted in this paper,involving the creation of a demonstration in Community X as an exemplary role during the old residential area regeneration process in A City.The article introduces and analyzes the implementation process,revealing that the creation of exemplary roles is not only an application of policy instruments but also an in-depth political and social inter-action process,possessing its unique operational logic and mechanisms of action.This paper interprets the op-erational logic of typical demonstrations as a process of organizational pattern changes formed by multiple ac-tors according to situational rules,involving various shaping forces and interactions from different parties.In the dynamic process of typical demonstration construction,as the situational context evolves,actors in grass-roots governance face different combinations of internal and external elements,getting involved in a competition of typical demonstration creation.This process generates corresponding action logic,presenting a model of typi-cal demonstration creation characterized by top-level guidance and intergovernmental and horizontal-vertical coordination between social organizations and government administration.The study findings reveal that through phased construction accumulation and integrated resource allocation,it has been found that this process has fa-cilitated the formation of a typical demonstration effect,which starts with individual projects expected to cat-alyze a broader range of projects and larger-scale implementation.Based on the bureaucracy,bureaucratism dominates the interaction between government and society,determining the hierarchy of roles among actors,fos-tering the risk of substituting typical demonstration creation goals,and the alienation of effects.It is necessary to be vigilant and guard against its erosion of positive effectiveness and overall governance performance.
Demonstration ConstructionIntrinsic and Extrinsic MotivationAction LogicAlienation RiskGrassroots Governance