A Typological Analysis of Performance Variations in Community's"Party-Led Co-Governance"
The construction of pluralistic co-governance community systems under the leadership of the Party has become both the fundamental structural layout in the national grassroots governance system and a crucial component in modernizing grassroots governance capabilities in the new era.Despite the uniform structural layout,communities across different regions have demonstrated varied governance performance outcomes.The key question lies in identifying the factors that generate these performance variations in"Party-led co-governance".Based on collaborative governance theory,this study constructs an analytical framework examining performance through two dimensions:local governments'institutional design capacity and community Party organizations'leadership capability.Local governments'institutional design provides clear guidance and regulatory constraints,serving as an external driving force,while community Party organizations'leadership functions as an internal drive linking governance resources and realizing"Party-led co-governance".Through differential combinations of institutional and leadership factors,the study distinguishes four modes of"Party-led co-governance":formalistic,internally-driven,externally-guided,and internally-externally integrated.Case comparisons reveal that formalistic"Party-led co-governance"demonstrates the poorest performance,internally-driven and externally-guided modes show moderate performance,while the internally-externally integrated mode achieves the best and most stable performance outcomes.This scientific interpretation of governance performance variations not only contributes to knowledge accumulation but also provides experiential reference for optimizing local government institutions and enhancing community Party organizations'leadership capabilities.