The Emergent Logic and Transition Mechanisms of Policy Implementation Model Transformation——A Longitudinal Case Study of the "Old Buildings Adding Elevators" Policy in City A
The implementation of the same policy often involves various types of policy implementation models that transform into one another,essentially reflecting adaptive adjustments made by policy actors in response to dynamic changes in the external environment.Exploring the underlying mechanisms behind these transformations not only helps to open the"black box"of policy implementation processes but also aids in decoding the action logic of China's governance and administrative system.Longitudinal observa-tion of the"Old Buildings Adding Elevators"policy implementation in City A reveals four distinct policy implementation models:experimental implementation centered on collective innovation under authoritative coordination,political implementation driven by"close collaboration"under political incentives,adaptive implementation characterized by"limited cooperation"under flexible operations,and administrative imple-mentation with"bureaucratic stability"as its core logic under rigid norms.The mechanisms of transforma-tion between these implementation models lie in the mediation of actor translation and the compounded effects of the"political-social-policy"tri-context,which trigger a cognitive shift in the execution commu-nity's perception of"policy priority-ambiguity"shaping the community into either a"coupled"or"decou-pled"form.Through the dual modulation effect of linking bonds,interactions and games among community members propel the evolution of different implementation models.In this process,knowledge growth and energy accumulation from multi-phase collaboration are fundamental mechanisms influencing the direction of policy implementation model transformation.Specifically,the growth of policy knowledge from feedback on previous policy execution affects organizational cognition;meanwhile,cooperative energy manifested as policy consensus,shared honor,mutual understanding,and interactive experiences accumulate during poli-cy execution,promoting the iterative upgrading of linkage resilience among actors.Constructing this dy-namic explanatory model provides valuable insights for understanding the policy implementation process in the Chinese context and offers essential theoretical implications for enhancing policy implementation effi-ciency.
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