Party Committee Functional Departments in the National Governance System:An Analysis of Institutional Setting and Functional AllocationCentering on the Regulations for the United Front Work of the Communist Party of China
The functional departments of the Party committees represent a critical organizational type of the Party's working mechanisms,playing a unique role in the state governance system.Based on a systematic analysis of intra-Party regulations such as the"Regulations on the Work of the United Front of the Communist Party of China,"this study examines the institutional positioning,functional roles,and operational mechanisms of the functional departments of Party committees within the state governance system.The research reveals that these functional departments are responsible for major tasks related to the overall development of the Party and the state's undertakings.They exhibit dual characteristics of both functional and co-ordinative in their institutional setups.These departments perform macro management and specific management responsibilities in their respective work fields and lead and manage relevant Party and government departments,public institutionsand mass organizations.Current operational issues include irrational allocation of responsibilities,a need for improved legalization,stan dardization,professionalization of administrative duties,unclear boundaries of management responsibilitiesand inefficiencies due to the excessive number of affiliated public institutions.To advance national governance modernization,functional departments of Party committee s should rationally allocate macro and specific management responsibilities,fully perform assigned administrative duties,enhance the institutionalization of leading managementand refine the management system and mechanisms for public institutions.
national governancefunctional departments of Party committeesinstitutional setupfunctional allocationintra-Party laws and regulations