The Behavioral Logic of"Escalating Avoidance"by Grassroots Officials in the Context of Risk Governance
How grassroots officials fulfill their responsibilities and task assignments in the context of risk governance is an important issue in grassroots governance.Based on the recurring phenomenon of"escalating demands"in government governance practices,this study introduces the concept of"escalating avoidance"to explain the process by which grassroots officials shape their avoidance behavior strategies under the constraints of multiple factors and cognitive trade-offs in the context of risk governance."Escalating avoidance"refers to the proactive strengthening of policy implementation by grassroots officials to evade political blame in the context of risk govern-ance.The inherent tension among risk uncertainty,insufficient grassroots governance resources,and rigid accountability systems creates the reality that grassroots officials face in risk governance.Under the principle of territorial management,grassroots officials can only re-ly on their remaining control power to actively exert pressure and achieve the goal of risk avoidance through accountability.In the context of risk governance,grassroots accountability should fully consider the characteristics of risks,coordinate process accountability with out-come accountability,accelerate the establishment of regional collaborative risk prevention and governance mechanisms,and enhance the crisis event management capabilities of grassroots government officials.
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