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The Discourse of Social Governance and Its Local Practice: An Interpretation Based on the Concept of “Fuzzy Policy”

CHEN Jia-jian, HONG Jun-bao   

  1. School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
  • Received:2023-06-01 Online:2024-01-25 Published:2024-02-26

Abstract: Policy elasticity, though it has been a long-standing concern in academia, was once mostly interpreted from the perspective of policy implementation. This study attempts to analyze decision-making and implementation as a continuous process of policies, and discusses the impact of the fuzzy attributes of policies on the diversity of local government policy implementation. Taking the policy process of innovations in social governance as an example, this study reveals that there are three significant differences in the practical approaches of local governments towards innovations in social governance, and that such approaches are rooted in the vague space of policy discourse itself. Fuzzy policies bear specific governance functions as such policies allow local governments to adjust policy directions according to local conditions, enhance cooperation between organizations, and provide space for governance innovation. Through a historical comparison, the study also attempts to analyze the evolution and problems of innovations in social governance innovation as fuzzy policies.

Key words: innovations in social governance, fuzzy policies, policy flexibility, organizational cooperation

CLC Number:  C91-0
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