How low can you go? Rationales and challenges for neighbourhood governance
How low can you go? Rationales and challenges for neighbourhood governance
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00696.x
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Sullivan, Helen
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作者：
Lowndes, Vivien;Sullivan, Helen
社区与民主实践和服务设计的创新有关，在整个欧洲的政策议程上都处于重要地位。借鉴关于规模和权力下放的经典辩论，文章确定了社区治理的四个不同的基本原理：公民、社会、政治和经济。在英国，“新地方主义”议程接近于开发一个全面的社区治理案例，利用所有四个基本原理。参考四种理想类型，探讨了制度设计的选择：(1)邻里赋权；（二）邻里合伙；(3)社区政府；(4)邻里管理。从能力、能力、多样性和平等方面分析了社区治理面临的主要挑战。本文认为，在“新治理”（多层次、多参与者和电子化）的背景下，需要重新思考与小单位相关的经典民主/能力权衡。制度设计师面对的不是一个巨大的权衡，而是一系列关于社区治理的潜在目的和优先事项的问题。
Associated with innovation in both democratic practice and service design, neighbourhoods are high on policy agendas across Europe. Drawing upon classic debates about size and devolution, the article identifies four distinct rationales for neighbourhood governance: civic, social, political and economic. In England, the 'new localism' agenda gets near to developing a comprehensive case for neighbourhood governance, drawing upon all four rationales. Options for institutional design are explored with reference to four ideal types: (1) neighbourhood empowerment; (2) neighbourhood partnership; (3) neighbourhood government; (4) and neighbourhood management. Key challenges for neighbourhood governance are analysed in terms of capacity, competence, diversity and equity. The article argues that the classic democracy/capacity trade-off associated with small units needs to be re-thought in the context of the 'new governance' (multi-level, multi-actor and e-enabled). Rather than confronting one big trade-off, institutional designers face a series of questions about the underlying purposes and priorities of neighbourhood governance.