Original
How Were Governance Pathways Formed for Public Service Co‐Production? A Contingency Perspective
Abstract
ABSTRACT This study addresses the under‐theorized formation of specific co‐production arrangements by exploring governance pathway formation. Using 76 community regeneration projects in Shanghai, we identify a parsimonious two‐level typology: State‐led co‐production (comprising sub‐type A: state as operator and sub‐type B: non‐state as operator ) and Citizen‐led co‐production (comprising sub‐type C: volunteers as operator and sub‐type D: users as operator ). Findings reveal pathway emergence is contingent upon configurations of providers' capabilities, citizen empowerment, political leadership, and public service characteristics, reflecting logics associated with Neo‐Weberian State, New Public Management, and New Public Governance paradigms. The study shifts focus from static lists to dynamic governance pathways by proposing a configurational contingency framework that explains how governance logics are activated by specific contextual conditions.
中文
公共服务共同生产中的治理路径是如何形成的？基于权变视角
摘要
摘要 本研究通过探讨治理路径的形成，回应了特定共同生产安排形成过程理论化不足的问题。基于上海市76个社区更新项目，我们识别出一种简洁的两层次类型学：国家主导型共同生产（包括子类型A：国家作为运营者，以及子类型B：非国家主体作为运营者）和公民主导型共同生产（包括子类型C：志愿者作为运营者，以及子类型D：用户作为运营者）。研究发现，路径的出现取决于服务提供者能力、公民赋权、政治领导力和公共服务特征等条件的组态，反映了与新型韦伯国家、新公共管理和新公共治理范式相关的逻辑。本研究通过提出一个组态权变框架，解释了治理逻辑如何被特定情境条件激活，从而将关注点从静态清单转向动态治理路径。
关键词
公共服务共同生产、治理路径、权变视角、社区更新、上海、组态分析、国家主导、公民主导