Governance has emerged as a central concept and key word in China's governmental and local policy and practice at different levels. This edited collection combines empirical and normative researches as well as theoretical exploration and case studies on the governance theories and practices in China.

'The focus of this work is on the problem of 'governance,' the effective exercise of authority over society and society's acknowledgement of that authority, an issue of both practical and intellectual current relevance. The book is certainly timely now.' - Peter R. Moody, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, France

'To what extent can power be legitimized by governance that is good, though not democratic in procedural terms? This volume gives answers from a mostly Chinese perspective and will certainly trigger much debate among scholars interested in China's evolving state-society relationship.' - Gunter Schubert, Chair of Greater China Studies, University of Tuebingen, Germany

Autorentext
DENG ZHENGLAI Distinguished Professor of Fudan University, Dean of the Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences, and Director of Fudan University Center for Contemporary China Research.

SUJIAN GUO Distinguished Professor of Fudan University, China, Associate Dean of Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences at Fudan University, and Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of Center for U.S.-China Policy Studies at San Francisco State University, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction: Global Governance and Good Governance in the Chinese Context - Deng Zhenglai * PART I: Governance and Legitimacy in China * Good Governance and Legitimacy - Yu Keping * Good Governance: Another Kind of Legitimacy? - Yao Dazhi * The Applicability of Governance Theory in China - Jianxing Yu and Shizong Wang * Will a "Deliberative Mechanism" Increase and Consolidate the Legitimacy of Local Governance in China? - Lang Youxing * Civil Society Participation in Local Governance: Outsourcing Migrant Education in Shanghai - Jessica C. Teets * The Implications of Civil Society Innovations for Good Governance in China: Exemplification of a Voluntary Charity-Oriented Sphere - Ying Yu * PART II: The Role of China in Global Governance * Do We Need to Discuss Legitimacy at All Levels of Governance? - Peter Kien-hong Yu and Miin Huui Lee * China's "Radicalism at the Center": Regime Legitimation through Climate Politics and Governance - Jørgen Delman * Building Communication Capacity forGood Governance: A Multileveled Analysis - Li Zhang * The Rise of Civil Society and China in Global Governance - Guangqiu Xu * China's Soft Power: A Blessing or Challenge to World Governance? - Jing Men and Benjamin Barton * Wang Yangming and Chinese Cosmopolitanism in Comparative Perspective - Shaojin Chai