Suchergebnisse

1 Untersuchung des Transfers und des Lernens von behutsamer Stadterneuerung in einer chinesischen Stadt -- 2 Ein Forschungsrahmen zur Erfassung der Komplexität von Politikübertragungen -- 3 Das chinesische Paradigma der Stadterneuerung in den frühen 2000er Jahren -- 4 Einführung eines neuen Paradigmas: Die Umsetzung behutsamer Stadterneuerung in Yangzhou -- 5 Auf dem Weg zur Etablierung eines neuen Stadterneuerungsparadigmas -- 6 Weder behutsam noch zerstörerisch: Ist die Stadterneuerung im Umbruch? -- 7 Schlussfolgerung.

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Studying the Transfer and Learning of Careful Urban Renewal in a Chinese City -- 1.1 The Contribution of an Analysis of the Micro-Dynamics of Transfer in a Chinese City -- 1.1.1 The Study of the Micro-Dynamics of Transfers -- 1.1.2 China in Policy Transfer Studies -- 1.2 Yangzhou: A Case of (Difficult) Policy Learning -- 1.3 Researching the Local Process of Policy Transfer, Learning and Translation -- 1.4 Structure of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: A Research Framework to Capture the Complexity of Policy Transfers -- 2.1 How to Understand Careful Urban Renewal and the Process of Policy Change -- 2.2 How to Capture the Characteristics of the Transfer and Learning Process -- 2.3 A Summary of the Research Framework -- References -- Chapter 3: The Chinese Paradigm of Urban Renewal in the Early 2000s -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Plans for Yangzhou Old City in the Early 2000s -- 3.2.1 Mayor Ji Jianye and the Spectacular Transformation of Yangzhou -- 3.2.2 The Place of Yangzhou Old City in the Plans of the Early 2000s… -- 3.2.3 … and in the "Ecological Construction" of Yangzhou -- 3.3 Shifting to the National Scale to Understand Yangzhou City Plans -- 3.3.1 A New Division of Labour Between the Central Government and City Governments -- 3.3.2 The Fiscal Reform and Its Pressure on Local Governments -- 3.3.3 The Land Reform, the Housing Reform and Their Combined Effect with the Fiscal Reform -- 3.4 The Fate of Old Neighbourhoods Under the "Construction Fever" -- 3.4.1 A Little Bit of History: Old Cities During the Maoist Epoch -- 3.4.2 Old Cities at the Time of the Reform -- 3.5 Yangzhou Old City Under the Redevelopment Paradigm -- 3.5.1 First Experiments of Old City Conservation -- 3.5.2 The Paradigm of "State-Dominated Urban Redevelopment" -- 3.6 Conclusion.

To explain the poor results of several international collaborative projects dedicated to exploring eco-city concepts in China, some scholars pointed out that Chinese policymakers operate a form of cherry-picking that prefers technical knowledge to policy proposals. This approach is consistent with the hypothesis of a presumed Chinese style of policy transfers, according to which Chinese policymakers learn from abroad selectively and gradually. This study aims to test this hypothesis by analyzing one of these eco-city collaborations: the transfer of "Careful Urban Renewal" to the city of Yangzhou. Through a longitudinal study that looked at policy developments over the period 2003–2019 and a focus on the "demand side" of policy mobilities, it illustrates that transfers concerned several policy aspects, going beyond technical recommendations. This disconfirms the hypothesis of a consistent policy transfer style, as no specific policy preference could be spotted. Rather, the analysis of the policy process illustrated that different policy transfer styles emerged in the period considered. Variations in policy transfer style can be ascribed to the willingness, motivations, and interests of specific individuals, in particular city party secretaries and local bureaucrats, as well as to the room of maneuver and resources these actors possess, in turn, determined by the institutional structures in which they operate. Situational factors also led to variations. While this single case study cannot encompass all variations of policy transfer style, it is nonetheless hoped that this research inspires more longitudinal studies, which in turn can contribute to a promising discussion in policy studies and urban studies.

Cet article interroge le cas du transfert de la « rénovation urbaine douce », une approche allemande de rénovation urbaine, à la ville de Yangzhou, en Chine. Combinant une analyse du transfert à celle de l'apprentissage, il montre que la configuration de l'État local chinois limite les capacités de la ville de poursuivre l'apprentissage et le transfert, laissant plutôt place à l'incertitude. Faute d'application des lois et des règlements, l'action du gouvernement local ne peut pas être prévisible. Il en résulte que les capacités de l'administration locale d'institutionnaliser cette approche de développement urbain durable sont limitées.

AbstractThis paper, the first step of a project aiming at analysing the establishment of practices of resident participation and consultation in urban renewal in China, proposes a reflection upon these practices through a comparison with similar experiences in France. Identifying some convergences between the practices adopted in the two countries, the paper proposes to reflect upon such puzzling outcomes, provocatively questioning the classic distinction between authoritarian and democratic regimes. It suggests that our analyses and interpretations shall get rid of classical binary categorisations between regime types to embrace a comparative analysis of the policies and practices introduced in various local contexts, and reflect upon their underlying logics. In so doing, the paper engages with He and Warren's concept of 'authoritarian deliberation' as well as with the critiques expressed by a number of French scholars on concepts such as 'participative democracy' and 'good governance'. Such a focus on the underlying logics rather than on regime types will show that the concept of 'authoritarian deliberation' does not only apply to authoritarian contexts. Rather, it represents a fruitful starting point to analyse and reflect upon instances of participation and deliberation in both democratic and authoritarian countries.

This article aims at showing the benefits of applying organisational learning theories to the study of transfers of eco-city concepts to China. Following this recommendation in the study of the transfer of the concept of "careful urban renewal" to the city of Yangzhou, this article shows that the contribution of international cooperation to reforming local urban development practices can be strongly hindered by the extant institutional and organisational structures. Consequently, the reform process may present characteristics of instability and patchiness, in turn resulting in a selective, gradual and uncertain introduction of new approaches to city (re)development. (China Perspect/GIGA)

AbstractEast Asian policy transfer and diffusion is conceived as following a "flying geese" model but transformations in the region challenged this hierarchical leader‐follower relationship between countries. Based on the articles in this Special Issue, this article seeks to nuance the flying geese dynamics of policy transfer. New types of transfer agents afford a different view of agency in policy transfer. Modes of governance and administrative traditions increasingly shape transfer dynamics and its tempo. Historical relations between countries increasingly affect the perception of legitimacy and appropriateness of policies to be borrowed. Most cases point to the transfer of specialized and successful models or recipes within national and subnational entities. There is a notable variety of temporalities in transfer, often intermediated by experimentation and an active but often limited "search" for solutions. We conclude by presenting an agenda for future research about policy transfer and diffusion beyond the flying geese model in East Asia.

Chapter 1. Knowledge and Policy Transfers from Brazil and China: Research Questions for a Promising Agenda (Osmany Porto de Oliveira and Giulia C. Romano) -- Chapter 2. Policy diffusion and transfer as foreign policy instruments: a classification with evidence from Brazil and China (Carlos Aurélio Pimenta de Faria, Giulia C. Romano, Markus Taube) -- Chapter 3. The rise and fall of Brazil as a "policy exporter": from Lula da Silva to Jair Bolsonaro (Laura Trajber Waisbich, Juliana Ramos Luiz and Carlos Aurélio Pimenta de Faria) -- Chapter 4. China's global role: knowledge and policy diffusion (Jing Gu and Neil Renwick) -- Chapter 5. Policy circulation and South-South Cooperation in Brazil-Africa relations: rise, fall and change (Laura Trajber Waisbich) -- Chapter 6. China's policy export to Africa – From the development-security nexus to knowledge-transfer (Georg Lammich) -- Chapter 7. Social Policy Diplomacy: The Diffusion of Brazilian Instruments in the Fight Against Hunger (Osmany Porto de Oliveira) -- Chapter 8. From Hard to Soft Power: Chinese Policy Diffusion in Pakistan in the Age of CPEC (Asma Faiz) -- Chapter 9. Knowledge and policy transfers along the BRI: the case of Duisburg (Giulia C. Romano and Markus Taube) -- Chapter 10. The diffusion of Brazilian public policies within international venues: the cases of Health and Rural Development (Juliana Ramos Luiz and Maria Berta Ecija).