西方治理理论述评

On Governance Theories in the West

全球化引起人类社会政治过程的重心正从统治走向治理 ,治理理论很快被运用于分析社会、政治、经济、文化等各种现象 ,成为理解当代社会现实的一种重要而有益的方法工具与分析框架。本文对西方治理理论的兴起、治理的基本界定及其特点等问题进行了深入而详尽的介绍与分析。

The author observes that globalization has given rise to a change in focus of social politics from ruling to governing. As a result, governance theories are applied to analyze the social, political, economic and cultural phenomena, functioning as an important tool or framework for understanding the contemporary society. This article offers an introduction in depth and details the rise of the governance theories in the West, how governance is defined, and characteristics of governance as well.