Research on Regional Rural Governance Based on Two-Mode Network: Take Southwest China as an Example

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10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_242How to use a DOI?

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rural development; stakeholders; two-mode network; strategic research

Abstract

In the last decade, complex systems in the form of network structures have become a popular research topic. Various biological, technological, transportation, social, and many others, have been modelled and analyzed as complex networks. In recent years, stakeholders of rural development have played a key role in solving rural problems. However, most of the previous studies have focused on only a few stakeholders (e.g., farmers, merchants, and local governments). A systematic analysis of stakeholders related to rural development is lacking. A true solution to rural development problems requires the collaboration of all rural stakeholders. Therefore, this study analyzes the stakeholder cooperation aspects of rural development issues from the perspective of complex networks. The case data of territorial development is modelled as a bimodal social network using Sichuan province in the southwest region as an example. The network is then observed in terms of global and local structure. The results show that all problems can be solved by at least two stakeholders, thus indicating the potential for cooperation in solving rural development problems. Local government, grassroots protection agencies, and villagers are the most influential stakeholders, with the highest centrality, intermediate, and eigenvector centrality. Villager satisfaction, infrastructure funding, farmers' legal rights, agricultural technology guidance, and industrial homogenization were the most influential impact issues. With an interaction density of 0.814, there were three core stakeholders and 14 core issues with close relationships. The core stakeholders accounted for 50% of the total stakeholders, while the core issues accounted for 82.35% of the total issues. In addition, three effective strategies to promote stakeholder collaboration were proposed and validated in this paper. After implementing the strategies, the collaborative network density increased from 1.242 to 2.652. This study not only helps researchers to understand the complex interrelationships between stakeholders and issues, but also helps practitioners to promote effective collaborative strategies.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xu Luo
AU  - Guihua Zhang
AU  - Yan Xue
AU  - Lingyun Luo
AU  - Tong Zhao
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/29
TI  - Research on Regional Rural Governance Based on Two-Mode Network: Take Southwest China as an Example
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2049
EP  - 2066
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_242
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_242
ID  - Luo2022
ER  -