China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the largest infrastructure scheme in our lifetime,
bringing unprecedented geopolitical and economic shifts far larger than previous rising …

This research investigates why various mechanisms of cooperation among local authorities
are chosen using the theoretical lens of institutional collective action (ICA). The article …

This unique textbook provides an introduction to statistical inference with network data. The
authors present a self-contained derivation and mathematical formulation of methods …

Based on the collaborative governance framework, this paper proposes four starting
conditions that affect the establishment of intergovernmental collaboration: power …

With the recent trend toward collaborative governance, governmental and nongovernmental
actors are actively engaged in the environmental governance in China, forming formal and …

While the Chinese government's responses to COVID‐19 since its outbreak have been
widely discussed, scant attention has been paid to the cross‐regional variation in China in …

In the context of multilevel governance, collaboration among governmental and non-
governmental entities across different levels of government is increasingly popular in …

When responding to crises, a joint approach is often used, which requires coordination
among government agencies and other institutions. In this article we combine the vertical …

Administrative fragmentation among government agencies has posed a significant
challenge to environmental governance. However, few studies have theoretically examined …

China's provincial governments increasingly participate in interprovincial agreements (IPAs)
to address regional policy problems. Nevertheless, limited research investigates the …