Cheng Hanbei, Jiang Anli
School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Center for Governance Studies, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai 519087, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 Jun 19;13(6):512. doi: 10.3390/bs13060512.
The outbreak of COVID-19 posed a challenge to global governance, residents' happiness, and economic systems around the world. Since the crux of previous research centers on the reactions of both local and national governments, studies on how governance arrangement at the neighborhood level influences people's happiness during the crisis response remain insufficient. This paper aims to explore the relationship between neighborhood governance and residents' happiness based on first-hand data collected during Wuhan's first lockdown. This study highlights the significance of neighborhood governance in crisis response, which includes providing diverse public services, ensuring access to life's necessities, and offering prompt medical treatment. All of these factors are essential for maintaining overall satisfaction with governance and contributing to the happiness of individuals within the community. However, active governance actions do not always lead to favorable results. For example, increased group participation may lead to social conflicts among those involved, ultimately diminishing one's happiness. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a risk 'amplifier', exposing and exacerbating pre-existing -based social inequalities in the governance process. The impact of the pandemic on citizen happiness is the cumulative effect of both the immediate social crisis brought on by the pandemic and long-standing structural inequalities. To improve people's happiness and establish inclusive policies, this paper advocates for a 'people-centered' urban governance that enhances public satisfaction and addresses the needs and priorities of migrant populations.
新冠疫情的爆发对全球治理、居民幸福感以及世界各地的经济体系都构成了挑战。由于此前的研究重点集中在地方和国家政府的反应上，因此关于社区层面的治理安排在危机应对期间如何影响人们幸福感的研究仍然不足。本文旨在基于武汉首次封城期间收集的一手数据，探讨社区治理与居民幸福感之间的关系。本研究强调了社区治理在危机应对中的重要性，其中包括提供多样化的公共服务、确保生活必需品的供应以及提供及时的医疗救治。所有这些因素对于维持对治理的总体满意度以及促进社区内个人的幸福感都至关重要。然而，积极的治理行动并不总是会带来理想的结果。例如，群体参与度的提高可能会导致参与者之间的社会冲突，最终降低个人的幸福感。此外，新冠疫情起到了风险“放大器”的作用，在治理过程中暴露并加剧了基于性别的社会不平等。疫情对公民幸福感的影响是疫情带来的直接社会危机和长期结构性不平等的累积效应。为了提高人们的幸福感并制定包容性政策，本文倡导一种“以人为本”的城市治理方式，以提高公众满意度并满足流动人口的需求和优先事项。
