Urban Village Redevelopment for an Envisioned Global City: The Multi-scalar Narratives and Actions in Jiuxing, Shanghai

Abstract

ABSTRACTUrban redevelopment in China has been the subject of heightened attention in urban governance research. Using the Jiuxing redevelopment in Shanghai as the case study, this study engages with the discursive construction of multiple actors under China’s pro-growth regime. The findings of this study include that (1) the municipal government-envisioned global city is the overarching discourse leading to the synergistic narratives of the coalition; (2) the actors created parallel narratives of the meaning of redevelopment based on their scalar positions; (3) through flexible narrative tactics, the capacity of a state-led multi-scalar coalition is enhanced for coordinating actions.摘要中国的城市重建一直是城市治理研究中倍受关注的主题。本研究以上海九星重建项目为案例，探讨了在中国促进增长的体制下，多方参与者的话语建构。本研究的发现包括：（1）市政府设想的全球城市是引领联盟协同叙事的总体话语；（2）行动者根据各自的尺度立场对重建的意义进行平行叙事；（3）通过灵活的叙事策略，国家主导的多尺度联盟协调行动的能力得到增强。KEYWORDS: Redevelopmentgovernancecoalitionnarrativeurban villageShanghai Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 The “Big Four Brands” of Shanghai City Refers to “Service in Shanghai”, “Made in Shanghai”, “Shopping in Shanghai” and “Culture of Shanghai”, Which Symbolize Shanghai’s Core Competitiveness.2 A term refers to a series of illegal matters, including illegal land use, illegal construction, illegal operation, illegal sewage discharge and illegal residence. Related “Four” matters “Must” be addressed. Specifically, hidden safety hazards must be eliminated, illegal and unlicensed buildings must be demolished, dirty and disorderly phenomena must be cleaned up, and illegal operations must be banned.