Intergovernmental Relations Based on Bibliometrics of Policy: a Case Study of Zhongguancun National Innovation Demonstration Zone

Abstract

Increasingly complex public affairs gradually changs the traditional relationship between governments, that makes cooperation across different departments and levels become a development trend. This paper uses the bibliometrics of policy method to research the intergovernmental relations in Zhongguancun national innovation demonstration zone. The authors tried to combine policy cooperation network and policy reference network to present the intergovernmental relations on the zone. First, mapped the cooperation network of Zhongguancun policy-marking angecies in 2009-2015 to identify the core network nodes, and discussed the evolution of function of the core agencies in policy cooperation. At the same time, taked the policy reference network as a supplementary to further analysis the reference relationship among core policy-making agencies. The results show that：jointly issued policy is the main form for vast majority of departments participating in the Zhongguancun governance whith relatively fixed partners, however cross-level cooperation is less; administrative levels and functional fields of government departments can affect their function and the way how to work in the policy system. This research provides a new perspective of intergovernmental relations in regional development, and lets these relations more visual and findable.

Keywords: Intergovernmental Relations; Bibliometrics of Policy; Zhongguancun National Innovation Demonstration Zone; Policy-making agency