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<p>Urban communities, as the “last mile” of emergency management, face structural challenges such as limited emergency capacity, resource scarcity, and weak institutional support—reflecting the inherent limitations of a “small lever.” At the same time, communities serve as important arenas for emotional governance and are foundational to Party-led grassroots governance. They possess a solid mobilization base and considerable latent potential—representing the “great power” of grassroots society. How urban communities can effectively mobilize to achieve the transformation of “a small lever moving great power” remains insufficiently theorized. To address this gap, this study examines six typical communities in Beijing, China, using grounded theory to analyze over 100,000 words of primary interviews and textual data, thereby constructing an attribution model for the effectiveness of community emergency mobilization. The findings indicate that mobilization effectiveness relies on the systemic interaction of two categories of factors: foundational factors—rules, resources, and capabilities forming the lever—and pivotal factors—party-influence and emotional identification serving as the fulcrum. Further analysis reveals how the “Party-influence mechanism” and the “emotional harmonization mechanism” generate synergy between foundational and pivotal factors. This synergy overcomes the limitations of isolated elements and enables the integrated function of “a small lever moving great power.” The attribution model of emergency mobilization effectiveness developed in this study offers both theoretical insights and practical guidance for enhancing community-based emergency mobilization and contributes to the Chinese experience of urban emergency management.</p>

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Small lever moves great power: what drives effective emergency mobilization in urban communities? — evidence from Beijing, China

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    2026年7月3日

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  • Rui Nan,
  • ShengXiong Qi

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Urban communities, as the “last mile” of emergency management, face structural challenges such as limited emergency capacity, resource scarcity, and weak institutional support—reflecting the inherent limitations of a “small lever.” At the same time, communities serve as important arenas for emotional governance and are foundational to Party-led grassroots governance. They possess a solid mobilization base and considerable latent potential—representing the “great power” of grassroots society. How urban communities can effectively mobilize to achieve the transformation of “a small lever moving great power” remains insufficiently theorized. To address this gap, this study examines six typical communities in Beijing, China, using grounded theory to analyze over 100,000 words of primary interviews and textual data, thereby constructing an attribution model for the effectiveness of community emergency mobilization. The findings indicate that mobilization effectiveness relies on the systemic interaction of two categories of factors: foundational factors—rules, resources, and capabilities forming the lever—and pivotal factors—party-influence and emotional identification serving as the fulcrum. Further analysis reveals how the “Party-influence mechanism” and the “emotional harmonization mechanism” generate synergy between foundational and pivotal factors. This synergy overcomes the limitations of isolated elements and enables the integrated function of “a small lever moving great power.” The attribution model of emergency mobilization effectiveness developed in this study offers both theoretical insights and practical guidance for enhancing community-based emergency mobilization and contributes to the Chinese experience of urban emergency management.