Abstract:

Based on three databases including CSSCI，CNKI and literature database，combined with CiteSpace visualization software，analyzes these research results of community governance by comprehensively using bibliometrics and qualitative analysis methods, and obtains some important findings as followed：has formed 5 main research fields composed of base research，residents’ autonomy and participation，urban and rural duality research, public service and reflection of community governance；the research evolution has undergone four periods as gestation，formation，development and depth adjustment；community governance structure and community social organization are both research hotspots and frontier；the interdisciplinary features obvious and axes are political science，sociology and public management；has formed three theoretical communities centered on governance theory，social capital theory and state-social relations theory；research method is mainly based on qualitative research method and empirical analysis relies on single case study excessively. Based on the above research conclusions，three future trends of domestic community governance research with reflection and advancement as the core characteristics are drawn.

Key words: community governance, bibliometrics, knowledge map, reflection, advancement