CIURG provides a platform to connect peers and stakeholders who are interested in the intellectual debates, exchange of ideas and research collaboration about urbanization and local governance transformation in China. We are dedicated to advancing both academic research and policy studies on the various aspects of urbanization and governance in China, such as urban and rural planning, community participation, local capacity building, rural property rights transformation, rural institutional reform, social inclusion, welfare and resilience of transitional urban neighbourhood, and so on.​​

城乡治理创新研究网络旨在为对中国城市化和地方治理转型感兴趣的学者和利益相关者提供了一个交流和互动的平台。在这个平台上，大家可以就相关话题进行思想辩论、观点交流与学术合作。我们致力于推进中国城市化和治理的学术研究和政策研究，包括城乡规划、社区参与、地方能力建设、农村制度改革、社会融合、转型社区的福利和适应性等。​