Research on the integration of five governance approaches leading the construction of whole-process people's democracy in rural areas in the new era

Yilu Ye; Chenxi Song; Zhuoyan Ji; Linjie Lu

doi:10.54254/2753-7080/2025.29196

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Received: 25 September 2025

Published: 10 November 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7080/2025.29196

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Ye,Y.;Song,C.;Ji,Z.;Lu,L. (2025). Research on the integration of five governance approaches leading the construction of whole-process people's democracy in rural areas in the new era. Advances in Humanities Research,12(7),78-87.

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