A Study on the Collaborative Governance System of Local Talent Development in China——Based on the Case of City A in Jiangsu Province

In the field of talent development in elite sport, the traditional three-level training network requires mechanism innovation and improvement. The challenge of innovating to achieve cross-sector collaborative governance is an important task. Using thematic analysis in critical realism approach, this study analyzes the issue of how to achieve collaborative governance in youth elite sports talent development, taking city A in Jiangsu Province as a representative case in China. The results indicate that resource dependence, shared goals, and trust relationships are the triggers for collaborative governance in local elite sports talent development. Public institutions serve as bridges in constructing a local multi-departmental collaboration and competition structure,formal institutions ensure the benign operation of collaborative governance, and informal governance lays the foundation for consensus among multiple governance entities.