Abstract: “Rupture” and “insertion” are two competing theories regarding the mobilization and control of the state over the urban neighborhood society during the transition period. This paper proposes a new， inbetween “conglutination” perspective， namely， while the state is capable of mobilizing and controlling the urban neighborhood， its capacity is largely constrained by various social and political factors. The analysis of the empirical data suggests that the conglutination between the state and neighborhood society is mainly shaped by the noninstitutional power operation in the neighborhood and the social structures and driving forces of such power.

Key words: community, grassroots governance, neighborhood, statesociety relationship