Abstract: Government embedding,social coordination and resident self-governance are the intrinsic variables of community governance actions,whose relationship determines the transformation of community governance.From concept to action is the key to realize the community governance system and governance capability modernization.Drawing on the theory of action science,we think that the governance of Chinese communities has undergone three stages,thestate-led government action stage,the state-led social action stage,and the residents' action stage supported by the state and society.Modern community governance is a process of residents' organization,led by government and cooperated by society.With the expansion of residents' self-government in breadth and depth,residents' actions are increasingly becoming the goal and direction of community governance.Residents' actions can well meet the requirements of modern community governance,quietly changing the dilemma of residents' weakness in self-governance in the process of community governance,and it is crucial to sort out the logic of residents' actions and stimulate residents' actions through technical empowerment.

Key words: community governance, residents' actions, technical empowerment