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Accepted Paper:
The role of Interorganizational Relationships in the level of effectiveness of Flood Risk Mitigation. A case study of floods in Sindh, Pakistan.
Sana Amjad Lateef
(Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Paper short abstract:
Flood risk is a complex problem, intensifying due to climate change and challenges governance structures, owing to how interorganizational relationships playout in policy implementation networks. This issue is analyzed within the context of Flood Protection Frameworks within Sindh, Pakistan.
Paper long abstract:
Owing to the complex and transboundary nature of flood risks, they require to be governed by a collaborative network of multiple actors, where the combined capacity for the mitigation of these risks is highly dependent on the patterns of social relations between actors. This paper studies the policy practice gap in terms of Interorganizational relationships (IRs) that affect the actions of actors in the governance of policy networks in Flood Risk Mitigation (FRM), in centralized and traditional hierarchical policy arenas, thus using Pakistan as a case study. In doing so, this paper assesses which patterns of IRs exist in policy networks and enable the effectiveness of FRM, to draw conclusions on the relationship between these two concepts.
This qualitative research adopts a case study strategy with data collected through semi-structured interviews with government officials and experts, and through content analysis. IRs are analyzed by the actors that formulate the FRM network, their resource dependencies and power structure, the processes followed to retain resource flow, decisions taken, the institutional provisions erected and perception patterns of actors. Effectiveness of FRM is measured through variables related to tangibles and intangibles (direct losses, flooded area, lives lost etc.).
The findings reveal rich qualitative insights and strong linkage between IRs and effectiveness of FRM; and suggest a gateway to the gaps in FRM and holds promising propositions for future policy makers in similar governance structures to consider social network processes of policy making, and hence integrate knowledge and innovation on urban and human development levels.
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Accepted Paper:
Paper short abstract:
Paper long abstract:
Owing to the complex and transboundary nature of flood risks, they require to be governed by a collaborative network of multiple actors, where the combined capacity for the mitigation of these risks is highly dependent on the patterns of social relations between actors. This paper studies the policy practice gap in terms of Interorganizational relationships (IRs) that affect the actions of actors in the governance of policy networks in Flood Risk Mitigation (FRM), in centralized and traditional hierarchical policy arenas, thus using Pakistan as a case study. In doing so, this paper assesses which patterns of IRs exist in policy networks and enable the effectiveness of FRM, to draw conclusions on the relationship between these two concepts.
This qualitative research adopts a case study strategy with data collected through semi-structured interviews with government officials and experts, and through content analysis. IRs are analyzed by the actors that formulate the FRM network, their resource dependencies and power structure, the processes followed to retain resource flow, decisions taken, the institutional provisions erected and perception patterns of actors. Effectiveness of FRM is measured through variables related to tangibles and intangibles (direct losses, flooded area, lives lost etc.).
The findings reveal rich qualitative insights and strong linkage between IRs and effectiveness of FRM; and suggest a gateway to the gaps in FRM and holds promising propositions for future policy makers in similar governance structures to consider social network processes of policy making, and hence integrate knowledge and innovation on urban and human development levels.
The role of formal and informal political networks in the context of Development-Induced Displacement in urban areas and its impact on sustainable futures.
Session 1 Friday 8 July, 2022, -