Kitagawa, K;
(2020)
Development of disaster risk reduction policy in Thailand.
Disaster Prevention and Management
10.1108/DPM-08-2019-0244.
(In press).
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Abstract
Purpose: This exploratory study discusses the policy learning process of the development of disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy. Design/methodology/approach: The paper discusses how DRR has and has not developed in Thailand through the two major disasters: the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and the 2011 Great Flood. The information was collected by documentary analysis to gain a historical and critical understanding of the development of the system and policy of DRR in Thailand. Additionally, key stakeholders' interviews were undertaken to supplement the analysis. Findings: The paper demonstrates that Thailand's DRR development has been “reactive” rather than “proactive”, being largely directed by global DRR actors. Research limitations/implications: Being a small-scale study, the sample size was small. The analysis and argument would be consolidated with an increase in the number of interviews. Practical implications: The model can help deconstruct which dimension of the learning process a government has/has not achieved well. Originality/value: The application of the “restrictive-expansive policy learning” model, which identifies different dimensions of policy learning, reveals that the Thai government's policy learning was of a mixed nature.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Development of disaster risk reduction policy in Thailand |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1108/DPM-08-2019-0244 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-08-2019-0244 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Disaster risk reduction, Disaster risk governance, Policy learning, Restrictive–expansive policy learning, Community-based disaster risk reduction, Thailand |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10093407 |
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