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Coordination Role of Hub-Type Social Organizations in Emergency Management: Driving Force of Norms and Networks

SSRN, ISSN: 1556-5068
2024
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Article Description

As societal participation in emergency management grows, there's a heightened focus on how governments can coordinate with the diverse array of societal actors. Unlike traditional NGOs, hub-type social organizations in China have a unique dual nature, blending administrative and social roles, which facilitates effective communication between government and social forces in emergencies. Using Atlas.ti software, this study analyzes interviews with hub-type social organization personnel, revealing how they foster coordination among social forces through establishing norms and networks. Normatively, these organizations regulate societal actions via processes like review, action guideline creation, and reciprocal expectation setting, ensuring alignment with government efforts. Meanwhile, through material, professional, and local resource networks, they coordinate diverse actors' actions. This research also delves into the organizational foundations necessary for these entities to establish norms and networks and their relation to the types thereof. China's hub-type social organizations' experiences offer valuable insights for governments worldwide seeking sustained collaboration with social forces in emergency management.

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Minqing Zhu

Elsevier BV

Multidisciplinary; Hub-type social organizations; emergency management; Coordination; Norms; networks

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