A bridged government–NGOs relationship in post-earthquake reconstruction: the Ya’an service center in Lushan earthquake

Jiuping Xu (), Dun Xu (), Yi Lu () and Qian Wang ()
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Jiuping Xu: Sichuan University
Dun Xu: Sichuan University
Yi Lu: Sichuan University
Qian Wang: Sichuan University

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2018, vol. 90, issue 2, No 2, 537-562

Abstract: Abstract In April 2013, a 7.0 Mw earthquake struck along the Longmen Shan fault in the city of Ya’an, Sichuan Province, China, causing serious damage. The invaluable contributions of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in dealing with this disaster highlighted the significance of government–NGO relationships in post-disaster reconstruction and the effect this has on the efficiency and quality of post-disaster reconstruction. This paper examines government–NGO relationships (GNR) in the post-Lushan earthquake period as a multi-stakeholder collaborative problem based on organizational lifecycle perspectives through the birth, growth, stability, and saturation stages. Two-year field research was conducted in the affected areas which identified the GNR as a bridged government–NGO relationship (BGNR) during the reconstruction period, with the Ya’an service center acting as the bridging organization. The BGNR’s experience was compared to the previous Wenchuan earthquake, and the general BGNR post-disaster reconstruction situation is discussed on two dimensions: mutuality and organizational identity.

Keywords: Government–NGO relationship; Lushan earthquake; Collaboration; Post-disaster reconstruction; Bridged platform; Social network analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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