Fragile environment in need of resilient carers? A case of regional natural resources management in Perth, Western Australia

Dhakal, Subas P

doi:10.1080/13549839.2013.818952

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“…The interactions that maintain relations within an organisation and between organisations are vital not only for the viability of ECOs themselves but also for the effectiveness of environmental policies that depend on these organisations (Dhakal, 2013). This is mainly because a higher level of social capital is a strong predictor of organisational viability and organisational capability to yield desired social change.…”

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A methodological framework for ascertaining the social capital of environmental community organisations in urban Australia

Dhakal

2014

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the level of social capital in environmental community organisations (ECOs) in Perth, Western Australia. On a general level, social capital in ECOs is understood as intra-organisational and inter-organisational relationships that organisations maintain through interactions. Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilises quantitative (i.e. survey) as well as qualitative (i.e. interviews) approaches to data collection and analysis. It proposes a methodological framework to measure the level of social capital, and explores the association between the ascertained level of social capital and organisational capabilities. Findings – The results of the survey and interviews reveal that while the level of social capital is needs based, maintaining a higher intensity of organisational relationships puts ECOs in a better position to do more with less. Research limitations/implications – The findings advance the task of ascertaining the level of social capital in ECOs from organisational interactions perspective. Originality/value – This paper captures a community organisation-specific methodological framework to measure and analyse social capital.

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A methodological framework for ascertaining the social capital of environmental community organisations in urban Australia

Dhakal

2014

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

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“…businesses donors which are more profit oriented for most of them (Potluka and Svecova, 2019). Indeed, NPOs are facing challenges impeding their activities and threatening their fragile equilibrium (Dhakal, 2015;Klaas and Dirsus, 2018;Cherif, 2018;Forbes, 2019) as they are depending largely on their stakeholders for resources (e.g. funding, members) in order to achieve their objectives, and they are witnessing decreasing resources due to State disengagement (Potluka and Svecova, 2019), more restrictive legislation for financial accountability and increasing competition between the hodgepodge NPOs for funding (Klaas and Dirsus, 2018).…”

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Inhibitors of non-for-profit organisations’ activities and survival in a crisis context

Skandrani

Kooli

Doudech

2021

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Purpose Tunisia has been living a decade of democratic transition since 2011. In this new context, the civil society has been fervently expressing claims for democracy and social justice through creating thousands of non-for-profit organisations (NPOs) (23,456 NPOs in 2020 against 9,000 established in 30 years up to 2010). However, this shift seems to be misleading, as only 3,000 NPOs are actually active, indicating that NPOs are struggling to sustain their activities and ensure their survival. The purpose of this study is to uncover the factors hindering NPOs’ activities and survival. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were carried out using a purposive sample of 32 NPOs members in two main economic and touristic cities – Tunis and Sousse – selected using the snowball method. A considerable amount of qualitative data was produced (400 pages of text). This seems representative of Tunisian citizens’ inclination to protest in the new prevailing political and social context. The data collection benefited from the freedom of speech gained after the 2011 civilian uprising as interviewees were enthusiastic in voicing their opinions. Findings Two main categories of inhibitors were identified. First, endogenous inhibitors including inhibitors under the control of the NPO (i.e. use of illegal and foreign sources of funding, limited financial resources, unavailability of NPOs’ members, short term planning, conflicts between managers, autocratic leadership, organisational support, activities diversification and organisational justice, leadership and communication skills, “NPO culture”, members’ opportunistic behaviour and generation gap), inhibitors related to NPOs inter-relationships: stiff competition, unfair and dishonest competition, lack of collaboration, trust and communication between NPOs. Second, exogenous inhibitors i.e. perceived unethical practices and image transfer, economic crisis, foreign funding sources and the media. Research limitations/implications This study has some limitations mainly due to the sample size and characteristics of the selected interviewees. In addition, data was collected in only two regions (Tunis and Sousse). Therefore, the results may lack generalisability. Practical implications The findings highlight the critical impact of the inhibitors under the control of NPOs compared to those out of their control. NPOs in a crisis context could overcome these inhibitors by ensuring congruence between the NPOs’ mission, objectives and activities and designing suitable marketing strategies. Originality/value This study contributes to elucidating this complex circular system of exchange and its inhibitors in a challenging and understudied context. It offers support to Bagozzi’s (1974, 1975, 1994, 2011) calls for uncovering the factors constraining or facilitating exchanges that have an impact going beyond the relationship between three or more partners and the conditions that govern these exchanges. Moreover, and to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first empirical attempt to support Bagozzi’s (1994) conceptualisation. It also brings an update to NPOs’ data and marketing strategy in a region near the crossroads of Middle Eastern, North African and Western influences.

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“…Yet, resilience as an outcome or a process becomes particularly difficult to achieve during a disaster when affected communities have had limited access to resources prior to the event (Manyena, ; Mannakkara and Wilkinson, ). Communities function as a system on the basis of cyclic inputs and outputs that feed into each other (Dhakal, )—inputs are the resources that communities need to function, such as built, cultural, financial, human, natural, political, and social elements (Pahl‐Wostl et al, ), whereas outputs are the products or the services delivered, such as disaster readiness, response, or recovery (Cutter et al, ). On the one hand, the prolonged disruption of resource availability after a disaster can fuel vulnerability.…”

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Analysing news media coverage of the 2015 Nepal earthquake using a community capitals lens: implications for disaster resilience

Dhakal¹

2017

Disasters

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South Asia is one of the regions of the world most vulnerable to natural disasters. Although news media analyses of disasters have been conducted frequently in various settings globally, there is little research on populous South Asia. This paper begins to fill this gap by evaluating local and foreign news media coverage of the earthquake in Nepal on 25 April 2015. It broadens the examination of news media coverage of disaster response beyond traditional framing theory, utilising community capitals (built, cultural, financial, human, natural, political, and social) lens to perform a thematic content analysis of 405 news items. Overall, financial and natural capital received the most and the least emphasis respectively. Statistically significant differences between local and foreign news media were detected vis-à-vis built, financial, and political capital. The paper concludes with a discussion of the social utility of news media analysis using the community capitals framework to inform disaster resilience.

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Fragile environment in need of resilient carers? A case of regional natural resources management in Perth, Western Australia

Cited by 8 publications

References 34 publications

A methodological framework for ascertaining the social capital of environmental community organisations in urban Australia

A methodological framework for ascertaining the social capital of environmental community organisations in urban Australia

Inhibitors of non-for-profit organisations’ activities and survival in a crisis context

Analysing news media coverage of the 2015 Nepal earthquake using a community capitals lens: implications for disaster resilience

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