Self‐organization's responses to the COVID‐19 pandemic in China

IF 2.6 3区管理学 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Public Administration and Development Pub Date : 2022-01-27 DOI:10.1002/pad.1972

Ting Zhao, Jialiang Xu, Yuan Tian, Qiwei Zhang, Junao Yuan

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Abstract

Self-organization was a key informal channel used to fight COVID-19 in Wuhan when the local government and other formal organizations failed to respond in the very early stages of the pandemic. The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of self-organization during an emergency from both a demand-driven and a social mission identity perspective. Using 14 cases, this study examines the lifecycles of self-organization in alignment with the consistent changes in social demands. Volunteers' social mission identity and a flexible organizational structure have been identified as two major attributes of the outstanding performance of self-organization. Moreover, self-organization demonstrates a striking feature of noncontiguous service provision with the assistance of social media. This study extends the literature on the changing roles of governments and civil society to the emergency context.

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自组织对中国新冠肺炎疫情的应对

自组织是武汉抗击新冠肺炎疫情的一个重要非正式渠道，因为当地政府和其他正式组织在疫情初期未能做出反应。本研究旨在从需求驱动和社会使命认同两个视角探讨紧急事件中自组织的有效性。本研究以14个个案，检视自组织的生命周期与社会需求持续变化的关系。研究发现，志愿者的社会使命认同和灵活的组织结构是自组织表现优异的两个主要属性。此外，自组织还表现出在社交媒体的帮助下提供不连续服务的显著特征。本研究将有关政府和民间社会角色变化的文献扩展到紧急情况。

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来源期刊

Public Administration and Development Social Sciences-Development

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

12.00%

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期刊介绍： Since its founding in 1949, Public Administration and Development (PAD) has been reviewing and assessing the practice of public administration at the local, regional, national and international levels where it is directed to managing development processes in low and medium income countries. It gives special attention to investigations of the management of all phases of public policy formulation and implementation which have an interest and importance beyond a particular government and state. PAD has a particular interest in the link between public administration practice and management research and provides a professional and academic forum for reporting on new experiences and experiments. PAD also publishes articles on development management research in the NGO sector. It is widely read by academics and practitioners alike, including consultants, donors and policy advisers. With its case study approach, it is also frequently used for teaching and training purposes.