Social capital and participatory slum upgrading in Bangkok, Thailand

Archer, Diane

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“…The inability to carry out this project reflects a diminishment in the capacity of NULICO to mobilize for even cooperative ends. This has become a concern for long-standing leaders and observers of the policy (Archer, 2010;Boonyabancha and Kerr, 2018). However, I argue that this incapacity inadvertently reinforces NULICO's image as a neutral presence in Thailand's tumultuous national political context.…”

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“…The FRSN also creates possibilities for new communities to participate, as when it takes FIGURe 1 A simplified schematic of the dialectical relationship between the FRNS and NULICO (source: author's representation) on communities in difficult land situations, negotiates for lease agreements with landowning agencies CODI has not been able to strike deals with, or pioneers whole new programs, like Baan Mankong for homeless people. The FRSN can continue this work because, as Archer (2010) and Elinoff (2014b; have pointed out, even though the network is one of CODI's most vocal critics, it draws a significant amount of its budget from the agency. This ongoing financial support is made possible because of Baan Mankong's mainstream appeal, and that derives in large part from NULICO acting as its public face.…”

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INSURGENT CO‐PRODUCTION: Conflict, Cooperation and the Dialectics of Scale in Thailand's Baan Mankong Program

Shelby

2024

Int J Urban Regional Res

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This article examines the role of insurgency in scaling up the co‐production of housing. Co‐production has gained in popularity in the past 15 years as both a set of practices and an intellectual framing for analyzing urbanization in the global South. Discussions of co‐production have largely emphasized the cooperative nature of the approach, asserting that a mostly non‐confrontational politics has proven effective at reshaping urban governance in ways that better meet the needs of the urban poor. However, recent analyses have identified conflict versus confrontation as a key tension in co‐production, especially as co‐productive programs seek to go to scale. I contribute to these discussions by analyzing a well‐known case of large‐scale co‐production, Thailand's Baan Mankong program, to understand the roles of insurgent versus cooperative community networks in the program's trajectory. I conclude that a more insurgent network opens up new land, resources and avenues for political participation. A more cooperative network then renders many of these interventions broadly politically acceptable to those in power. The two networks thus exist in a dialectic that has enabled the program's scaling up. I argue that research into co‐production should pay more attention to the importance of confrontational tactics by community networks.

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INSURGENT CO‐PRODUCTION: Conflict, Cooperation and the Dialectics of Scale in Thailand's Baan Mankong Program

Shelby

2024

Int J Urban Regional Res

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Social Capital: Higher Resilience in Slums in the Lagos Metropolis

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Different slums exhibit different levels of resilience against the threat of eviction. However, little is known about the role of the social capital of the slum community in this context. This study investigates the factors contributing to slum resilience in the Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria, through a social capital lens. This study first investigates land allocation in slums, then the available social capital, and subsequently how this capital influences resilience to the threat of eviction in slums. Data were collected in two slum communities, in Lagos, through in-depth interviews and focus groups discussion. This study shows that land allocation is done by the traditional heads, contrarily to the mandate of the Nigeria Land Use Act of 1978. Furthermore, there is a form of structural social capital through the presence of government registered community development associations in the slums; however, their activities, decision-making process and the perception of the residents’ towards their respective associations, differs. This led to differences in trust, social cohesion and bonding ties among residents of the slum, thereby influencing resilience to the threat of eviction in slums. Since community group associations, through the appointed executives, drive the efficient utilization of social capital in slums, this study therefore recommends their restructuring in order to support a sustainable solution to the threat of eviction in slums in Lagos.

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Social capital and participatory slum upgrading in Bangkok, Thailand

Cited by 2 publications

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INSURGENT CO‐PRODUCTION: Conflict, Cooperation and the Dialectics of Scale in Thailand's Baan Mankong Program

INSURGENT CO‐PRODUCTION: Conflict, Cooperation and the Dialectics of Scale in Thailand's Baan Mankong Program

Social Capital: Higher Resilience in Slums in the Lagos Metropolis

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