Lee, Seunghyun
(2023)
Dynamics of Interorganizational Networks in Fine Dust Management in South Korea.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
A complex policy problem is associated with a variety of contextual factors. It is often difficult to identify the problem and find appropriate policy solutions. To address the risks of a complex policy problem, multiple network actors across boundaries are involved in policy processes in crisis management. Characterizing fine dust problems in South Korea as a complex and dynamic policy problem, this study aims to identify the structures of emerging information and knowledge networks in fine dust management and to examine changes in these networks from different theoretical and methodological perspectives. Adopting the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework, the institutional collective action (ICA) framework, social network theory, and complex systems theory, this research seeks to answer the research questions: How and why interorganizational networks emerge in the fine dust management policy, and how and why did they change over time? How could interorganizational networks be improved?
This research applies a mixed-methods approach to data collection and analytical methods. The data set was collected by document review, network coding through content analysis, Q-methodology, and semi-structured interviews. Then, the collected data set was analyzed through five different analytical methods, including qualitative content analysis, social network analysis, statistical analysis, Q-methodology, and system dynamics.
The findings of this study reveal the structure and the dynamics of interorganizational networks in fine dust management in Korean governance settings that are reliant on bureaucratic and hierarchical relationships under the control of the national government. This research makes theoretical and methodological contributions to demonstrating contextual factors, action situations, and the complexity and dynamics of interorganizational networks from different perspectives and provides policy suggestions that can enhance the use of networks in connecting and redirecting fine dust-related information and knowledge for better policy-making, implementation, and outcomes.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
2 February 2023 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
8 September 2022 |
| Approval Date: |
2 February 2023 |
| Submission Date: |
1 November 2022 |
| Access Restriction: |
2 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 2 years. |
| Number of Pages: |
227 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs > Public and International Affairs |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Inter-organizational collaboration, crisis management, air quality management, environmental policy, social network, policy analysis |
| Date Deposited: |
02 Feb 2023 14:10 |
| Last Modified: |
02 Feb 2023 14:10 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/43779 |
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