Conditions Leading to the Success of Collaborative Governance for Solving Problems of the COVID-19 Crisis: Analysis of the Performance of Two Levels of Local Administrative Organization

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze conditions leading to the success of local administrative organizations using collaborative governance for solving problems of the COVID-19 crisis. The study used the qualitative research method. Two local administrative organizations were selected for study: Hua Hin Municipality, Prachuap Khiri Khan, and Wiang Sub-District Administrative Organization, Thoeng District, Chiang Rai. The data were collected by in-depth interviewing from 22 participants. Results were analyzed by content analysis and finding the consistency between the accuracy of the data by using a triangular method. The results showed the conditions towards the success of local administrative organization using collaborative governance for solving problems of the COVID-19 crisis consisted of: 1) condition of starting a collaboration such as dissimilation of authorities, resources and capacities among the involved partners; incentives to build the collaboration of the involved partners and the background of the collaboration of the involved partners; 2) condition of institutional development in collaborative governance of the involved partners; and 3) condition of facilitative leadership in mobilizing to the collaborative governance of the partners.