Pak Wan Major Pau In 'PhD doctoral researchers' INLOGOV PhD doctoral researchersINLOGOV Doctoral research degreesINLOGOV staff Disaster risk management and community self-organization in the Asia-Pacific Supervisors: Dr Louise Reardon and Dr May Chu This proposed study intends to study UN’s disaster risk management (DRM) engagement in the context of Asia-Pacific states, other than the aforementioned-characteristic that the region is a hazard-prone one, the disparity in economic development has also made some populations more vulnerable than the others. Current literature offers fruitful empirical evidence on risk governance of different levels of governments as well as interactions among them in the context of numerous Asia-Pacific states. However, the conditions and mechanisms of institutional convergence and policy transfer among regional governments and communities remain unclear. It is the focus of this proposed study to compare the effects and variations in these engagement projects among regional governments and communities. Qualifications BA (WHU) MSc (KCL) Research interests Policy diffusion Institutionalism Environmental policy Collective action Conference papers Mar 3 -5 2021The Asia Pacific Public Policy Network (Ap-PPN) Annual ConferenceThe Education University of Hong KongTitle: Resilience of peripheral communities and public support: The cases of two villages Publications Oct 29 – 30, 2019Conference of Public Administration in China, Suzhou, ChinaXi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversityTitle: Regulation in China Contact details Email: Pxp135@student.bham.ac.uk