STRONG COMMUNITY COMMITTEES MODEL IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE SLUM IN BANGKOK

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study the slum environment in Bangkok; study the current roles of community committees in slum development; study the supporting factors for stronger role of community committees in developing slum communities; and propose the strong community committees model in developing the slum in Bangkok. This qualitative research used interviews and observation as methodologies. The research findings were: the slum community had drug problem, but almost all community committees were committed to resolving the problem; there were weaknesses and some limitations in the role of the committee in achieving their goals and there should be changes in the role of the community committee; the factors that led to strengthening the community committee were leadership, knowledge, community networks, and support from Bangkok metropolitan; and the strong Community Committees model in development of the slum in Bangkok was the leadership model that brought about a strong and successful implementation of the community committee.