THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY COMMITTEES IN CROWDED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF SOISOMBOONPHATTHANA 2, DIN DAENG DISTRIC, BANGKOK

Abstract

This research aimed to (1) study the problems of crowded-community of Soisomboonphattana 2 Crowded Community, Din Daeng District, Bangkok (2) study the roles of community committee in crowded community development of Soisomboonphattana 2 Crowed Community, Din Daeng District, Bangkok and (3) investigate the result of crowded-community development of Soisomboonphattana 2 Crowed Community, Din Daeng District, Bangkok. This research adopted qualitative research methodology. The data were collected from key informants including personnel of Community Development and Social Welfare Section of Din Daeng District, community committee, and people in Soisomboonphattana 2 Crowded Community totaled 23 people through structured interview. The result revealed that 1) the problems of Soisomboonphattana 2 Crowed Community, Din Daeng District, Bangkok, were the land for living-houses building problem, municipal solid waste problem, and drugs abuse problem 2) the community committee of Soisomboonphattana 2 Crowed Community had 4 dominant roles in community development: coordination role, public relations role, democracy supporting role, and resource supporting role for community development. The consideration against the community and community committee regulations of Bangkok B.E.2555, clause 64 imposing 10 articles regarding core duties of community committee, were that community committee of Soisomboonphattana 2 Crowed Community achieved all main functions and understood in their roles and duties because the chairman and other community committee handled these functions for many years and 3) all 5 results of community development of community committee covering developing mind of the people, social, environment, health, and physical aspects were mostly dominant, although in the context of social development, community committee were unable to carry out the career promotion matters for community such as the establishment of the professional groups and the saving groups.