Performance of collaborative emergency management networks
Supervisors:Dr. Louise Reardon and Dr. Timea Nochta
Collaborative network emergency management responses have garnered significant attention from scholars and international organizations as a promising approach to addressing crises effectively. Despite this, there remains an unanswered question about whether such networks are more effective than traditional Weberian hierarchies or the effect of the contextual variables on the performance of networks. To bridge this knowledge gap, this research project aims to empirically examine the contextual factors influencing the performance of emergency networks and the variations among different networks. By doing so, this project will contribute valuable insights to the academic debate on the performance of emergency management networks and offer practical guidance for policymakers and public administrators.
- MSc in Public Management and Policies, Universidad de Chile, 2020
- BSc in Public Administration, Universidad de Santiago, 2012
Camila Ramos-Fuenzalida is a doctoral student at the Institute of Local Government Studies at the University of Birmingham, she holds a Master's degree in Management and Public Policy from the University of Chile and a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration from the University of Santiago de Chile. With a rich background in research, she has actively contributed to six projects dedicated to the analysis of local government dynamics within the Chilean context.
Beyond her research pursuits, she has also served as a professor of public administration at the University of Santiago de Chile. Her primary academic interests revolve around the examination of local government dynamics, inter-municipal collaboration, governance network, emergency management network.
Teaching responsibilities
- 2025 Teaching Fellow Public Policy and Evidence, Master of Public Administration, University of Birmingham
- 2020 Teaching Fellow, Thesis Seminar, Master of Public Policy, Universidad de Chile.
- 2017 - 2020 Teaching Fellow Introduction to Public Administration, Administrative Theory, BA Public Administration, Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
- Governance network
- Network performance
- Local government studies
- Inter-municipal cooperation
- Emergency management
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C., & Retamal Soto, K. (2025, April 14–15). Partner selection to plan the emergency management network in Santiago Metropolitan Region [Conference presentation]. PSA 75th Annual International Conference, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- Retamal Soto, K., Arias-Yurisch, K., & Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2025, April 7–9). The network dynamics of metropolitan governance: An application of stochastic actor-oriented model in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile [Conference presentation]. IRSPM 2025 – Civic Engagement and Social Capital in Contemporary Public Administration, Bologna, Italy.
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C., Arias-Yurisch, K., & Retamal Soto, K. (2025, April 7–9). When coordination problems explain partner selection in planned emergency management networks [Conference presentation]. IRSPM 2025 – Civic Engagement and Social Capital in Contemporary Public Administration, Bologna, Italy.
- Retamal Soto, K., Ramos-Fuenzalida, C., & Arias-Yurisch, K. (2025, March 28–April 1). When coordination problems explain partner selection in planned emergency management networks [Conference presentation]. ASPA 2025 – Not Robots Yet: Keeping Public Servants in Public Service, Washington D.C., United States.
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2024, November 21–23). Selección de colaboradores para la gestión local de emergencias en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago [Conference presentation]. Congreso Internacional: Evaluación de la Gobernanza y el Valor Público, Temuco, Chile.
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2024, September 23–25). Adaptación al cambio climático: Selección de colaboradores para la gestión local de emergencias en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago [Conference presentation]. XII International Conference on Government, Administration and Public Policy (GIGAPP2024), Madrid, Spain.
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2024, September 12–13). Adaptation to climate change: Partner selection to plan the emergency management network in Santiago Metropolitan Region [Conference presentation]. Inaugural Conference of the UK Association for Public Administration, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2024, July 2–5). Partner selection in self-organized emergency networks: Evidence from Chile's local government [Conference presentation]. EUROLOC Summer School in Government and Politics 2024, Barcelona, Spain.
- Arias-Yurisch, K., Retamal Soto, K., & Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2022, September 21–23). Latin America facing the challenges of network governance [Conference presentation]. XI International Congress on Government, Administration and Public Policies (GIGAPP), Madrid, Spain.
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2017, November 14–17). The challenges of collaborative networks as a new form of municipal management in Chile: Case of the City-South Association [Conference presentation]. XXII CLAD International Congress on State Reformation and Public Administration, Madrid, Spain.
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2015, November 4–6). Decentralization policy in Chile between 1928–1958 [Conference presentation]. VIII Chilean Congress of Public Administration, Rancagua, Chile.
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2012, July 13). Decentralization of the State between two Ibañez governments [Conference presentation]. Seminary of State and Territory, Santiago, Chile.
- Arias-Yurisch, K. A., Retamal-Soto, K., & Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2025). Insights into collaborative networks in Latin American public administrations. In Aristigueta M., Ramírez de la Cruz E., (Eds.) Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C., Retamal-Soto, K., & Arias-Yurisch, K. (in press). When coordination problems explain partner selection in planned emergency management networks. International Journal of Public Administration.
- Retamal-Soto, K., Arias-Yurisch, K., & Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2024). Redes de gobernanza colaborativa en la administración pública. In I. Cienfuegos, F. Penaglia, & K. Retamal (Eds.), Manual de administración pública II: Cambios y continuidades en la gestión pública (pp. 223–244). RIL Editores.
- Arias-Yurisch, K., Retamal-Soto, K., Ramos-Fuenzalida, C., & Espinoza, A. (2024). Participation in multiple policy venues in governance of Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region: When institutional attributes make the difference. Policy Studies Journal, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12541
- Arias-Yurisch, K. A., Retamal-Soto, K., & Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2023). América Latina frente aos desafios da governança em rede. In M. Rodrigues, L. Almeida, & B. Magalhães (Eds.), Campo de públicas: Perspectivas e diálogos ibero-americanos (pp. 348–367). Fundação João Pinheiro.
- Ramos-Fuenzalida, C., Arias-Yurisch, K., & Retamal-Soto, K. (2023). Collaborate to govern: Analysis of the intermunicipal governance network in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Santiago de Chile. Revista Políticas Públicas, 109. https://doi.org/10.5354/0717-8980.2022.68926
- Retamal-Soto, K., Arias-Yurisch, K., & Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2023). Inter-municipal governance networks: Application of exponential random graph models in Los Lagos, Chile. Revista de Administração Pública, 57, e2022-0271. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-761220220271
- Arias-Yurisch, K., Retamal-Soto, K., & Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2022). The prevalence of a bonding strategy in COVID-19 response networks: Explaining intermunicipal partnering in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. Regional Studies, Special Issue Geography of COVID-19, Local Policy Answers and Future Challenges for Cities and Regions. 10.1080/00343404.2022.2141465
- Arias-Yurisch, K., Retamal-Soto, K., & Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2020). COVID-19: Network effectiveness of inter-municipal self-organized response in Chile. Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, Special Issue Role of Public Administration in Dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic, 5–23. https://doi.org/10.24193/tras.SI2020.1
- Arias-Yurisch, K., Retamal-Soto, K., & Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2019). Intermunicipal cooperation in Latin America: State of the art and future challenges for research. Revista de Administração Pública, 53(3), 575–591. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-761220180431
- Arias-Yurisch, K., Retamal-Soto, K., & Ramos-Fuenzalida, C. (2017). Opening the black box of municipal association: Analysis of intermunicipal cooperation in Chile. Políticas Públicas, 10(2).
Email:CXR197@student.bham.ac.uk
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