Junior Researcher

Jonatan A. Lassa
 
 
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Institutional Vulnerability and the Governance of Disaster Risk Reduction: Macro, Meso and Micro Analysis

The main objective of the dissertation is to provide a new framework and methods to assess institutional vulnerability in order to understand institutions and governance of disaster risk reduction at macro, meso and micro level. The following are the specific objectives of the study

• Provide a new framework for institutional vulnerability assessment at macro scale.
• Provide a new framework for institutional vulnerability assessment at meso and micro level.
• Understand the polycentric governance as the road map of risk and vulnerability reduction at national level
• Understanding the linkages of global, national and local (or macro-meso-micro) connections of disaster risk reduction.

This PhD research is based on two research questions: 1. How institutional vulnerability is measured quantitatively and qualitatively at macro scale and how to reduce vulnerability of institutions at meso and micro level?

Draft outlines of this PhD dissertation is as follows:
Chapters outline and design
• Chapter 1. Introduction to context and research context
• Chapter 2. Theories, Concepts and Research Framework
• Chapter 3. Research methods
• Chapter 4. Empirical chapter on global institutional vulnerability assessment - index approach (quantitative approach)
• Chapter 5. Empirical chapter on polycentric governance as a roadmap for institutional vulnerability reduction - using network approach
• Chapter 6. Empirical chapter on institutional vulnerability assessment at micro level with case study from 60 village level assessment reports in Indonesia.
• Chapter 7. Empirical chapter on assessment of institutional vulnerability to tsunami and seismic hazards in Indonesia.
• Chapter 8. Conclusion and final discussion
• Bibliographies and annexes
Department
Research countries - Indonesia
Research topic Disaster risk governance, disaster mitigation and management, governance of multi-hazard early warnning system, interdisciplinary research of disaster risk, climate risk and climate change adapation, human dimension of disaster and hazard research
Projects German Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning Systems (GITEWS)
Working groups Risk Management Section
United Nations University Institute of Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) - www.ehs.unu.edu
Affiliation of research GITEWS Research Project/ Risk Management
United Nations University Institute of Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) - www.ehs.unu.edu
Private website http://www.ntt-academia.org/
Contacts UNU-EHS
UN Campus
Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
lassa at ehs.unu.edu
Partners Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn
Degrees PhD Candidate, Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät, University of Bonn, Germany with dissertation title "Institutional Vulnerability and the Governance of Disaster Risk Reduction: Macro, Meso and Micro Analysis." (expected 2010)

PhD School on Global Governance, Regionalism & The role of the EU. Garnet PhD School venued at the Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB.

Doctoral Training and Courses: 50 ECTS-Credits Program in Development Studies.
Interdisciplinary Courses: 105 lecture hours with 3 Modules: Boundary Concepts on Values and Valuations, Risks and Vulnerabilities and Models and Modeling With System Approach Exercises. (2nd Oct – 16th Nov 2007).
Disciplinary Courses: 132 lecture hours A Social Science Perspective on Development: Development Theory, Practice and Research Methods. ZEFa Courses. (From 19th Nov 2007 – 19 Jan 2008)

MSc in Environment and International Development, School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia Norwich, United Kingdom.

B.Eng (ST) Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Widya Mandira Catholic University, Kupang, Indonesia.

Other Academic and Professional Training/Education:


End-to-End and People Centered Early Warning Systems, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC 2008 venue at AIT Bangkok, Thailand)

PhD Block Course on “The Roles of Vulnerability to Disaster Risk Management.” Mar 2008. United Nation University Institute of Environment and Human Security (EHS-UNU) Bonn, Germany

Summer Course on International Humanitarian Law. Magdalene College, Cambridge, July 2006. Funded by the BRC and travel grants from Hivos.

Disaster Risk Management Course Oct. 2002 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand.
Professional experience Earth System Governance Research Fellow; Member of Society for Risk Analysis; American Sociological Association; Member of Human Development and Capability Association; Gender and Disaster Network; Indonesian Society for Disaster Management; and Local Strengthening and Capacity Development.

I have been working for eleven (11) years in field of international development cooperation in issues such as including issues such as disaster risk reduction, natural resource management, climate change adaptation, alternative energy, sustainable livelihood, rural technology. During the last five years, I have worked as an evaluation/research consultant for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation programmes of the clients such as UNESCO HQ in Paris, AusAID, Risk Frontiers Australia, Hivos Netherlands, Oxfam International and Oxfam United Kingdom. During 2005-2007, I worked as a Program Coordinator/Management of Hivos Netherlands. During 2000-2004, I worked with World Food Programme and Pikul Foundation (ex-Oxfam Australia Field Office). Prior to experiencing disaster reduction jobs, I joined a local NGO – working in NTT and South Sulawesi in Indonesia on a climate mitigation project (E7 funded project on the alternative energy issue). I used to work as a civil engineer at an ISO 9001 EPC Rekayasa Industry company from Jakarta as well as a part time lecturer in 1999, 2004. See more in my CV/Resume
Financially supported by Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)
Cooperation partners United Nations University Institute of Environment and Human Security
Publications

Lassa, J. 2010. Polycentric Governance of Disaster Risk Reduction: An Introduction to a New Analytical Framework. IDRC Conference Davos Book of Abstract, Extended Abstract: 4.

Lassa, J. 2010. Early warning systems and politics of fear.
Further Information: www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/25/early-warning-systems-and-politics-fear.html

Lassa. 2009. Feeling Better, Doing Worse?. The Jakarta Post,
Further Information: www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/02/26/feeling-better-doing-worse.html

Lassa, J. 2009. Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Shared Problems, Different Worlds? Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society (IDRiM), Annual Conference of IASSA and DPRI Forum Oct 2009, Kyoto University, Japan.
Further Information: nexus-idrim.net/idrim09/Kyoto/agenda_091009_35n.pdf

Lassa, J. 2009. Understanding Food and Nutrition Policy in Indonesia: Case of East Nusa Tenggara Province 1958-2008 (Memahami Kebijakan Pangan dan Nutrisi Indonesia: Studi Kasus Nusa Tenggara Timur 1958-2008). Journal of NTT Studies, Vol 1 (1): 28-45.
Further Information: ntt-academia.org/nttstudies/Lassa-2009.pdf

Lassa, J. [Ed]. 2009. The Roles of Community Based Approach for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Indonesia, Conference Proceeding 5th National Conference Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction, Makassar, 5-8 Oct 2009. ISSN: 2086-1443. MPBI, Jakarta, 81.
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Lassa, J., Bata, D. P., Kleden, T. 2009. 50 Years Journey of Food Policy in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (50 Tahun Ziarah Pangan NTT). PT Timor Media Grafika (ISBN 9789791709712), Indonesia, 320.
Further Information: www.ntt-academia.org/Pangantt/50tahunziarahpanganntt.html

Lassa, J., Paripurno, E. T., Pristianto, J., Magatani, A., Purwanti, H., and Pujiono, P.. 2009. Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (Pengurangan Risiko Bencana Berbasis Komunitas). Grasindo, Jakarta, 80.

Nakmofa, Y. and Lassa, J. 2009. Community Based Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Towards Sustainable Livelihood: Ten Years Experiences From PMPB Kupang. Journal of NTT Studies, Vol 1/2: 136-146.
Further Information: ntt-academia.org/nttstudies/Nakmofa2009.pdf

2008. A Brief Report on Vernacular Disaster Risk Management in Indonesia.
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Lassa, J. 2008. Warning system is about people. The Jakarta Post,
Further Information: www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/11/27/warning-system-about-people.html

Lassa, J. 2008. When Heaven (barely) Meets the Earth: Towards Convergency in Tsunami Early Warning Systems.. Paper Accepted & Presented at the ISSM Conference (13-15 May 2008), Delft, Netherlands..
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Lassa, J. 2008. Governance for the Sustainability of Hazard Early Warning System. An Interdisciplinary Approach (Poster). Poster Presentation at GITEWS Annual Conference Meeting on 29-30 April 2008 at GFZ, Potsdam, Germany..
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Lassa, J. 2008. The Rise of Risk - Where Is the Resilience?. 11. Draft paper for discussion. Drafted for Oxfam GB & Partners, Jogjakarta, 28-30 July 2008. MiD Term Review PRIME Projects..
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Lassa, J. 2008. Sustainability and Governance of Tsunami Early Warning System: Bureaucracy and System Theory Approach.
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Lassa, J. 2008. Measuring Sustainability of Tsunami Early Warning Systems: An Interdisciplinary Research Agenda. International Journal of GeoRISK - Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems. Accepted June 2008., Volume 2, Issue 4: pages 185 - 192. (Peer-reviewed).
Further Information: www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a906252186~db=all~order=page

Lassa, J. 2007. Excuses, inaction only add to global warming burden. Jakarta Post, 02/10-2007:
Further Information: www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20071002.E04

Lassa, J. and Agus, S. A. 2007. "Community Based Conflict Early Warning and Response: Conceptualising Experiences of LPS-HAM in Poso Conflict 2001-2005. See the conflict dataset that we developed. [forthcoming].
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Lassa, J. and Therik, A. 2007. "Aceh's security, development and institutional transformation".
Further Information: www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20070917.E03

Saragih, S., Lassa, J. and Ramly, A. 2007. Sustainable Livelihood Framework (Sistim Penghidupan Berkelanjutan) Indonesian Version, funded/supported by Hivos Netherlands in cooperation with Circle Indonesia. [forthcoming]. 160pp.
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Lassa, J. 2006. "The cost of the absence of Worst Case Scenario – Jogjakarta Earthquake". The Jakarta Post, 29 May 2006,:
Further Information: www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20060530.C02

Lassa, J. 2006. "The Art of NGO-Ing in Aceh". 10. An Input Paper to Strategic Planning Workshops of IMPACT-UNDP,.
Further Information: www.acehinstitute.org/opini_jonatan_seni_ber_ngo_di_aceh.htm

Lassa, J. 2006. Kyoto's Protocol Dillema: “Better to have a weak agreement than no agreement at all”? Indosasters Working Paper# 4. page 16.
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Lassa, J. 2006. "Flash Flood Mitigation in Indonsia (Mitigasi Banjir Bandang Indonesia)". Kompas, 9 January 2006:
Further Information: www.kompas.co.id/kompas-cetak/0601/09/opini/2352348.htm

Lassa, J.. 2006. Using political ecology in analyzing disasters in Indonesia – A Case Study from Aceh Tsunami.. Kapai, (Indonesian Environmental and Disaster Management Journal), Ed. Jul-Sep 06, XI- No. 43:

Lassa, J.. 2006. "Famine, drought, malnutrition: Defining and fighting hunger".. The Jakart Post, 04 July 2006:
Further Information: www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20060703.E03

Lassa, J.. 2006. "New Directions Needed for Disaster Management". The Jakarta Post,, 24 January 2006:
Further Information: www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20060116.E02

Lassa, J.. 2006. Evaluation of Disaster Governance in Indonesia: 2004-2006. In: Fatah, E.S. Ed (eds.): Puisi Indah, Prosa Buruk – Evaluasi Dua Tahun Kebijakan SBY-Kalla, ISBN: 979378223-4. SDI-Rekatama Media Bandung, pp. 323-354..
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Lassa, J.. 2006. Summary of Gender Analytical Frameworks for CSOs in Aceh (Kerangka Analisis Gender).
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Lassa, J. 2005. "Kyoto’s Destiny and Global Future". The Jakarta Post, 19 Desember 2005:
Further Information: www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20051219.F05

Lassa, J. 2005. "The Politics of Food and the genesis of food aid: A Case Study from Indonesia 1954-2003". MSc Dissertation. School of Development Study, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, 74.

Lassa, J. 2005. "Manu Model: Community Based Multi-Hazards Mitigation – A CBDRM Good Practice in Timor".. This is a an independent research paper that awarded as the winner of World Day of Disaster Reduction 2005 Writing Competition in Indonesia,by Yakkum Emergency Unit.

Lassa, J. 2005. "The Politics of Food Security in Indonesia 1950-2005". 11. Working Paper for NGOs in Timor.
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Lassa, J. 2005. "On Yahukimo Famine - Kelaparan Yahukimo, Disengaja?". Kompas, 12 Desember 2005:
Further Information: www.kompas.co.id/kompas-cetak/0512/12/opini/2278318.htm

Lassa, J. 2005. "Food Security in Indonesia - Ketahanan Pangan in Indonesia". Kompas, 29 November 2005:
Further Information: www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0511/29/opini/2251252.htm

Lassa, J. 2004. A Preliminary Study on Food and Livelihood Security in Highland Wamena, West Papua, Indonesia. p. 15. PIKUL's Working Paper. This is a result of participatory food and livelihood studies in Wamena, drafted in May 2004..
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Lassa, J. 2004. “Bencana 26 Desember 2004 (Tsunami Disaster 26 December 2004). Kompas, 28 December 2004:
Further Information: www.kompas.co.id/kompas-cetak/0412/28/opini/1464218.htm

Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
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CVlassa2010newupdatezef.pdf
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