Action and inertia in collaborative governance

Kossmann, Christina M.; Behagel, Jelle; Bailey, Megan

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2016.06.007

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“…Fourth, collaborative processes form the basis of a cyclical process of social interactions that can express positive or negative dynamics [19]. Collaborative processes include general communication, trust building, commitment, and shared understanding.…”

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“…The perspectives of local communities on the impacts of their practices and opinions regarding management, policy and environmental outcomes are important for understanding how local support for conservation does or does not take shape [1,9,18]. Building trust is moreover key to avoid or manage conflicts between implementation agencies and users, and amongst users themselves [19]. While the complete absence of conflicts may point to exclusion or a lack of meaningful participation [20], visible conflicts over land or marine use themselves usually point to social tensions and negative social interactions [21].…”

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Building local support for a coastal protected area: Collaborative governance in the Bigi Pan Multiple Use Management Area of Suriname

Djosetro

Behagel²

2020

Marine Policy

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Section: Analytical Frameworkmentioning

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Building local support for a coastal protected area: Collaborative governance in the Bigi Pan Multiple Use Management Area of Suriname

Djosetro

Behagel²

2020

Marine Policy

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“…Subsequently, the appraisal of a series of small wins can propel a positive virtuous cycles of hope, faith, optimism and confidence. Conversely, when people perceive that they cannot achieve valued outcomes, or are pessimistic about potential improvement, it may result in a negative vicious circle of anxiety, fear, frustration and inactivity (Kossmann, Behagel, & Bailey, 2016).…”

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A small wins framework to overcome the evaluation paradox of governing wicked problems

2018

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The evaluation of policy strategies to tackle wicked policy problems inevitably involves a paradox of trying to judge solutions for problems that have no solutions and for which additional efforts might increase the chances of finding better responses. This paper analyzes how the concept of small wins can contribute to evaluating progress in wicked problem areas in a way that energizes a variety of stakeholders instead of paralyzing them and embraces complexity instead of reverting to taming and overestimation. It presents a small wins evaluation framework that is rooted in the underlying policy perspective of making progress through accumulating small wins. It comprises three steps: 1) identifying and valuing small wins; 2) analyzing whether the right propelling mechanisms are activated so as to accumulate into transformative change; 3) organizing that results feed back into the policy process to activate new small wins. This framework will inevitably clash with unrealistic expectations of addressing wicked problems rapidly, radically and comprehensively.

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“…Although evidence exists that collaborative governance leads to greater likelihood of conservation success, such effects are also highly influenced by national contexts (Waylen et al, 2010). Sustainable success may depend on ‘a broad set of social activities that re-enforce one another in a virtuous cycle’ (Kossmann et al, 2016, p. 16), conditions that are not always achieved. For collaborative governance at a network/national level to succeed, stakeholders may have to harmonize participatory arrangements (e.g.…”

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Towards ecological and social impact through collaborative governance of a seascape of marine protected areas in Honduras

Steadman

2021

Oryx

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Protecting marine biodiversity and ensuring sustainable use through a seascape approach is becoming increasingly widespread in response to the ecological, social and institutional challenges of scaling ocean management. A seascape approach means clustering spatial management measures (marine protected areas) based around the principles of ecological connectivity, and developing or enhancing collaborative governance networks of relevant stakeholders (managers, community groups, non-governmental organizations) based around the principles of social connectivity. As with other large-scale approaches to marine management, there is minimal evidence of long-term impact in seascapes. This study uses a theory-based, participatory impact evaluation to assess perceived changes attributed to the Atlántida seascape in Honduras (initiated in 2015), encompassing three well-established marine protected areas and the non-legally managed waters between them. Using an adapted most significant change method, 15 interviews with a representative subset of seascape stakeholders yielded 165 stories of change, the majority (88%) of which were positive. Enhanced social capital, associated with cross-sectoral collaboration, inter-site conflict resolution and shared learning, was the most consistently expressed thematic change (32% of stories). Although most stories were expressed as activity- or output-related changes, a small proportion (18%) were causally linked to broader outcomes or impact around increased fish and flagship species abundance as well as interconnected well-being benefits for people. Although minimal (and occasionally attributed to prior initiatives that were enhanced by the seascape approach), this impact evidence tentatively links seascapes to recent related research around the effectiveness of appropriately scaled, ecosystem-based and collaboratively governed marine management that balances strict protection with sustainable use.

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Action and inertia in collaborative governance

Cited by 25 publications

References 20 publications

Building local support for a coastal protected area: Collaborative governance in the Bigi Pan Multiple Use Management Area of Suriname

Building local support for a coastal protected area: Collaborative governance in the Bigi Pan Multiple Use Management Area of Suriname

A small wins framework to overcome the evaluation paradox of governing wicked problems

Towards ecological and social impact through collaborative governance of a seascape of marine protected areas in Honduras

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