Analysing decentralised natural resource governance: proposition for a “politicised” institutional analysis and development framework

Clément, Floriane

doi:10.1007/s11077-009-9100-8

Cited by 256 publications

(234 citation statements)

References 78 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

225

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

Section: Framework For the Study Of Social-ecological Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Anderies et al 2004;Blomquist et al 2010;Clement 2010) to advance the diagnostic capacity of scholarly investigations of SESs. Clement (2010) contends that the IAD framework, with its emphasis on collective action at the local level, fails to account for the role of power, history, and environmental discourses in shaping local policies and subsequent environmental outcomes. As such, the article proposes that the gaps between official policies and environmental outcomes can be explained by explicitly incorporating classes of variables that account for the large-scale politico-economic contexts that influence power relations, and discourses that shape environmental policies and social constructions of resource users (Benjaminsen et al 2009).…”

Section: Framework For the Study Of Social-ecological Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Missing ecology: integrating ecological perspectives with the social-ecological system framework

Epstein¹,

Vogt²,

Mincey

et al. 2013

Int J Commons

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:The social-ecological systems framework was designed to provide a common research tool for interdisciplinary investigations of social-ecological systems. However, its origin in institutional studies of the commons belies its interdisciplinary ambitions and highlights its relatively limited attention to ecology and natural scientific knowledge. This paper considers the biophysical components of the framework and its epistemological foundations as it relates to the incorporation of knowledge from the natural sciences. It finds that the Missing ecology 433 mixture of inductive and deductive reasoning associated with socially-oriented investigations of these systems is lacking on the ecological side, which relies upon induction alone. As a result the paper proposes the addition of a seventh core sub-system to the social-ecological systems framework, ecological rules, which would allow scholars to explicitly incorporate knowledge from the natural sciences for deductive reasoning. The paper shows, through an instructive case study, how the addition of ecological rules can provide a more nuanced description of the factors that contribute to outcomes in socialecological systems.

show abstract

Section: Framework For the Study Of Social-ecological Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Framework For the Study Of Social-ecological Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Missing ecology: integrating ecological perspectives with the social-ecological system framework

Epstein¹,

Vogt²,

Mincey

et al. 2013

Int J Commons

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This framework offers a nested set of variables which can be used to investigate human interactions and outcomes in a wide variety of settings. It has notably been used as a basis for developing a theory of common-pool resource management and for studying decentralized natural resource policies (Yandle and Dewees 2003;Clement 2010). …”

Section: Elinor Ostrom and Complex Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Polycentric Governance Approaches for a Low-Carbon Transition: The Roles of Community-Based Energy Initiatives in Enhancing the Resilience of Future Energy Systems

Bauwens

2017

Complex Systems and Social Practices in Energy Transitions

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

An understanding of the resilience of energy systems is critical in order to tackle forthcoming challenges. This chapter proposes that the polycentric governance perspective, developed by Vincent and Elinor Ostrom, may be highly relevant in formulating policies to enhance the resilience of future energy systems. Polycentric governance systems involve the coexistence of many selforganized centers of decision making at multiple levels that are formally independent of each other, but operate under an overarching set of rules. Given this polycentric approach, this chapter studies the roles of community-based energy initiatives and, in particular, of renewable energy cooperatives, in enhancing the institutional resilience of energy systems. In this perspective, the chapter identifies three major socio-institutional obstacles, which undermine this resilience capacity: the collective action problem arising from the diffusion of sustainable energy technologies and practices, the lack of public trust in established energy actors and the existence of strong vested interests in favor of the status quo. Then, it shows why the development of community-based energy initiatives and renewable energy cooperatives may offer effective responses to these obstacles, relying on many empirical illustrations. More specifically, it is argued that communitybased energy initiatives present institutional features encouraging the activation of social norms and a high trust capital, therefore enabling them to offer effective solutions to avoid free riding and enhance trust in energy institutions and organizations. The creation of federated polycentric structures may also offer a partial response to the existence of vested interests in favor of the status quo. Finally, some recommendations for policymakers are derived from this analysis. This paper is an author post-print version of a book chapter published with Springer.Please cite as follows: Bauwens, T. (2017). 'Toward polycentric low-carbon transition: The roles of community-based organizations in enhancing the resilience of energy systems'.

show abstract

“…In cases where defi nitions directly map onto attributes, this process is straightforward; in others (i.e., defi nitions of power); the classifi cation process typically involves a number of assumptions that must be made explicit. For example, Clement ( 2010 ) attempts to explain variations between policy intentions and outcomes by "politicizing" the IAD framework and adding two classes of attributes, namely "discourse" and "political-economic context." While she develops a convincing argument that "power matters" and illustrates its effect through a qualitative case study, her addition of "discourse" to the IAD framework refl ects only one of many possible classifi cations of this concept.…”

Section: Operationalizing Research On the Role Of Power In Social-ecomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These assumptions give this work an air of equality and symmetry that often overshadows the importance of power and distributional inequalities. As a result, the new institutionalist view that social-ecological sustainability is primarily a function of implementing the 'right kinds' of institutions is often seen as overly optimistic and simplistic (Agrawal 2003 ;Clement 2010 ).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Studying Power with the Social-Ecological System Framework

Epstein

Bennett

Gruby

et al. 2014

Understanding Society and Natural Resources

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Analysing decentralised natural resource governance: proposition for a “politicised” institutional analysis and development framework

Abstract: IAD framework, Institutions, Discourses, Power, Decentralisation, Natural resource management,

Cited by 256 publications

References 78 publications

Missing ecology: integrating ecological perspectives with the social-ecological system framework

Missing ecology: integrating ecological perspectives with the social-ecological system framework

Polycentric Governance Approaches for a Low-Carbon Transition: The Roles of Community-Based Energy Initiatives in Enhancing the Resilience of Future Energy Systems

Studying Power with the Social-Ecological System Framework

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About