Institutional and Stakeholder Mapping: Frameworks for Policy Analysis and Institutional Change

Aligică, Paul Dragos

doi:10.1007/s11115-006-6833-0

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“…Building on the AG criteria identified in this paper, researchers might create innovative metrics applicable to a variety of SESs, regardless of scale, that describe and quantify governance transitions in replicable ways. Techniques such as institutional mapping and social network analysis (SNA) should be further explored (Aligica 2006, Bodin and Crona 2009). Our hope is that this narrative of the conceptual development of AG, along with our proposal for a directed research agenda, will serve to unite interdisciplinary collaborations of scholars interested in various aspects of AG, but previously deterred by the ambiguity of the concept.…”

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A decade of adaptive governance scholarship: synthesis and future directions

Chaffin¹,

Gosnell²,

Cosens³

2014

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ABSTRACT. Adaptive governance is an emergent form of environmental governance that is increasingly called upon by scholars and practitioners to coordinate resource management regimes in the face of the complexity and uncertainty associated with rapid environmental change. Although the term "adaptive governance" is not exclusively applied to the governance of social-ecological systems, related research represents a significant outgrowth of literature on resilience, social-ecological systems, and environmental governance. We present a chronology of major scholarship on adaptive governance, synthesizing efforts to define the concept and identifying the array of governance concepts associated with transformation toward adaptive governance. Based on this synthesis, we define adaptive governance as a range of interactions between actors, networks, organizations, and institutions emerging in pursuit of a desired state for social-ecological systems. In addition, we identify and discuss ambiguities in adaptive governance scholarship such as the roles of adaptive management, crisis, and a desired state for governance of social-ecological systems. Finally, we outline a research agenda to examine whether an adaptive governance approach can become institutionalized under current legal frameworks and political contexts. We suggest a further investigation of the relationship between adaptive governance and the principles of good governance; the roles of power and politics in the emergence of adaptive governance; and potential interventions such as legal reform that may catalyze or enhance governance adaptations or transformation toward adaptive governance.

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A decade of adaptive governance scholarship: synthesis and future directions

Chaffin¹,

Gosnell²,

Cosens³

2014

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“…Understanding the influence factors can help us to relate the operational environment to the cognitive modelling (i.e. "cognized environment") of change that stakeholders develop according to their different values and interests (Aligica 2006).…”

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Influence factors in change methods choice and their impact on change deficiencies: A case study of construction industry in transition economy

Biloslavo¹,

Friedl²

2009

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“…A technique of range sampling was employed to ensure that the views and opinions from the full range of actors were represented within in the sample. This was informed by stakeholder mapping (Aligica 2006). What is more, interviewees, related to different types of flood risk management strategies, were selected, depending on the type of flood risk occurring in their country.…”

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Flood risk mitigation in Europe: how far away are we from the aspired forms of adaptive governance?

Fournier¹,

Larrue²,

Alexander³

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ABSTRACT. Flood mitigation is a strategy that is growing in importance across Europe. This growth corresponds with an increasing emphasis on the need to learn to live with floods and make space for water. Flood mitigation measures aim at reducing the likelihood and magnitude of flooding and complement flood defenses. They are being put in place through the implementation of actions that accommodate (rather than resist) water, such as natural flood management or adapted housing. The strategy has gained momentum over the past 20 years in an effort to improve the sustainability of flood risk management (FRM) and facilitate the diversification of FRM in the pursuit of societal resilience to flooding. Simultaneously, it is increasingly argued that adaptive forms of governance are best placed to address the uncertainty and complexity associated with social-ecological systems responding to environmental challenges, such as flooding. However, there have been few attempts to examine the extent to which current flood risk governance, and flood mitigation specifically, reflect these aspired forms of adaptive governance. Drawing from EU research into flood risk governance, conducted within the STAR-FLOOD project, we examine the governance of flood mitigation in six European countries: Belgium, England, France, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden. Using in-depth policy and legal analysis, as well as interviews with key actors, the governance and implementation of flood mitigation in these countries is evaluated from the normative viewpoint of whether, and to what extent, it can be characterized as adaptive governance. We identify five criteria of adaptive governance based on a comprehensive literature review and apply these to each country to determine the "distance" between current governance arrangements and adaptive governance. In conclusion, the flood mitigation strategy provides various opportunities for actors to further pursue forms of adaptive governance. The extent to which the mitigation strategy is capable of doing so varies across countries, however, and its role in stimulating adaptive governance was found to be strongest in Belgium and England.

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Institutional and Stakeholder Mapping: Frameworks for Policy Analysis and Institutional Change

Cited by 100 publications

References 12 publications

A decade of adaptive governance scholarship: synthesis and future directions

A decade of adaptive governance scholarship: synthesis and future directions

Influence factors in change methods choice and their impact on change deficiencies: A case study of construction industry in transition economy

Flood risk mitigation in Europe: how far away are we from the aspired forms of adaptive governance?

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